Citrix ADC

Configure One Identity Starling with NetScaler

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There was a comment recently on the Duo integration blog post about how to do a similar integration between Citrix ADC (NetScaler) and One Identity Starling MFA. Thanks to nFactor authentication, this is a relatively simple task. One Identity Starling is very similar to Duo in that there is a ‘RADIUS agent’ that runs as a service on-prem that communicates with a cloud service. This is the first piece to be configured. Getting Started First, … Read more…

Site Local GSLB with Citrix ADC

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If you know anything about GSLB, you likely know that it is nothing more than a DNS trick that allows you to programatically return an IP (or CNAME) for a name based on service health or proximity to a location. But you may not know that you can also use GSLB in conjunction with Link Load Balancing to ensure that internal resources are highly available. What is Link Load Balancing (LLB)? Link load balancing is … Read more…

Installing Citrix ADC (NetScaler) on Proxmox

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A few days ago, I did a thing and one of the first issues I had was getting a NetScaler (Citrix ADC) appliance up and running on the new host…because, you know….priorities. This scenario is certainly supported as the hypervisor is KVM, but on the initial boot, it got stuck here: And that’s no good. How did we get here? Let’s go through the basics as it’s slightly different than just importing an OVF template. … Read more…

Troubleshooting Tips for Citrix ADC (NetScaler)

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I’ve collected numerous Citrix ADC (NetScaler) troubleshooting tips and commands over the years, so here they are. Note that some of these tools, file paths or methods may have changed over time. Also note: single\double quotes are inconsistent (sorry) and usually not needed. Note a third time: don’t copy paste from the web to cli\gui – things will likely get mucked up. Log File Locations ns.conf configuration file /flash/nsconfig ns.conf.x older configuration file; increments after … Read more…