Implementing NetScaler VPX™ - Second Edition: Implement the new features of Citrix NetScaler 11 to optimize and deploy secure web services on multiple virtualization platforms - Softcover

Marius Sandbu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785288989 ISBN 13: 9781785288982

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Implement the new features of Citrix NetScaler 11 to optimize and deploy secure web services on multiple virtualization platforms

About This Book

• Learn how to design, set up, and deploy NetScaler VPX along with the new Jumbo frames in a virtual environment using your GUI as well as your CLI for both public and private clouds to make all your web applications faster and more secure
• Enrich your networking skills utilizing the new features of AAA by following the instructions to optimize network traffic
• A step-by-step guide that will show you how to work with the latest NetScaler, 11, by implementing its new features using sample scenarios and real-world examples

Who This Book Is For

This book is for Citrix administrators who are just getting started with NetScaler, have some basic networking skills This book does not require prior experience of NetScaler.

What You Will Learn

• Configure different VPN solutions and learn about ICA Proxy, Unified Gateway and SSL VPN
• Set up load balancing for SharePoint, Exchange, Lync, SQL and other Citrix components
• Gain insights into traffic management with NetScaler, Wireshark, and Citrix Insight
• Protect your web services with an application firewall, HTTP, DOS, and AAA
• Optimize traffic using front-end optimization, caching, and compression
• Deploy a high availability environment
• Use NetScaler in public cloud providers such as Azure or Amazon
• Advance your network knowledge of TCP and SSL optimization

In Detail

With a large demand for responsive websites and availability of services, IT administrators are faced with an ever-rising need for services that are optimized for speed. NetScaler VPX is a software-based virtual appliance that provides users with the comprehensive NetScaler feature set. Implementing apps and cloud-based services is much easier with its increased service performance and integrated security features.

This book will give you an insight into all the new features that NetScaler VPX™ has to offer. Starting off with the basics, you will learn how to set NetScaler up and configure it in a virtual environment including the new features available in version 11, such as unified gateway and portal theme customization. Next, the book will cover how to deploy NetScalar on Azure and Amazon, and you will also discover how to integrate it with an existing Citrix infrastructure. Next, you will venture into other topics such as load balancing Microsoft and Citrix solutions, configuring different forms of high availability Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), and network optimization. You will also learn how to troubleshoot and analyze data using NetScaler's extensive array of features.

Finally, you will discover how to protect web services using an application firewall and will get to grips with other features such as HTTP, DOS, and AAA.

About this title

About the Author

Marius Sandbu is a Cloud Evangelist and architect working at Sopra Steria in Norway with over 17 years in the IT industry. Marius has a wide range of technical experience across different technologies such as identity, networking, virtualization, endpoint management, infrastructure, and with a special focus on the public cloud. He is an avid blogger, co-hosts the CloudFirst Podcast, and is also an international speaker at events such as Microsoft Ignite and Citrix Synergy. He has previously worked at TietoEVRY where he was the technical lead for the Public Cloud unit and has also worked at the University of Oslo as a system administrator and at Microsoft as a Technical Advisor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785288989
• ISBN 13: 9781785288982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 155