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NetScaler ADC 14.x Administration
- Categories:
- Infrastructure and Networking Cloud
- Level:
- Expert
- Code:
- CNS201
- Exam:
- Yes - Available separately
Overview
This course provides a thorough introduction to administering Citrix NetScaler ADC 14.x. Over five days, participants will explore NetScaler ADC features, networking, security, load balancing, and advanced capabilities like SSL offloading, policies, and global server load balancing (GSLB). Hands-on labs reinforce theoretical knowledge, helping IT professionals manage and optimise NetScaler ADC environments effectively.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, the OSI model, and networking protocols.
Target audience
- IT administrators, engineers, and architects interested in NetScaler ADC.
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Learning outcomes
- Implement, manage, and troubleshoot Citrix NetScaler ADC.
- Configure high availability, load balancing, and SSL offloading.
- Optimise traffic handling and system performance.
Course outline
1. Getting started
- Introduction to Citrix ADC.
- Feature and platform overview.
- Deployment options.
- Architectural overview.
- Setup and management.
2. Basic networking
- Networking topology.
- Citrix ADC components.
- Routing.
- Access control lists.
3. High availability
- High availability concepts and configurations.
- Managing and troubleshooting high availability.
- In-service software upgrades.
4. Load balancing
- Load balancing overview, methods, and monitors.
- Traffic types and protections.
- Priority load balancing and troubleshooting.
5. SSL offloading
- SSL overview and configuration.
- SSL offloading, vulnerabilities, and protections.
6. Securing system traffic
- Authentication, authorisation, and auditing.
- Configuring external authentication.
- Admin partitions.
7. Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Citrix ADC logging, SNMP monitoring, and diagnostics.
- AppFlow functions.
- Citrix Application Delivery Management.
8. Introduction to policies and responder policies
- Default policies and expression syntax.
- Policy bindings and AppExpert additional features.
- Responder policies.
9. Rewrite and URL transform
- Rewrite policies.
- DNS rewrite.
- URL transformation.
10. Advanced policy expressions
- Advanced and default policy engines.
- Content switching policies and protections.
11. Optimisation
- HTTP compression and integrated caching.
- Front-end optimisation.
12. Global server load balancing (GSLB)
- Architecture and monitoring.
- Content-switching GSLB.
- GSLB MEP and customisations.
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