Multiple hostnames can be mapped to the same cs vip using the server name indication feature from netscaler 9. Request the signed certificate to be returned in apache or base64 format. If you re an administrator with prior experience using netscaler then you have everything you need to make the most of this book. Lbvs next stop for the traffic will be a load balancing virtual server lbvs. Microsoft sql server content switching for read write splitfor an sql query that writes to the database, the netscaler instance directs it to the lb vip that routes it to the appropriate primary database. Optimising your netscaler ssl configuration stuart. In the perfect world it would be possible to run lots of services behind a single ip address going through the netscaler content switch. The video goes through the steps of putting a content switch virtual server in front of storefront and director. How do i configure netscaler for content switching based on user. Content switching to redirect to particular servers depending on the content of the url typed in by the user 2. It will be a high level overview of netscaler where i will focus on models, licenses and use cases. After you get the signed certificate, on the left side of the netscaler configuration gui, expand traffic management. Citrix netscaler and content switching setup guide single. The power of the any service type this is a work around for a wellknown problem in netscaler.
Two private ip addresses content switch and load balancer working dnsntp on netscaler. Netscaler content switching issues xpost rsysadmin hey guys, im having a little struggle with content switching in netscaler. Unfortunately we dont live in a perfect world, and this post is not going to give the solution now, theres no problems running rds gateway and horizon view on a dedicated ip address with a ssl brigde, but my current mission impossible is to get them. Integrate netscaler with other citrix technologies, including cloudbridge, application delivery controller, hdx insight, and command center. Content switching can be used to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers based on hostheaders, device type, language, cookie and layer 34 data. I have about 30 url rewrite redirect rules to implement and need some help with overcoming an obstacle.
Create more content switching policies for each website and protocol. This will accept traffic from the csvs and direct it. This site can be used for poc or lab environments as a back end server to demonstrate simple load balancing, gslb, content switching, re write functionality and much more. Oct 14, 2014 so when we create a netscaler gateway together with content switching we need to define content switching policies. Netscaler appliance status and vserver status up, down, degraded provisioning services tba citrix director tba citrix brokers tba citrix ticketing tba xendesktop session based hosts tba xendesktop desktop vdas tba netscaler unified gateway, content switching, gslb service status tba xenserver vm status, storage. Can a citrix netscaler loadbalance based on the path. A content switch is a virtual server that can be configured to service. Content switching servers are the public endpoint which clients connect to, and these direct the request to the specified back end load balanced server based on rules. Complete the following steps to configure netscaler for content switching based on useragent. Free citrix platform monitoring tool licensing, xenserver. You can use the content switching feature of the netscaler appliance with the load balancing feature of the netscaler appliance or a non netscaler load balancing appliance. This appliance should already have a traffic virtual server netscaler gateway, load balancing, or content switching for the dns name that you are trying to gslb enable.
However, when using the non netscaler load balancing appliance, make sure that you create a load balancing virtual server on the netscaler appliance and bind it to the non. Bookmarks are the links that are displayed in the 3pane interface. Some agents may support write access only for interfaces. To configure a basic, functional content switching setup, first enable the content switching feature. Netscaler use of rewrite, responder and url transformation.
Unified gateway, content switching, gslb service status tba xenserver vm status, storage status tba. Using netscaler gateway for content switching policies with. How to configure content switching on netscaler to access. Now when i started working with netscaler i was always thinking what the hell are the differences the features rewrite, responder and url transformation which were like different options in the netscaler appexpert field.
This will be the traffic cop directing traffic either to the left or the right. This release notes document does not include security related fixes. In all requests the useragent header will be there and from that the unique text can be derived. I believe i have grasped the content switching part but the url redirection bit is baffling me. May 04, 2017 meaning, that i was binding a responder policyaction to a netscaler gateway with a zeroip, which is exactly what a content switch netscaler gateway actually is. Under netscaler gateway, expand resources, and click. For a list of security related fixes and advisories, see the citrix security bulletin. Traffic flow when a request hits the content switching vserver it applies the cs policies to that request, the priority of the policy defines the order in which the policies are evaluated, if we dont assign priorities then the netscaler evaluates policies in the order in which. Dec 24, 2019 instead of migrating vpxvserver configurations asis, take the time to re write configurations using the newcurrent syntax only a few minor changes with some syntax deprecated, revisit your naming convention to see if anything needs to be revised in the process, consider taking the opportunity to implement stronger cryptographic algorithms. Instead of migrating vpxvserver configurations asis, take the time to re write configurations using the newcurrent syntax only a few minor changes with some syntax deprecated, revisit your naming convention to see if anything needs to be revised in the process, consider taking the opportunity to implement stronger cryptographic algorithms. Deployed in front of web and database servers, netscaler combines highspeed load balancing and content switching, data compression, content caching. To configure content switching, first create a basic content switching setup, and. Content switching vs load balancing netscaler application.
Configure the more commonly used netscaler vpx features such as basic load balancing, authentication, netscaler gateway, and storefront. The netscaler appliance fails whenever a content switching vip is accessed with ip 154. Starting with the netscaler version 10 software, the version of mysql software can be set for content switching virtual servers. The barebones install of the netscaler has a number of features enabled, but the ones we need for content switching are disabled.
