Citrix Systems 9.3 setup guide Citrix NetScaler MPX 17550, MPX 19550, MPX 20550, and MPX

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms

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

The Citrix NetScaler models MPX 17550, MPX 19550, MPX 20550, and MPX 21550 are 2U appliances. Each model has two 6-core processors for a total of 12 physical cores (24 cores with hyper-threading), and 96 gigabytes (GB) of memory.

The following figure shows the front panel of the MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550 appliance.

Figure 1-50.Citrix NetScaler MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550 appliance, front panel

The MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550 appliance has the following ports:

w10/100Base-T copper Ethernet Port (RJ45), also called LOM port. You can use this port to remotely monitor and manage the appliance independently of the NetScaler software.

Note: The LEDs on the LOM port are not operational by design.

wRS232 serial console port.

wTwo 10/100/1000Base-T copper Ethernet management ports (RJ45), numbered 0/1 and 0/2 from left to right. These ports are used to connect directly to the appliance for system administration functions.

wEight 10G SFP+ ports numbered 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, and 10/4 on the top row from left to right, and 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, and 10/8 on the bottom row from left to right.

The following figure shows the back panel of the MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550 appliance.

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