Section 1: Configuring basic NetScaler settings (e.g. hostname, NetScaler IP, NTP,etc )
1.1
Objective: How to set initial hostname, NetScaler IP, subnet, and gateway
Source: Citrix NetScaler VPX Getting Started Guide – Release 10
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132363
1.2
Objective: How to do firmware updates on NetScaler appliance
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Licensing, Upgrading, and Downgrading > Upgrading or Downgrading the System Software > Upgrading to Release 10 > Upgrading a High Availability Pair
1.3
Objective: How to set up HA
Source: Citrix NetScaler Getting Started Guide – Release 10, Page 57
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132368
1.4
Objective: How and why to change root password and add users
Source: Citrix NetScaler Getting Started Guide – Release 10, Page 54
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132368
1.5
Objective: How to configure date, time zone and NTP
Source: Citrix NetScaler Administration Guide – Release 10, Page 128
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132357
Source: Citrix NetScaler Command Reference Guide – Release 10, Pages 898, 944, 966, 1096
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132384
1.6
Objective: How to obtain a NetScaler license
Source: Source: Citrix NetScaler VPX Getting Started Guide – Release 10
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132363
Section 2: Configuring network-related settings of the NetScaler implementation (e.g. vLans, routes, NAT/RNAT,etc)
2.1
Objective: Given a scenario, determine what should be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: How to Configure the Direct Server Return on a NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX110501
2.2
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how a NetScaler Appliance should be configured.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > Networking > Interfaces > Configuring Link Aggregation
2.3
Objective: When/Why set up IPs, subnets, IPv6 and configure management on IPs
Source: Citrix NetScaler Getting Started Guide – Release 10, Page 18
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132368
2.4
Objective: When/Why set up vLANs and bind them to interfaces with IPs
Source: FAQ: The trunk Option of the NetScaler Appliance Interface http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115575
2.5
Objective: Given a scenario, determine what should be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScalerNetScaler 10 > System > Administration > Advanced Configurations > Configuring TCP Profiles
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-system-10-map/ns-ac-confg-tcp-profl-tsk.html
2.6
Objective: Given a scenario, determine when the RNAT should be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: How to Configure the Outbound Link Load Balancing with Reverse Network Address Translation for Two ISP Links on a NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116995
2.7
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how the network routes should be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: Weighted Static Routes
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX122917
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > Networking > IP Routing > Configuring Static Routes > Configuring IPv4 Static Routes
Section 3: Securing the NetScaler implementation and traffic (i.e. configuring SSL options, Access Control Lists, etc.)
3.1
Objective: How and what to consider for configuring SSL options
Source: Citrix NetScaler Traffic Management Guide – Release 10, Page 564 and 571
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132359
3.2
Objective: How to set up authentication
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.2 > Administration > Authentication and Authorization > Configuring External User Authentication > Configuring LDAP Authentication
3.3
Objective: How to disable protocols
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.2 > Advanced Networking > IP Addressing > Configuring NetScaler-Owned IP Addresses > Configuring Application Access Controls
3.4
Objective: How to configure ACL
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.3 > Advanced Networking > Access Control Lists > Configuring Simple ACLs > Creating Simple ACLs
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.3 > Advanced Networking > Access Control Lists > Configuring Extended ACLs > Creating and Modifying an Extended ACL
Section 4: Configuring Load Balancing on NetScaler for backend servers and traffic
4.1
Objective: How/When to use which type of load balancing
Source: Citrix NetScaler Load Balancing Algorithms
https://kb.wisc.edu/ns/page.php?id=13201
4.2
Objective: How/When to use certain types of persistence
Source: Best practices for COOKIEINSERT cookie persistence
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX124630
4.3
Objective: How/When to configure GSLB
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.2 > Domain Name System > Configuring the NetScaler as an ADNS Server
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.2 > Global Server Load Balancing > Configuring the Metrics Exchange Protocol (MEP)
4.4
Objective: How and When to use what type of monitor
Source: How to Configure Reverse Monitoring with Primary and Secondary Services on a NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115525
4.5
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how the load balancing vServers should be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Managing a Load Balancing Setup > Managing Client Traffic
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Protecting the Load Balancing Configuration against Failure > Configuring a Backup Load Balancing Virtual Server
Section 5: Configuring SSL OffLoading
5.1
Objective: How and Why to create, verify, and import certificates and link certificate chains
Source: How to Generate and Install a Public SSL Certificate on a NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX109260
5.2
Objective: How to create SSL vServer plus services
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.1 > SSL Offload and Acceleration > Configuring SSL Offloading > Configuring an SSL-based Virtual Server
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/netscaler-ssl-91/ns-ssl-config-ssl-vServer-tsk.html
5.3
Objective: How to bind certificates to SSL virtual server
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.3 > SSL Offload and Acceleration > Configuring SSL Offloading > Binding the Certificate-Key Pair to the SSL-Based Virtual Server
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/netscaler-ssl-93/ns-ssl-bind-certkey-ssl-vServer-tsk.html
5.4
Objective: How to configure SSL parameters
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.3 > SSL Offload and Acceleration > Customizing the SSL Configuration > Configuring Advanced SSL Settings
5.5
Objective: Why configure SSL ciphers on vServer
Source: SSL Ciphers Available on a NetScaler VPX Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126386
Section 6: Configuring acceleration and optimization of traffic handling
6.1
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how the HTTP compression should be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Optimization > Compression > Setting Global Compression Parameters
