Getting Started with Citrix ADC
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Packet forwarding modes
Deploy a Citrix ADC VPX instance
Optimize Citrix ADC VPX performance on VMware ESX, Linux KVM, and Citrix Hypervisors
Apply Citrix ADC VPX configurations at the first boot of the Citrix ADC appliance in cloud
Install a Citrix ADC VPX instance on Microsoft Hyper-V servers
Install a Citrix ADC VPX instance on Linux-KVM platform
Prerequisites for Installing Citrix ADC VPX Virtual Appliances on Linux-KVM Platform
Provisioning the Citrix ADC Virtual Appliance by using OpenStack
Provisioning the Citrix ADC Virtual Appliance by using the Virtual Machine Manager
配置虚拟Applian Citrix ADCces to use PCI Passthrough Network Interface
Provisioning the Citrix ADC Virtual Appliance by using the virsh Program
Provisioning the Citrix ADC Virtual Appliance with SR-IOV, on OpenStack
Configuring a Citrix ADC VPX Instance on KVM to Use OVS DPDK-Based Host Interfaces
Deploy a Citrix ADC VPX instance on AWS
Deploy a VPX high-availability pair with elastic IP addresses across different AWS zones
Deploy a VPX high-availability pair with private IP addresses across different AWS zones
Configure a Citrix ADC VPX instance to use SR-IOV network interface
Configure a Citrix ADC VPX instance to use Enhanced Networking with AWS ENA
Deploy a Citrix ADC VPX instance on Microsoft Azure
Network architecture for Citrix ADC VPX instances on Microsoft Azure
Configure multiple IP addresses for a Citrix ADC VPX standalone instance
Configure a high-availability setup with multiple IP addresses and NICs
Configure a high-availability setup with multiple IP addresses and NICs by using PowerShell commands
Configure a Citrix ADC VPX instance to use Azure accelerated networking
Configure HA-INC nodes by using the Citrix high availability template with Azure ILB
Configure a high-availability setup with Azure external and internal load balancers simultaneously
Configure address pools (IIP) for a Citrix Gateway appliance
Upgrade and downgrade a Citrix ADC appliance
Solutions for Telecom Service Providers
Load Balance Control-Plane Traffic that is based on Diameter, SIP, and SMPP Protocols
Provide Subscriber Load Distribution Using GSLB Across Core-Networks of a Telecom Service Provider
Authentication, authorization, and auditing application traffic
Basic components of authentication, authorization, and auditing configuration
On-premises Citrix Gateway as an identity provider to Citrix Cloud
Authentication, authorization, and auditing configuration for commonly used protocols
Troubleshoot authentication and authorization related issues
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Persistence and persistent connections
Advanced load balancing settings
Gradually stepping up the load on a new service with virtual server–level slow start
Protect applications on protected servers against traffic surges
Retrieve location details from user IP address using geolocation database
Use source IP address of the client when connecting to the server
Use client source IP address for backend communication in a v4-v6 load balancing configuration
Set a limit on number of requests per connection to the server
Configure automatic state transition based on percentage health of bound services
Use case 2: Configure rule based persistence based on a name-value pair in a TCP byte stream
Use case 3: Configure load balancing in direct server return mode
Use case 6: Configure load balancing in DSR mode for IPv6 networks by using the TOS field
Use case 7: Configure load balancing in DSR mode by using IP Over IP
Use case 10: Load balancing of intrusion detection system servers
Use case 11: Isolating network traffic using listen policies
Use case 12: Configure Citrix Virtual Desktops for load balancing
Use case 13: Configure Citrix Virtual Apps for load balancing
Use case 14: ShareFile wizard for load balancing Citrix ShareFile
Use case 15: Configure layer 4 load balancing on the Citrix ADC appliance
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Configuring a CloudBridge Connector Tunnel between two Datacenters
Configuring CloudBridge Connector between Datacenter and AWS Cloud
Configuring a CloudBridge Connector Tunnel Between a Datacenter and Azure Cloud
Configuring CloudBridge Connector Tunnel between Datacenter and SoftLayer Enterprise Cloud
Configuring a CloudBridge Connector Tunnel Between a Citrix ADC Appliance and Cisco IOS Device
CloudBridge Connector Tunnel Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
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Packet forwarding modes
The Citrix ADC appliance can either route or bridge packets that are not destined for an IP address owned by the appliance (that is, the IP address is not the NSIP, a MIP, a SNIP, a configured service, or a configured virtual server). By default, L3 mode (routing) is enabled and L2 mode (bridging) is disabled, but you can change the configuration. The following flow chart shows how the appliance evaluates packets and either processes, routes, bridges, or drops them.
Figure 1. Interaction between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Modes
An appliance can use the following modes to forward the packets it receives:
- Layer 2 (L2) Mode
- Layer 3 (L3) Mode
- MAC-Based Forwarding Mode
Enable and disable layer 2 mode
Layer 2 mode controls the Layer 2 forwarding (bridging) function. You can use this mode to configure a Citrix ADC appliance to behave as a Layer 2 device and bridge the packets that are not destined for it. When this mode is enabled, packets are not forwarded to any of the MAC addresses, because the packets can arrive on any interface of the appliance and each interface has its own MAC address.
With Layer 2 mode disabled (which is the default), the appliance drops packets that are not destined for one of its MAC address. If another Layer 2 device is installed in parallel with the appliance, Layer 2 mode must be disabled to prevent bridging (Layer 2) loops. You can use the configuration utility or the command line to enable Layer 2 mode.