In this case, lets do this using the beautiful content switching feature. Free citrix platform monitoring tool licensing, xenserver, storefront and netscalerso far. Netscaler isnt for everyone but if you are deep into citrix and rely on it as a missioncritical platform, then netscaler can be a breath of fresh air to the sometimes slow or laggy citrix experience when its not peak hours, aka 8. To save some ip address on netscaler you could create the vip on load balancing with non addressable set. This is a question i get a lot and i must say that henny louwers did answer it well in this blog post i spend a lot of my time breaking down the different models of citrix netscaler appliances and different software editions within the citrix netscaler portfolio. We re on netscaler v11 a site we have needs multiple paths and a domain name changed in the response from the server, scattered throughout the body, but only the first rewrite action. Kemp loadmaster for azure provides an easy to use solution for content switching. This address is where your nat router will forward the traffic to be switched. Feb 29, 2016 content switchingurl rewrite in azure with kemp loadmaster. Content switching feature that enables you to direct traffic to servers on the basis of content.
Open the system configuration tree and select settings select configure basic features and make sure the following features are enabled checked. Can a citrix netscaler loadbalance based on the path portion. The potential to reduce the number of public ip addresses consumed by utilizing netscaler content switching, web server virtual hosts or dealing with the limited client support of sni. With your article and jakobs blog i was able to successfully set up a working configuration of ad fs 3. To configure content switching, first create a basic content switching setup, and then customize it to meet your needs. On the left, expand traffic management gslb, and click services. Dec, 2016 content switching can be used to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers based on hostheaders, device type, language, cookie and layer 34 data. Meaning, that i was binding a responder policyaction to a netscaler gateway with a zeroip, which is exactly what a content switch netscaler gateway actually is. Load balancing other erp applications and exchange. Once again, in nowadays, users are way too lazy and prefer to not enter s. The ageold problem of legacy citrix receiver client access through a common netscaler gateway has now been solved.
Citrix netscaler makes apps and cloudbased services run five times better by offloading app and database servers, accelerating app and service performance, and integrating security. Content switching virtual servers per vmphysical server auto added. If you need to monitor your loadbalancing services with complex types of monitoring, make sure everything is alright, and load balancing is important, content switching and monitoring features are the keys to your needs. Ive created a content switching virtual server to listen on 443 and then use content switching policies to direct traffic based on the header to the load balanced virtual servers but with the netscaler it never works. The netscaler content switching feature enables the appliance to distribute client requests across multiple servers on the basis of specific content that you wish to present to those users. Copy the contents of the file, and send it to the certificate administrator. Binding many netscaler gateways to a content switching. How do i configure netscaler for content switching based. One scenario is you can use content switching servers to conserve public ips and direct the requests by. This build includes fixes for the following 6 issues that existed in the previous netscaler 11. Expand the traffic management content switching node.
How to video on creating a content switch on citrix netscaler 11. Content switching must know instant citrix security howto. Content switching policy a definition or rule that is used to identify or select traffic in order to correctly forward requests. Nov 27, 2016 how to video on creating a content switch on citrix netscaler 11. One content switch virtual server 6 lb vservers 30 cs policies 30 rewrite url policies and actions my problem. Content switch and url rewrite for apache, iis, azure and. Based on the content and context requested the csw will direct the traffic to the server offering the best service suitable for the task. Binding netscaler gateways to content switching vservers. Netscaler possible to use content switching on ssl. To create a content switching vserver, such that one virtual ip address can access both web sites, complete the following subprocedure. This feature can be very useful for multitenant solutions hosting web services including sharepoint or exchange. Apr 25, 2016 another option we have is to display back static content, for instance if we have maintance and we want to display some content to the endusers which will be served from the netscaler we can also use this with for instance blocked ip addresses if we have an pattern set, so when blocked ip addresses try to connect to our site they will be shown.
On the left, under netscaler gateway, expand resources and click dns suffix. Customizing a website using netscaler rewrite policies. Csvs you will have to create a content switching virtual server csvs. So when we create a netscaler gateway together with content switching we need to define content switching policies. If you need pcicompliance and have high security requirements, waf is the most valuable feature. How do i configure netscaler for content switching based on.
Now after using these features for some time and scrolling in the discussion forums i notice the same question being asked. Content switching servers and load balancing servers do 2 seperate jobs. I am trying to use a content switching action in my netscaler to replace the periods in a domain name with a hyphen. Rds gateway and horizon view behind netscaler content switch. Traffic management content switching policies add in the below snapshot we see the expression and in the below expression the text within contains needs to be modified based on customers requirement. Cs is the ability to redirect traffic based on content file extensions and, going a step further, in redirecting based on geographical locations.
The content switch csw is a beautiful feature that enables you to use a single point of entry your netscaler to host multiple services like xendesktop, xenmobile and sharefile. Using netscaler gateway for content switching policies. Netscaler documentation seems to indicate that you cant do multiple rewrites on the response body but ive seen two examples from you that do this. Before you configure content switching, you must understand how content switching is set up and how the services and virtual servers are connected. Because there are so many guides out there i was reluctant to write one myself but as you can tell i have. Content switchingurl rewrite in azure with kemp loadmaster. Netscaler gateway and content switching marius sandbu it blog. Content switching is known by a number of different names but essentially we are talking the content switch feature which is specifically intended to offer better load balancing performance for website content, because the various requests can be routed more effectively to the servers that can respond to them in an efficient manner. For all the vserver and the device combinations identify the unique useragent text. This will accept traffic from the csvs and direct it to the backend servers. I have a task to configure a netscaler to do the following. Netscaler gateway and content switching marius sandbu.