Configuring the NSIP address
The NSIP address is the IP address at which you access the Citrix ADC appliance for management purposes. The appliance can have only one NSIP, which is also called the management IP address. You must add this IP address when you configure the Citrix ADC for the first time. You cannot remove an NSIP address. For security reasons, the NSIP should be a non-routable IP address on your organization’s LAN.
If you modify this address, you must reboot the Citrix ADC appliance. If the subnet address of the new NSIP address is different from the previous one, you must add a default route for this subnet so that the new NSIP address becomes reachable from other networks on the LAN.
Important
Configuring the NSIP address is mandatory.
Changing the NSIP address of a Citrix ADC appliance consists of the following tasks:
- Change the NSIP address.
- Add a default route for the subnet address of the NSIP address, if one is not present.
- Save the configuration.
- Restart the appliance.
Command Line Procedures
To change the NSIP address by using the CLI:
At the command prompt, type:
- set ns config -IPAddress
-netmask - show ns config
添加a default route by using the CLI:
At the command prompt, type:
- add route 0 0
- show route
To save the configuration by using the CLI:
At the command prompt, type:
- save config
To restart the Citrix ADC appliance by using the CLI:
At the command prompt, type:
- reboot
GUI Procedures
To configure the NSIP address by using the GUI:
- Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of theConfigurationpage.
- Click theNSIP addresspane.
On theNSIP addresspage, set the following parameters, and then clickDone:
- NSIP address
- Netmask
添加a default route by using the GUI:
Navigate toSystem>Network>Routesand, on theBasictab, add a default route with the following parameter settings, and then clickCreate.
- Network (set to zero)
- Netmask (set to zero)
- Gateway (IP address of the gateway)
To restart the Citrix ADC by using the GUI:
- On theSystem Informationtab page of theSystemnode, clickReboot.
- When prompted to reboot, selectSave Configurationto make sure that you do not lose any configurations.
Sample configuration
In the following example, the NSIP address of a Citrix ADC appliance is changed to 192.0.2.90, which has a different subnet address (192.0.2.0/24) than the previous NSIP address. Therefore, a default route is added for this subnet, so that the new NSIP address becomes reachable from other networks.
> set nsconfig -ipAddress 192.0.2.90 -netmask 255.255.255.0 Warning: The configuration must be saved and the system rebooted for these settings to take effect > add route 0 0 192.0.2.1 Warning: The configuration must be saved and the system rebooted for these settings to take effect > save config Done > reboot