Source: FAQ: Compression on a NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX113822
6.2
Objective: Given a scenario, determine what needs to be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Optimization > TCP Buffering > Setting TCP Buffering Parameters
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-optimization-10-map/ns-tcpb-setparam-tsk.html
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > Administration > Advanced Configurations > Specifying a TCP Buffer Size
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-system-10-map/ns-ac-specifying-tcp-buffer-size-tsk.html
6.3
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how Integrated Caching feature needs to be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Optimization > Integrated Caching > Improving Cache Performance > Setting a Minimum Number of Server Hits Prior to Caching
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Optimization > Integrated Caching
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-optimization-10-map/ns-IC-gen-wrapper-10-con.html
Section 7: Customizing NetScaler traffic-handling
7.1
Objective: What/How to configure rewrite/responder/URL transform
Source: How to Configure a Maintenance Web Page by using the Responder Feature of the NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX117337
7.2
Objective: Why configure content switching
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 9.3 > Content Switching > How Content Switching Works
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/netscaler-content-switching-93/ns-cs-howitworks-con.html
7.3
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how filtering feature needs to be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Security > Content Filtering > Configuring a Content Filtering Action
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-security-10-map/ns-cf-creatcf-act-tsk.html
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Security > Content Filtering
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-security-10-map/ns-content-filtering-wrapper-con-10.html
7.4
Objective: Why enable4 rate limiting
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > AppExpert > Rate Limiting
7.5
Objective: Given a scenario, determine how HTTP callout feature needs to be configured on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > AppExpert > HTTP Callouts > Configuring an HTTP Callout
Section 8: Monitoring of network-related activities and performance using features like bandwidth monitoring, ECV (extended content verification) monitoring, etc.
8.1
Objective: When, how, and why to configure monitoring
Source: Citrix NetScaler Traffic Management Guide – Release 10, Page 228
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132359
8.2
Objective: When/Why set up ECV monitoring
Source: How to Configure an HTTP-ECV Health Monitor for Internet Proxy Servers
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX120921
8.3
Objective: When to configure SNMP Traps
Source: Citrix NetScaler Administration Guide – Release 10, Page 47
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132357
8.4
Objective: Determine how AppFlow feature can be used on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > AppFlow
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-system-10-map/ns-ag-appflow-intro-wrapper-con.html
8.5
Objective: How to capture traffic
Source: How to capture a nstrace from the command line interface http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX120941
Section 9: Troubleshooting issues on NetScaler
9.1
Objective: How to troubleshoot authentication, authorization and access (AAA) issues
Source: How to Troubleshoot AAA Group Access Issues in Access Gateway Enterprise Edition
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126589
9.2
Objective: How to troubleshoot licensing issues
Source: Types of Licensing Available for NetScaler and Access Gateway Enterprise Edition Appliances
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129117
Source: Data Collection Procedure for Troubleshooting NetScaler Issues
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX109304
9.3
Objective: Determine how AppFlow feature can be used on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: Citrix NetScaler 10 Command Reference Guide – Release 10, Page 57 and 721
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132384
9.4
Objective: Determine how AppFlow feature can be used on a NetScaler Appliance.
Source: How to Obtain Performance Statistics and Event Logs from a NetScaler Appliance
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX113341
9.5
Objective: What is causing an HA issue and how to resolve issue
Source: Troubleshooting the NetScaler High Availability Issues
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX109013
9.6
Objective: What information to collect for Citrix support
Source: Citrix NetScaler Command Reference Guide – Release 10, Page 1297
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132384
9.7
Objective: Determine how to check backend server availability.
Source: Telnet to Port 25 to Test SMTP Communication
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/153119
Source: RFC 5321: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321
9.8
Objective: Perform network packet tracing.
Source: Citrix NetScaler Command Reference Guide – Release 10, Page 333
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132384
9.9
Objective: Troubleshooting load balancing issues with NetScaler.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Managing a Load Balancing Setup > Advanced Load Balancing Settings > Gradually Stepping Up the Load on a New Service with Virtual Server–Level Slow Start
Source: Common Causes of Uneven Load Balancing
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX120542
9.10
Objective: How to verify network settings
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > Networking > IP Routing > Configuring Static Routes > Configuring IPv4 Static Routes
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > Administration > Authentication and Authorization > Configuring Command Policies
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-system-10-map/ns-ag-aa-config-cmd-poli-tsk.html
Source: NetScaler 9.x Cheat Sheet
http://theitgeekchronicles.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/netscaler9cheatsheet.pdf
9.11
Objective: Determine the root cause of network failures.
Source: NetScaler > NetScaler 10 > System > Networking > IP Addressing > Configuring NetScaler-Owned IP Addresses > Configuring Subnet IP Addresses (SNIPs)
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ns-system-10-map/ns-nw-ipaddrssng-confrng-snips-tsk.html
Source: NetScaler IP Address Selection for Backend Server Connections
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132936
9.12
Objective: How to troubleshoot SSL, SSL Offload, and SSL Bridge
Source: Citrix NetScaler Command Reference Guide – Release 10, Page 914
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132384
Source: TechEdge 2012 – Troubleshooting SSL Connections through NetScaler
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX133370
9.13
Objective: Troubleshoot policies.
Source: Citrix NetScaler Command Reference Guide – Release 10, Page 893
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132384
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