CTXNS219 – Citrix NetScaler 11 Traffic Management

Progettato per studenti che hanno già frequentato il corso “CTXNS222 – Citrix Netscaler 11 Essentials and Unified Gateway“. L’obiettivo del corso è fornire i concetti essenziali e le competenze necessarie per gestire le features di Traffic Management del Netscaler (content switching, traffic optimization, GSLB).
Il corso è basato sulla versione 11 del Netscaler, ma gli skills e i concetti fondamentali sono validi in buona parte anche per versioni precedenti.
Il corso in aula ha una durata di 2 giorni.

PROGRAMMA DEL CORSO

AppExpert Classic Policy Engine

• Understand the basics of the NetScaler classic policy engine
• Describe the NetScaler content-filtering feature and how to configure it

AppExpert Default Policy Engine

• Describe Default Policy including basic components
• Discuss the syntax of Default Policy expression
• Utilize Actions in policy expression evaluation
• Distinguish key attributes of policy binding and bind types
• Construct and manage Default Policies with AppExpert

Rewrite, Responder, and URL Transform

• Describe what the Rewrite feature of NetScaler does and explain how it works
• Discuss the functionality of Responder policies and how to configure them
• Apply the benefits of using URL Transformation

Content Switching

• Explain Content Switching and how it works
• Discuss the importance of a Content-Switching VServer
• Distinguish what Content-Switching policies are and how to use them
• Understand what rule precedence is and the way it affects policies

Optimization

• Implement traffic compression in a NetScaler environment
• Understand the benefits of caching in a NetScaler environment
• Utilize Front End Optimization to render the web browser more efficient

Global Server Load Balancing

• Describe the Global Server Load Balancing feature
• Deploy Domain Name System to support GSLB
• Implement GSLB in a NetScaler environment
• Utilize Content Switching to implement GSLB
• Understand GSLB Metric Exchange Protocol and Monitoring
• Customize the GSLB Configuration

Clustering

• Understand the NetScaler Clustering feature
• Identify methods for managing and configuring a NetScaler Cluster
• Discuss options for troubleshooting the NetScaler Cluster