Citrix ADC Essentials and Citrix Gateway (CNS-222)

1. Getting Started

• Introduction to the NetScaler System
• TriScale
• NetScaler Use Cases o 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

2. Basic Networking

• OSI Networking Model
• NetScaler Architecture Overview
• NetScaler-Owned IP Addresses
• Network Topology
• NetScaler Network Interfaces
  Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
• IP Routing
• Determining the Source IP Address
• Packet Forwarding
• Use Source IP Mode
• Client-IP HTTP Header Insertion
• Path MTU Discovery
• Link Aggregation
• Access Control Lists
• Network Address Translation (NAT)

3. NetScaler Platforms

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Securing the NetScaler

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

8. 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

9. Authentication and Authorization

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

10. Access Policies

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

11. End-User Access and Experience

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

12. Gateway Services Load Balancing

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

13. Integrating NetScaler with XenApp and XenDesktop

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

14. Unified Gateway

• NetScaler Unified Gateway Overview
• NetScaler Unified Gateway Reference Architecture Review
• Unified Gateway Key Features
• Unified Gateway Topologies

• Functionality and capabilities of the NetScaler
• Basic NetScaler network architecture
• How SSL is used to secure the NetScaler
• Configure authentication and authorization
• Integrate NetScaler Gateway with XenApp and XenDesktop
• Integrate Unified Gateway with additional resources
• Tools and techniques to troubleshoot common NetScaler Gateway network and connectivity issues

Citrix Hosted Hands-on Labs

• A basic understanding of networking
• Windows and Linux Server administration experience
• Experience with Citrix virtualization technologies such as XenDesktop and XenApp
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server or enterprise database servers
• Experience with Active Directory and group policy
• A basic understanding of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
• A basic understanding of VPN concepts

Note: Citrix recommends that you take the following follow free course prior to attending this class: 

• CNS-102 NetScaler Overview

• IT professionals.
• Systems engineers.
• Server administrators.
• Citrix Partners who need to know how to deploy a XenMobile Enterprise solution.