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Provision NetScaler VPX instances on VMware ESX

June 3, 2024
Contributed by: 
C

You can use NetScaler Console to automate a NetScaler VPX instance deployment and management in VMware ESX. When you use NetScaler Console to provision a NetScaler VPX instance on VMware ESX, the instance is readily available to manage in the NetScaler Console GUI.

NetScaler Console uses NetScaler templates of the already deployed instances to provision a new instance in VMware ESX. It stores the datacenter of the VMware vCenter where the required VMware ESX server details are present in a site. Also, it uses cloud access profile to access the VMware vCenter and deploy the VPX on the VMware ESX.

Prerequisites

Before you provision a NetScaler VPX instance in VMware ESX, ensure to complete the following:

  1. Install a supported VMware ESXi version (6.0, 6.5, and 6.7).

  2. Install VMware Client on a management workstation that meets the minimum system requirements.

  3. Downloading the NetScaler VPX setup files.

  4. Convert NetScaler VPX files into templates in ESX.

  5. Create permissions for NetScaler Console to access VMware vCenter.

  6. Create a site in NetScaler Console.

Convert NetScaler VPX files into templates

The NetScaler Console uses the NetScaler template in ESX converted by aNetScaler VPX file. Perform the following steps to convert VPX files into templates.

  1. Deploy a NetScaler VPX instance on VMware using the NetScaler setup files.

    For the first time, use NetScaler setup files to deploy the VPX instance. For more information, see Install NetScaler VPX instance on VMware.

  2. Right-click the deployed VM and select Template.

  3. Click Convert to Template.

Convert VPX setup files to a template

Create permissions for NetScaler Console to access VMware vCenter

To enable NetScaler Console for provisioning and management in VMware vCenter, follow these steps:

  1. Create a custom role with privileges
    1. Login to VMware vCenter and navigate to the Roles section.
    2. Create a custom role tailored for NetScaler Console.

    3. Assign the following privileges:

      Datastore.AllocateSpace
Resource.AssignVMToPool
VirtualMachine.Config.AdvancedConfig
VirtualMachine.Inventory.CreateFromExisting
VirtualMachine.Inventory.Delete
VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOff
VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOn
VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DeployTemplate
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  2. Create a user
    1. Once the role is defined, navigate to the Users and Groups section.
    2. Create a user for NetScaler Console to access the VMware vCenter.
    3. Provide a password for the newly created user.
  3. Associate the role with the user
    1. Navigate to the Global Permissions section and associate the custom role with the user.
    2. This association provides privileges for NetScaler Console to perform necessary actions on VMware vCenter.

Note:

The listed privileges are the minimum requirements for NetScaler Console to access the VMware vCenter. Creating a user with limited privileges is optional. If any user has privileges that include a superset of the specified privileges, the user can provide those credentials instead.

For more information about configuring user roles with privileges in VMware vCenter, see Configure User access.

Create a site in NetScaler Console

Create a site in NetScaler Console and add the VMware ESX details.

  1. In NetScaler Console, navigate to Infrastructure > Instances > Sites.

  2. Click Add.

  3. In the Select Cloud pane,

    1. Select Data Center as a Site type.

    2. Choose VMware vCenter from the Type list.

    3. Click Next.

  4. In the Choose Region pane,

    1. In the Cloud Access Profile pane, select the profile created for your VMware ESX. If there are no profiles, create a profile.

    2. To create a cloud access profile, click Add and specify the following:

      • Name – Specify a name to identify your cloud access profile in NetScaler Console.

      • IP address – Specify the IP address of the VMware vCenter server where you want to provision VPX instances.

      • Username – Specify the user name to access the VMware vCenter server.

      • Password – Specify the password to access the VMware vCenter server and confirm the password.

      Create a cloud access profile

    3. In Network (Datacenter), select the data center where you have the NetScaler templates.

    4. Specify the Site Name.

    5. Specify the Region, Latitude, and Longitude to identify the geo-location of your data center.

    6. Click Finish.

Create a site for instance provisioning in VMware

Provision an instance on VMware ESX

Use the site that you have associated with your VMware ESX to provision the NetScaler VPX instances.

Note:

Currently, the NetScaler Console supports only to provision standalone NetScaler instances.

  1. In NetScaler Console, navigate to Infrastructure > Instances > NetScaler.

  2. In the VPX tab, click Provision.

    This option displays the Provision NetScaler VPX on Cloud page.

  3. Select VMware vCenter and click Next.

    Select VMware vCenter

  4. In Basic Parameters, specify the following:

    • Name – Specify the name of an instance.

    • Site – Select the site that you have created earlier.

    • Cloud Access Profile – Select the cloud access profile created during site creation.

    • NetScaler profile – Select the NetScaler profile to provide authentication.

    • License – Use pooled capacity licensing to apply licenses to an instance.

    Basic parameters

  5. Click Next.

  6. In Provision Parameters, specify the following details:

    • Clusters – Select the cluster where you want to provision an instance.

    • Hosts – Select the required host from the list.

    • Templates – Select the template from the list that you want to apply to an instance.

    • Datastore – Select the datastore from the list.

    • IP address – Specify an IP address to an instance.

    • Net mask – Specify a net mask to an instance.

    • Gateway – Specify a gateway to an instance.

    Basic parameters

  7. Click Finish to provision a VPX instance.

Provision NetScaler VPX instances on VMware ESX
June 3, 2024
Contributed by: 
C
June 3, 2024
Contributed by: 
C

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