Module1: Getting Started

• Introduction to the NetScaler System
• NetScaler Use Cases and NetScaler Functionality
• NetScaler Overview
• Product Features
• NetScaler Operating System Overview
• nCore Configuration Architecture
• NetScaler File system
• Deployment Scenarios
• Logging in to the NetScaler System
• NetScaler Licenses

Module2: NetScaler Platforms

• Architecture and General Concepts
• Hardware Platforms
• Hardware Components
• MPX Overview
• VPX Overview
• CPX Overview
• SDX Overview
• Learn how to Identify the unique capabilities and functionality of the NetScaler SDX platform
• Identify the networking features of the NetScaler SDX platform
• Explain the process of provisioning and administration of NetScaler VPX instances on a NetScaler SDX appliance

Module3:High Availability

• High Availability Functionality
• High Availability Node Configuration
• Propagation and Synchronization
• Failover, Route Monitors, Fail Safe
• Propagation, Synchronization
• High Availability Management
• Performing an Upgrade
• Troubleshooting
• Upgrading HA pair

Module4: Load Balancing

• Local Load Balancing concepts
• Naming conventions
• Persistence
• Service Types
• LB Methods
• Disabling Entities
• Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
• L4 vs L7 for TCP services
• UDP ping vs L7
• Monitor attributes
• Built in L7 monitors
• Monitors from Scripts
• EAV Monitors
• ECV Monitors
• DataStream

Module5: SSL Offload

• SSL and TLS
• SSL Session Process
• SSL Administration
• SSL Offload Overview
• SSL Attacks Overview
• SSL Troubleshooting
• Cipher Suites
• Certificate Management
• Feature and Benefits
• Offload Performance
• Deployment Scenarios
• Citrix Recommendations for SSL

Module6: Securing the NetScaler

• NetScaler Communication Ports
• Overview of AAA
• Authentication on the NetScaler
• NetScaler Users
• Command Policies
• Admin Partitions

Module7: Monitoring, Management, and Troubleshooting

• Monitoring Needs
• NetScaler Log Management
• Simple Network Management Protocol
• AppFlow on the NetScaler System
• NetScaler Insight Overview
• NetScaler Command Center Overview
• Network Traffic Capture using NSTRACE
• Troubleshooting with Filter Expression
• Decoding SSL Traffic with Wireshark
• Display NetScaler System Information

Module8: Authentication and Authorization

• System and AAA Users Groups
• External Authentication
• Authentication Actions and Policies
• Authentication Configuration
• Supported Authentication Types

Module9: Access Policies

• Endpoint Analysis
• Policy, Profiles, and Expressions
• Pre-Authentication Policies and Profiles
• Post-Authentication Policies
• Endpoint Analysis Troubleshooting

Module10: End-User Access and Experience

• Connection Methods
• Endpoint Session Policies Settings
• Timeout Settings
• RDP Proxy
• Clientless Access
• VLAN Options

Module11: Gateway Services Load Balancing

• SSL Offload Overview
• Traffic Types
• Ldap, HDX, StoreFront Load Balancing
• Extended Content Verification (ECV) Monitoring

Module12: Integrating NetScaler with XenApp and XenDesktop

• Required Firewall Rules
• Web Interface or StoreFront Integration with NetScaler Gateway
• WebFront Overview
• Session Policies

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