Install NetScaler BLX on an RPM-based Linux host
Before you begin
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Ensure that the NetScaler BLX package is available on the Linux host. For information on how to download NetScaler BLX, see Download the NetScaler BLX package on the Linux host.
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Ensure that the Linux host has internet access to install the necessary dependencies. For more information about auto-installed dependencies, see Auto-installed dependencies for NetScaler BLX.
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Ensure that you have root or sudo privileges to install NetScaler BLX on the Linux host.
Install NetScaler BLX
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Untar the NetScaler BLX installation package and then change the working directory to the extracted NetScaler BLX installation directory.
tar -xvzf blx-rpm-<release number>-<build-number>.tar.gz cd <path to the extracted NetScaler BLX installation directory> <!--NeedCopy-->Sample output:
The following sample output shows that a NetScaler BLX installation package
blx-rpm-13.1-51.15.tar.gz, which is already downloaded to the/var/blxinstalldirectory of the Linux host, is untared. Then, the working directory is changed to the extracted directoryblx-rpm-13.1-51.15.# cd /var/blxinstall # tar -xvzf blx-rpm-13.1-51.15.tar.gz # cd blx-rpm-13.1-51.15 # pwd /var/blxinstall/blx-rpm-13.1-51.15 <!--NeedCopy--> -
For Redhat-based Linux systems, install the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL). For more information on how to install EPEL, see EPEL Documentation.
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Run the following command to install NetScaler BLX.
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Check the status of NetScaler BLX by running the following command:
systemctl status blx <!--NeedCopy-->By default, NetScaler BLX is in an inactive state.
To uninstall the NetScaler BLX from the Linux host:
Run the yum remove blx command on the Linux host to uninstall NetScaler BLX.