CNS-220-2I-en-StudentExerciseWorkbook-1-3-days-v07.pdf - Education CNS-218-2i Citrix NetScaler Essentials Exercise Workbook Version 1.7 Credits Page

Education CNS-218-2i Citrix NetScaler Essentials Exercise Workbook Version 1.7

Credits Page Title Name Architect Jesse Wilson Product Manager Lissette Jimenez Technical Solutions Developers Aman Sharma Anton Mayers Shruti V. Dhamale Ravindra G Hunashimarad Layna Hurst Rhonda Rowland Offering Manager Jessica Hayner Instructional Designer Jessica Biesel Graphics Designer Ryan Flowers Publication Services Nicole Tacher Akhilesh Karanth Rahul Mohandas Zahid Baig Special Thanks Layer 8 Training

Contents Credits Page ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Lab Guide Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Lab Environment Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Citrix Hands-On Labs ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Module 1: Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Exercise 1-1: Performing an Initial Configuration (GUI) .......................................................................................... 11 Exercise 1-2: Performing Basic Administration (GUI) .............................................................................................. 15 Exercise 1-1: Performing an Initial Configuration (CLI) .......................................................................................... 19 Exercise 1-2: Performing Basic Administration (CLI) ............................................................................................... 22 Module 2: Basic Networking ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Exercise 2-1: Configuring Networking (GUI) ............................................................................................................ 27 Exercise 2-1: Configuring Networking (CLI) ............................................................................................................. 31 Module 3: NetScaler Platforms ................................................................................................................................... 33 Exercise 3-1: Managing a NetScaler CPX Appliance ................................................................................................ 34 Module 4: High Availability .......................................................................................................................................... 42 Exercise 4-1: Configuring an HA Pair (GUI) .............................................................................................................. 43 Exercise 4-2: Upgrading an HA Pair (GUI) ................................................................................................................ 48 Exercise 4-3: Managing an HA Pair (GUI) ................................................................................................................ 51 Exercise 4-1: Configuring an HA Pair (CLI) ............................................................................................................... 54 Exercise 4-2: Upgrading an HA Pair (CLI) ................................................................................................................. 59 Exercise 4-3: Managing an HA Pair (CLI) .................................................................................................................. 63 Module 5: Load Balancing ........................................................................................................................................... 65 Exercise 5-1: Load Balancing HTTP (GUI) ................................................................................................................. 66 Exercise 5-2: Load Balancing DNS (GUI) .................................................................................................................. 76 Exercise 5-3: Load Balancing LDAP (GUI) ................................................................................................................ 80 Exercise 5-4: Load Balancing MYSQL Databases (GUI) ............................................................................................ 84 Exercise 5-1: Load Balancing HTTP (CLI) .................................................................................................................. 92 Exercise 5-2: Load Balancing DNS (CLI) ................................................................................................................... 98 Exercise 5-3: Load Balancing LDAP (CLI) ................................................................................................................ 101 Exercise 5-4: Load Balancing MYSQL Databases (CLI) ........................................................................................... 103 Module 6: SSL Offload ............................................................................................................................................... 108 Exercise 6-1: Configuring SSL Certificates (GUI) .................................................................................................... 109 Exercise 6-2: Configuring SSL Offload (GUI) .......................................................................................................... 114 Exercise 6-3: Configuring End-to-End Encryption (GUI) ........................................................................................ 117

Exercise 6-4: Configuring HTTP to HTTPS Redirect Using the Redirect URL (GUI) ................................................ 119 Exercise 6-1: Configuring SSL Certificates (CLI) ..................................................................................................... 123 Exercise 6-2: Configuring SSL Offload (CLI) ........................................................................................................... 125 Exercise 6-3: Configuring End-to-End Encryption (CLI) ......................................................................................... 127 Exercise 6-4: Configuring HTTP to HTTPS Redirects Using Redirect URL (CLI) ...................................................... 129 Module 7: Securing the NetScaler ............................................................................................................................. 131 Exercise 7-1: Configuring Local Authentication and Delegated Administration (GUI) .......................................... 133 Exercise 7-2: Configuring External Authentication with LDAP (GUI) ..................................................................... 137 Exercise 7-3: Admin Partitions (GUI) ..................................................................................................................... 140 Exercise 7-1: Local Authentication (CLI) ................................................................................................................ 145 Exercise 7-2: External Authentication (CLI) ........................................................................................................... 148 Exercise 7-3: Admin Partitions (CLI) ...................................................................................................................... 150 Module 8: Monitoring and Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 155 Exercise 8-1: Viewing NetScaler Logs and Network Traces (GUI) ......................................................................... 156 Exercise 8-2: Configuring External Syslog and Audit Policies (GUI) ....................................................................... 161 Exercise 8-3: Configuring SNMP (GUI) ................................................................................................................... 163 Exercise 8-4: Troubleshooting (GUI) ..................................................................................................................... 167 Exercise 8-1: Viewing NetScaler Logs and Network Traces (CLI) ........................................................................... 178 Exercise 8-2: Configuring External Syslog and Audit Policies (CLI) ........................................................................ 183 Exercise 8-3: Configuring SNMP (CLI) .................................................................................................................... 186 Exercise 8-4: Troubleshooting (CLI) ....................................................................................................................... 189