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NetScaler Console on Nutanix hypervisor (Acropolis)

December 18, 2024
Contributed by: 
C

Note:

This feature is available in release 14.1-38.xx and later.

You can use the KVM software image to configure the NetScaler Console server on Nutanix hypervisor. Before you begin, ensure that you have configured Nutanix Prism to create a VM for NetScaler Console.

Hardware requirements

Component Requirement
CPU A 64-bit x86 processor with the hardware virtualization features that are included in the Intel VT-X processor. Provide at least 8 CPU cores to host Linux-KVM.
Memory (RAM) Minimum 4 GB for the host Linux kernel. Add additional memory as required by the VMs.
Hard Disk Calculate the space for Host Linux kernel and VM requirements. A single NetScaler Console VM requires 120 GB of disk space.

Download the NetScaler Console setup file

To download the NetScaler Console setup file:

  1. Log on to www.citrix.com/downloads page.

  2. Select NetScaler Console from the product list.

  3. Under Release 14.1, select the 14.1-38.x or later build.

    The selected build page is displayed.

  4. On the Jump to Download list, select Citrix ADM image for KVM, 14.1 Build xx.xx

  5. Click Download File, accept the EULA, and download the compressed image file to any folder on your local machine.  

Configure NetScaler Console on Nutanix hypervisor

  1. Unpack the .tgz file.

  2. Log on to Nutanix Prism.

  3. Navigate to Settings and choose Image Configuration.

    1. Specify an image name.

    2. Select DISK as the image type.

    3. Select a storage container.

    4. In Image Source, select Upload a file, and upload the file with .qcow2 extension.

    5. Click Save.

      Nutanix settings

    After you upload and save, the image and its status is shown:

    Nutanix image status

  4. Navigate to VM and click Create VM.

  5. On the Create VM page, remove the CD ROM Drive.

  6. Add a new disk.

    1. Select DISK from the Type list.

    2. Select Clone from Image Service from the Operation list.

    3. Select SCSI from the Bus Type list.

    4. Select the NetScaler Console image from the list.

    5. Click Add.

      Nutanix settings

    The disk is added.

    Nutanix disk

  7. Click Save.

  8. Specify the Compute details. Use the default values for NetScaler Console and NetScaler agent.

    Compute details

  9. Click Save.

    After the VM is listed and shows as powered off, you must add the serial port to boot the VM.

  10. SSH into the Controller VM (CVM) using the user name and the password you set for that account. You can find a list of CVM IP addresses in the Hardware section of the Prism Element console.

  11. Enter ACLI.

  12. Use the following command to create the serial port. Type the name of the VPX appliance in vmname

    vm.serial_port_create <vmname> type=kServer index=0

Network configuration

  1. Power on the VM.

  2. Launch the VNC console.

    VNC console

  3. After the VM boots, log in using the default credentials (nsroot/nsroot).

  4. At the prompt, type: shell

  5. Type networkconfig to enter the NetScaler Console initial network configuration menu. Configure the management IP address.

  6. To complete the initial network configuration of NetScaler Console, follow the prompts. The console displays the NetScaler Console initial network configuration options for setting the following parameters. The host name is populated by default.

    1. Enter 2 to update NetScaler Console IPv4 address - management IP address to access NetScaler Console.

    2. Enter 3 to update Netmask - subnet mask associated with the Management IP address.

    3. Enter 4 to update Gateway IPv4 address - default gateway IP address for the subnet of the Management IP address of the NetScaler Console.

    4. Enter 7 to save and quit - saves your configuration changes and exits the system.

      Network configuration

    You can access the NetScaler Console by typing the IP address of the NetScaler Console server in the address bar of your browser. The default administrator credentials to log on to the server are nsroot/nsroot.

NetScaler Console on Nutanix hypervisor (Acropolis)
December 18, 2024
Contributed by: 
C
December 18, 2024
Contributed by: 
C

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