Basic Administration for Citrix NetScaler 9.0

Prerequisites:

Intermediate knowledge of TCP/IP and HTTP protocols and an understanding of the OSI model
Experience with network devices such as routers and switches, various networking protocols and aspects of application and site architecture such as DMZ and VLANS
Moderate exposure to UNIX or Linux
Exposure to basic systems administration concepts, including logging, software upgrade procedures and high availability operations
Familiarity with web server software such as Apache, IIS or WebSphere
Basic knowledge of DNS, SSL, and compression concepts
Understanding of concepts related to server load balancing and content switching
Knowledge of network security threats and site protection concepts such as firewalls, worms, DDoS attacks

Course Description:

The course covers the initial configuration and administration of Citrix NetScaler 9.0. Learners gain an understanding of NetScaler features such as load balancing, SSL offload, classic and advanced expressions, rate limiting and AppExpert templates. Interactive instructor-led discussion and hands-on labs and exercises guide learners through administrator tasks preparing them to manage Citrix NetScaler 9.0 deployments.

This course is intended for system administrators or network operations personnel, who configure and administer Citrix NetScaler products.

This course is an instructor-led training course with classroom discussion, demonstrations and the practical application of concepts through hands-on exercises.

This course includes the following modules:

Course Topics

• Identify deployment considerations and network placement options
• Perform an initial configuration
• Identify NetScaler-owned IP addresses
• Configure virtual local area networks (VLANs)
• Configure reverse network address translation (RNAT)
• Configure access control lists
• Configure high availability
• Configure load balancing
• Configure SSL offload
• Configure NetScaler features using classic policy expressions, including: Content filtering, Content switching and Compression
• Perform auditing and logging
• Perform monitoring
• Configure global server load balancing (GSLB)
• Configure NetScaler features using advanced policy expressions, including: Rewrite, Responder, URL transformation and Integrated caching
• Configure rate limiting
• Configure AppExpert templates
• Troubleshoot NetScaler configurations