NetScaler ADC 14.x Administration

Potential students include administrators, engineers, and architects interested in learning how to implement and manage NetScaler ADC features using leading practices. Product Versions Covered: NetScaler VPX v14.1 and NetScaler Console v14.1

This course prepares for the exam CCA-AppDS.

• Understand the functionalities and capabilities of NetScaler ADC
• How to obtain, install, and manage NetScaler ADC licenses
• Comprehend basic NetScaler network architecture
• Understand how SSL is used to secure NetScaler ADC
• Optimize the NetScaler system for traffic handling and management

This course requires little to no previous experience with NetScaler ADC; however, Citrix recommends a basic understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, and of the OSI model, network devices, and networking protocols.

Module 1: Getting Started

• Introduction to Citrix ADC
• Feature and Platform Overview
• Deployment Options
• Architectural Overview
• Setup and Management

 Module 2: Basic Networking

• Networking Topology
• Citrix ADC Components
• Routing
• Access Control Lists

 Module 3: High Availability

• Citrix ADC High Availability
• High Availability Configuration
• Managing High Availability
• In Service Software Upgrade
• Troubleshooting High Availability

 Module 4: Load Balancing

• Load Balancing Overview
• Load Balancing Methods and Monitors
• Load Balancing Traffic Types
• Load Balancing Protection
• Priority Load Balancing
• Load Balancing Troubleshooting

 Module 5: SSL Offloading

• SSL Overview
• SSL Configuration
• SSL Offload
• Troubleshooting SSL Offload
• SSL Vulnerabilities and Protections

 Module 6: Securing System Traffic

• Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing
• Configuring External Authentication
• Admin Partitions

 Module 7: Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Citrix ADC Logging
• Monitoring with SNMP
• Reporting and Diagnostics
• AppFlow Functions
• Citrix Application Delivery Management
• Troubleshooting

 Module 8: Intro to Policies and Responder Policies

• Default Policy Overview
• Default Expression Syntax
• Policy Bindings
• AppExpert Additional Features
• Responder Policies

 Module 9: Rewrite & URL Transform

• Rewrite Policies
• DNS Rewrite
• URL Transformation

 Module 10: Advanced Policy Expressions

• Advanced/Default Policy Engine.
• Intro to Content Switching.
• Content Switching Policies
• Content Switching protection features

 Module 11: Optimization

• Citrix ADC Optimization Overview
• HTTP Compression
• Integrated Caching
• Front-End Optimization

 Module 12: Global Server Load Balancing

• GSLB Overview
• GSLB Architecture
• Content-Switching GSLB
• GSLB MEP and Monitoring
• Customizing GSLB