Citrix NetScaler Hardware Installation and Setup Guide

Solid-State Drive

A solid-state drive (SSD) is a high-performance device that stores data in solid-state flash memory. The MPX solid-state drives contain the boot loader configuration file, configuration file (ns.conf), licenses, and for some models, the NetScaler software and the user data.

The NetScaler software is stored on either the SSD or the CompactFlash card. The following MPX platforms store the NetScaler software on the SSD. The SSD is mounted as /flash.

wCitrix NetScaler MPX 5550 and MPX 5650

wCitrix NetScaler MPX 8200, MPX 8400, MPX 8600, and MPX 8800

wCitrix NetScaler MPX 11500, MPX 13500, MPX 14500, MPX 16500, MPX 18500, and MPX 20500

wCitrix NetScaler MPX 17500, MPX 19500, and MPX 21500

wCitrix NetScaler MPX 17550, MPX 19550, MPX 20550, and MPX 21550

wCitrix NetScaler MPX 22040, MPX 22060, MPX 22080, MPX 22100, and MPX 22120

Note: On the MPX 5550/5650 and MPX 8200/8400/8600/8800 appliances, both / flash and /var are mounted from different partitions of the same SSD drive.

Replacing a Solid-State Drive

Note: These instructions apply to the Citrix NetScaler MPX 5550/5650, MPX 8200/8400/8600/8800, MPX 11500/13500/14500/16500/18500/20500, MPX 17500/19500/21500, MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550, and MPX 22040/22060/22080/22100/22120 appliances.

Replacement solid-state drives (SSDs) contain a pre-installed version of the NetScaler software and a generic configuration file (ns.conf), but they do not contain SSL-related certificates and keys, or custom boot settings. Configuration files and customized settings must be restored to a replacement drive from a backup storage location at the customer site, if available. The files to be restored might include:

w/flash/nsconfig/ns.conf: The current configuration file.

w/flash/nsconfig/ZebOS.conf: The ZebOS configuration file.

w/flash/nsconfig/license: The licenses for the NetScaler features.

w/flash/nsconfig/ssl: The SSL certificates and keys required for encrypting data to clients or to backend servers.

w/nsconfig/rc.netscaler: Customer-specific boot operations (optional).

To replace a solid-state drive

1.At the NetScaler command prompt, exit to the shell prompt. Type: shell

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Citrix Systems 9.3 setup guide Solid-State Drive, To replace a solid-state drive

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