Chapter 1. NetScaler VPX™ 11 – Basics and Setup
Welcome to the first chapter of the second edition of this book. Throughout the course of this book, we will cover most of the different areas where NetScaler serves its purpose. The first chapter will cover a short introduction of what Citrix NetScaler is and some of its features. Throughout this book, we will focus on how to set up and deploy a NetScaler VPX in a virtualized environment. The book will mostly show you how to set up and deploy in Hyper-V, but the process is not that different for vSphere and XenServer. I will also provide a short description on the deployment of NetScaler on public cloud providers such as Amazon and Azure.
So to sum it up, here's what we will cover throughout this chapter:
- Introduction to NetScaler and what's new in software version 11
- The definition of application delivery controller
- NetScaler gateway
- Differences between VPX, MPX, and SDX
- Editions and models
- Setup and configuring the basics
- Some deployment scenarios
