Adding Load Balancing Rules on a VPC

The following router information is displayed:

•Private Gateways

•Public IP Addresses

•Site-to-Site VPNs

•Network ACL Lists

5.In the Router node, select Public IP Addresses. The IP Addresses page is displayed.

6.Click the IP you want to work with.

7.

In the Details tab,click the Static NAT button. The button toggles between Enable and Disable, depending on whether static NAT is currently enabled for the IP address.

8. If you are enabling static NAT, a dialog appears as follows:

9. Select the tier and the destination VM, then click Apply.

16.27.11. Adding Load Balancing Rules on a VPC

In a VPC, you can configure two types of load balancing—public LB and internal LB. External LB is nothing but a LB rule created to redirect the traffic received at a public IP of the VPC virtual router. The traffic is load balanced within a tier based on your configuration. Citrix NetScaler and VPC virtual router are supported for public LB. When you use internal LB service, traffic received at a tier is load balanced across different VMs within that tier. For example, traffic reached at Web tier is redirected to another VM in that tier. External load balancing devices are not supported for internal LB. The service is provided by a internal LB VM configured on the target tier.

16.27.11.1. Load Balancing Public Traffic (Public LB)

A CloudPlatform user or administrator may create load balancing rules that balance traffic received at a public IP to one or more VMs that belong to a network tier that provides load balancing service in a VPC. A user creates a rule, specifies an algorithm, and assigns the rule to a set of VMs within a tier.

16.27.11.1.1. Enabling NetScaler as the LB Provider on a VPC Tier

1.Add and enable Netscaler VPX in dedicated mode.

Netscaler can be used in a VPC environment only if it is in dedicated mode.

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4.2 specifications

Citrix Systems, a leading provider of virtualization solutions and cloud computing technologies, released version 4.2 of its popular software, Citrix XenApp, which was previously known as Presentation Server. This version marked a significant evolution in providing users with remote access to applications and desktops, emphasizing simplicity, performance, and security.

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