Citrix Systems SDX 20500, SDX 13500 Before you Begin, Quick Installation and Configuration

Quick Installation and Configuration

Welcome to the Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery product line.

Please review the following information before proceeding with installation of the SDX appliance.

Before you Begin

Verify that the following components and accessories are included:

wOne NetScaler SDX appliance

wOne accessory kit that contains:

•One RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter

•One 6 ft RJ-45/DB-9 cable

•Two power cables

Note: Make sure that a power outlet is available for each cable.

wOne standard 4-post rail kit

Note: If the kit that you received does not fit your rack, contact your Citrix sales representative to order the appropriate kit.

Note: 1G SFP and 10G SFP+ transceivers are sold separately. Contact your Citrix sales representative to order transceivers for your appliance. Only transceivers supplied by Citrix are supported on the appliance.

Citrix NetScaler SDX 11500, SDX 13500, SDX 14500, SDX 16500, SDX 18500, and SDX 20500

The Citrix NetScaler models SDX 11500/13500/14500/16500/18500/20500 are 2U appliances. Each model has two 6-core processors for a total of 12 physical cores (24 cores with hyper-threading), and 48 gigabytes (GB) of memory.

The following figure shows the front panel of the SDX 11500/13500/14500/16500/18500/20500 appliance.

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