Note: The appliance does not support the Spanning Tree Protocol. To avoid loops, if you enable L2 mode, do not connect two interfaces on the appliance to the same broadcast domain.
To enable or disable Layer 2 mode by using the CLI
At the command prompt, type the following commands to enable/disable Layer 2 mode and verify that it has been enabled/disabled:
enable ns mode
disable ns mode
show ns mode
Examples
> enable ns mode l2 Done > show ns mode Mode Acronym Status ------- ------- ------ 1) Fast Ramp FR ON 2) Layer 2 mode L2 ON . . . Done > > disable ns mode l2 Done > show ns mode Mode Acronym Status ------- ------- ------ 1) Fast Ramp FR ON 2) Layer 2 mode L2 OFF . . . Done >
To enable or disable Layer 2 mode by using the GUI
- In the navigation pane, expandSystem, and then clickSettings.
- In the details pane, underModesandFeatures, clickConfigure modes.
- In theConfigure Modesdialog box, to enable Layer 2 mode, select theLayer 2 Modecheck box. To disable Layer 2 mode, clear the check box.
- ClickOK. TheEnable/Disable Mode(s)?message appears in the details pane.
- ClickYes.
Enable and disable layer 3 mode
Layer 3 mode controls the Layer 3 forwarding function. You can use this mode to configure a Citrix ADC appliance to look at its routing table and forward packets that are not destined for it. With Layer 3 mode enabled (which is the default), the appliance performs route table lookups and forwards all packets that are not destined for any appliance-owned IP address. If you disable Layer 3 mode, the appliance drops these packets.
Enable or disable Layer 3 mode by using the CLI
At the command prompt, type the following commands to enable/disable Layer 3 mode and verify that it has been enabled/disabled:
enable ns mode
disable ns mode
show ns mode
Examples
> enable ns mode l3 Done > show ns mode Mode Acronym Status ------- ------- ------ 1) Fast Ramp FR ON 2) Layer 2 mode L2 OFF . . . 9) Layer 3 mode (ip forwarding) L3 ON . . . Done > > disable ns mode l3 Done > show ns mode Mode Acronym Status ------- ------- ------ 1) Fast Ramp FR ON 2) Layer 2 mode L2 OFF . . . 9) Layer 3 mode (ip forwarding) L3 OFF . . . Done >
Enable or disable Layer 3 mode by using the GUI
- In the navigation pane, expandSystem, and then clickSettings.
- In the details pane, underModes and Features, clickConfigure modes.
- In theConfigure Modesdialog box, to enable Layer 3 mode, select theLayer 3 Mode (IP Forwarding)check box. To disable Layer 3 mode, clear the check box.
- ClickOK. TheEnable/Disable Mode(s)?message appears in the details pane.
- ClickYes.
Enable and disable MAC-based forwarding mode
You can use MAC-based forwarding to process traffic more efficiently and avoid multiple-route or ARP lookups when forwarding packets, because the Citrix ADC appliance remembers the MAC address of the source. To avoid multiple lookups, the appliance caches the source MAC address of every connection for which it performs an ARP lookup, and it returns the data to the same MAC address.
MAC-based forwarding is useful when you use VPN devices because the appliance ensures that all traffic flowing through a particular VPN passes through the same VPN device.
The following figure shows the process of MAC-based forwarding.
Figure 2. MAC-based Forwarding Process
When MAC-based forwarding is enabled, the appliance caches the MAC address of:
- The source (a transmitting device such as router, firewall, or VPN device) of the inbound connection.
- The server that responds to the requests.
When a server responds through an appliance, the appliance sets the destination MAC address of the response packet to the cached address, ensuring that the traffic flows in a symmetric manner, and then forwards the response to the client. The process bypasses the route table lookup and ARP lookup functions. However, when an appliance initiates a connection, it uses the route and ARP tables for the lookup function. To enable MAC-based forwarding, use the configuration utility or the command line.
Some deployments require the incoming and outgoing paths to flow through different routers. In these situations, MAC-based forwarding breaks the topology design. For a global server load balancing (GSLB) site that requires the incoming and outgoing paths to flow through different routers, you must disable MAC-based forwarding and use the appliance’s default router as the outgoing router.
With MAC-based forwarding disabled and Layer 2 or Layer 3 connectivity enabled, a route table can specify separate routers for outgoing and incoming connections. To disable MAC-based forwarding, use the configuration utility or the command line.
Enable or disable MAC-based forwarding by using the CLI
At the command prompt, type the following commands to enable/disable MAC-based forwarding mode and verify that it has been enabled/disabled:
Example ``` pre codeblock
enable ns mode mbf Done show ns mode
Mode Acronym Status ------- ------- ------ 1) Fast Ramp FR ON 2) Layer 2 mode L2 OFF . . . 6) MAC-based forwarding MBF ON . . . Done >
disable ns mode mbf Done show ns mode
Mode Acronym Status ------- ------- ------ 1) Fast Ramp FR ON 2) Layer 2 mode L2 OFF . . . 6) MAC-based forwarding MBF OFF . . . Done > ```
To enable or disable MAC-based forwarding by using the GUI
- In the navigation pane, expandSystem, and then clickSettings.
- In the details pane, underModes and Featuresgroup, clickConfigure modes.
- In theConfigure Modesdialog box, to enable MAC-based forwarding mode, select theMAC Based Forwardingcheck box. To disable MAC-based forwarding mode, clear the check box.
- ClickOK. TheEnable/Disable Mode(s)?message appears in the details pane.
- ClickYes.
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