Citrix NetScaler Hardware Installation and Setup Guide
 Copyright and Trademark Notice
 Contents
 Preparing for Installation
 Lights Out Management Port of the NetScaler Appliance
 Contents
 This Preface
Formatting Conventions for NetScaler Documentation
Formatting Conventions Meaning Boldface
 Convention Meaning
Documentation Available on the NetScaler Appliance
To view the documentation
 NetScaler Documentation Feedback
Getting Service and Support
To provide feedback at the Knowledge Center home
 Preface
 Topics
Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
 Common Hardware Components
Booting Screen
LCD Display
Startup Screen
 LCD Startup Screen Out-of-Service Screen
 LCD Http Statistics Screen Network Traffic Statistics Screen
Http Statistics Screen
 10.Port Information for a 10-port Appliance
 Ports
Row abbreviation/symbol Indicates
 Copper Ethernet Ports
RS232 Serial Port
Management Ports
1G SFP, 10G SFP+, and XFP Ports
 Short Reach Fiber 1G SFP Distance Specifications
Copper 1G SFP Distance Specifications
1G Pluggable Media
Pack
 Single
 Short Reach Fiber 10G SFP+ Distance Specifications
Long Reach Fiber 1G SFP Distance Specifications
GE Pluggable Media
 Short Reach XFP 10G Distance Specifications
 11.Long Reach Fiber XFP 10G Distance Specifications
10.Long Reach Fiber 10G SFP+ Distance Specifications
 Description Products
LED Port-Status Indicators
 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
 Port Type LED Location LED Function LED Color LED Indicates
 Field Replaceable Units
Power Supply
 Amber
Power Supply Type LED Color LED Indicates
 Replacing an AC Power Supply
 Replacing a DC Power Supply
 CompactFlash Card
13.Removing the Existing DC Power Supply
 Replacing a CompactFlash Card
 15.Removing the Existing CompactFlash Card
 To replace a solid-state drive
Solid-State Drive
 17.Removing the Existing Solid-State Drive
Shutdown -p now
 Hard Disk Drive
To install a hard disk drive
 19.Removing the Existing Hard Disk Drive
Direct Attach Cable
 21.Inserting a DAC into the 10G port
To install or remove a direct attach cable
 Citrix NetScaler 9010 Fips
Hardware Platforms
 25.Citrix NetScaler 9010 Fips appliance, back panel
Citrix NetScaler 12000-10G
 26.Citrix 12000-10G appliance, front panel
 28.Citrix NetScaler MPX 5500, front panel
Citrix NetScaler MPX
 29.Citrix NetScaler MPX 5500, back panel
Citrix NetScaler MPX 5550 and MPX
 31.Citrix NetScaler MPX 5550/5650 appliance, back panel
Citrix NetScaler MPX 7500 and MPX
 34.Citrix NetScaler MPX 7500/9500, back panel
 Citrix NetScaler MPX 8200, MPX 8400, MPX 8600, and MPX
 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
 38.Citrix NetScaler MPX 9700/10500/12500/15500, front panel
Citrix NetScaler MPX 9700, MPX 10500, MPX 12500, and MPX
 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
Page
 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
 Citrix NetScaler MPX
 44.Citrix NetScaler MPX 15000 appliance, front panel
 Citrix NetScaler MPX
 47.Citrix NetScaler MPX 17000 appliance, back panel
Citrix NetScaler MPX 17500, MPX 19500, and MPX
 Citrix NetScaler Hardware Installation and Setup Guide
 Citrix NetScaler MPX 17550, MPX 19550, MPX 20550, and MPX
 Citrix NetScaler Hardware Installation and Setup Guide
 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
 16.Standard Platform Summary Fips 12000-10G
Summary of Hardware Specifications
 17.MPX Platform Summary MPX 5550/MPX MPX 7500/MPX 5650 9500
Fips 12000-10G
8x10/100/1000B
Ase-T copper
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 18.MPX Platform Summary contd MPX 8200/MPX MPX 9700/MPX
MPX MPX 5550/MPX MPX 7500/MPX 5650
Ten network 6x1G SFP +
Port model 6x10/100/1000
 10G and Fips
MPX MPX 8200/MPX MPX 9700/MPX
2x10G SFP+ 6x10/100/1000 Base-T copper Ethernet model
Four network 2x10G SFP+ 10G and Fips
 UL & TUV-C CSA
 MPX 22040/MPX
19.MPX Platform Summary contd MPX 17500/MPX
12x1G SFP + 24x10G
SFP+ model
 TUV CSA
 MPX
 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms
 Preparing for Installation
 Unpacking the Appliance
 Site Requirements
Preparing the Site and Rack
Rack Requirements
 Space requirements
Electrical Safety Precautions
 Appliance Precautions
 Rack Precautions
 Installing the Hardware
 Platform Number of rack units
Rack Mounting the Appliance
 To attach the inner rails to the appliance
To remove the inner rails from the rail assembly
 Attaching inner rails
To install the rack rails on the rack
 Installing the Rail Assembly to the Rack
To install the appliance in the rack
 Rack Mounting the Appliance
Installing and Removing 1G SFP Transceivers
 Installing a 1G SFP transceiver
To install a 1G SFP transceiver
 To remove a 1G SFP transceiver
Installing and Removing XFP and 10G SFP+ Transceivers
 To install an XFP/10G SFP+ transceiver
 Locking an XFP transceiver
To remove an XFP/10G SFP+ transceiver
 Connecting the Ethernet Cables
Connecting the Cables
 Connecting the Power Cable
Connecting the Console Cable
To connect the console cable to a computer or terminal
 To switch on the appliance
Switching on the Appliance
To connect the appliance to the power source
 11.Power switch on back panel
 Initial Configuration
 LCD Key Functions
Using the LCD Keypad
 To configure initial settings by using a serial console
Using the NetScaler Serial Console
 Citrix NetScaler
Reboot Example
Citrix Application Firewall
 To configure initial settings by using the Setup Wizard
Using the Setup Wizard
Access Gateway
 Using Dhcp for Initial Access
 Prerequisites
 Killall dhcpd dhcpd
Sample Dhcp configuration dhcpd.conf
 To find the Snip address from the Dhcp server
To find the Snip address from the NetScaler console
 Using Dhcp When a Configuration File is Present
 Accessing a NetScaler by Using SSH Keys and No Password
 At the shell prompt, change the directory to /nsconfig/ssh
 Changing the Administrative Password
 Example
 Lights Out Management Port NetScaler Appliance
 Configuring the LOM Port
Accessing the LOM Port by using a Web Browser
To Configure the NetScaler LOM Port
To access the LOM by using a web browser
 Accessing the Appliance by using the Access Console
Power Cycling the Appliance
To power cycle the appliance
Performing a Core Dump
 Obtaining Health Monitoring Information
Obtaining Properties of the Host
Under Options, click Console Redirection
To obtain health monitoring information
 To perform power control operations
Power Control Operations using the LOM Port
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 To migrate a configuration
 To migrate a configuration