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Cloud Networking Fabric with Microsoft SCVMM 2012 and NetScaler

While Enterprises are moving from data center to the private clouds, the key differentiator is automation of the whole fabric and service management. Microsoft® System Center 2012 cloud and datacenter management solutions brings together various pieces to help deploy and manage the private and public cloud applications and infrastructure. It delivers flexible and cost effective solution with all of the cloud principles and techniques embedded, ...

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CloudStack 3.0 + NetScaler: Driving Application Networking in Cloud

Couple weeks back we started with brainstorming the notion of “Application Networking in Cloud” and here we have the CloudStack 3.0 release which deeply integrates with NetScaler MPX, NetScaler VPX and NetScaler SDX appliances.The Application Delivery leader NetScaler is supported as physical appliance MPX, virtual appliance VPX and service delivery appliance SDX. This is what makes NetScaler special and helps provide various deployment models for ...

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Load Balancing TFTP – Anything But Trivial

BackgroundIn order for Provisioning Server (PVS) to boot a target device, a "bootstrap file" needs to be made available when the device is turned on.  The bootstrap file in this case is called "ARDBP32.BIN" (the Ardence Boot Program...gotta love our roots!).  This bootstrap file contains the information needed to communicate with PVS so it can initialize the streaming process and ultimately mount the vDisk.  The ...

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Citrix NetScaler & Microsoft Lync Server 2010

MicrosoftLync crée une toute nouvelle expérience qui transforme chaque communication en une interaction plus collaborative, plus conviviale et plus accessible quel que soit l'endroit. Citrix NetScaler améliore les performances des serveurs Lync et l'expérience de leurs utilisateurs grâce à ses techniques de controleur de mise à  disposition d'applications (répartition de charges, délestage et relais SSL, contrôle avancé de l'état des systèmes, multiplexage TCP et SSL, ...

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Load Balancing Lync

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Citrix NetScaler for Lync Server 2010 Microsoft® Lync™ ushers in a new connected user experience transforming every communication into an interaction that is more collaborative, engaging, and accessible from anywhere. Citrix® NetScaler® improves the Lync server performance and end user experience through its advanced Application Delivery Controller techniques such as Load Balancing, SSL Bridging & Offload, Advanced Health Monitoring, TCP & SSL Multiplexing, GSLB and ...

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Redundancy and Scalability for TFTP using NetScaler Direct Server Return

While Citrix Provisioning Server is not really my area of expertise, my fellow consultants working in that field have the challenge to create architecture designs for this component. In a PVS deployment, provisioned workloads - physical or virtual - query DHCP and get then directed to a TFTP server that offers some sort of boot image which is a file of usually a couple of ...

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Load Balancing – Slow Start

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Preventing overloadWhen you configure a NetScaler to use a metric-based load balancing method such as Least Connections, Least Response Time, Least Bandwidth, Least Packets, or Custom Load, the load balancing method will initially start out as Round Robin for what is called a slow start period.NetScaler appliances use the configured load balancing method to determine the appropriate service for forwarding an incoming request. Load ...

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Changing the Load Balancing Algorithm

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or Load Balancing MethodThe load balancing algorithm (or load balancing method) defines the criteria that the NetScaler uses to select the server to which to send client requests. When the configured criteria are met for the selected server, the NetScaler then selects a different server. Load balancing granularity refers to the criteria that the NetScaler uses to decide the load balancing method in a ...

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Load Balancing – Poll

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Take the Load Balancing Algorithm Poll...The load balancing algorithm (or load balancing method) defines the criteria that the NetScaler uses to select the server to which to send client requests.When the configured criteria are met for the selected server, the NetScaler then selects a different server.The different Load Balancing Algorithms available are:Least Connections Method (default) Round Robin Least Response Time Hash Method Least Bandwidth Method Least Packets Method Token ...

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Load Balancing – Weights

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Fine Tuning Load Balancing with WeightsThe load balancing algorithm (or load balancing method) defines the criteria that the NetScaler uses to select the server to which to send client requests. When the configured criteria are met for the selected server, the NetScaler then selects a different server.The least connections method selects the server with the least number of active connections to ensure that ...

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