Getting started

Network administrators who have access to NetScaler (MPX/SDX/VPX/BLX) and Kubernetes environment can deploy NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller in Kubernetes.

Prerequisites

• You have installed Kubernetes cluster.
• You have installed Helm version 3.x or later. To install Helm, see here.
• You have Installed the Gateway API CRDs from Gateway API CRDs from the official standard channel.
• You have a system user account on NetScaler. NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller uses this account to push configuration to NetScaler. For more information, see Create a system user account for NetScaler Ingress Controller in NetScaler.
• You have a Kubernetes secret to store NetScaler user account credentials. See How to use Kubernetes secrets for storing NetScaler credentials.

How to deploy NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller in Kubernetes cluster

1. Add the NetScaler Helm chart repository to your local registry by using the following command:

   helm repo add netscaler https://netscaler.github.io/netscaler-helm-charts/
    

   If the NetScaler Helm chart repository is already added to your local registry, use the following command to update the repository:

   helm repo update netscaler
    

2. Install NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller by using the following command.

   helm install gateway-controller netscaler/netscaler-kubernetes-gateway-controller --set gatewayController.gatewayControllerName=citrix.com/nsgc-controller,license.accept=yes,gatewayController.entityPrefix=gwy
    

3. Verify the installation.

   kubectl get pods
    

4. (Optional) View the summary of NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller pod.

   kubectl describe pod <pod name>
    

   Example:

   kubectl describe pod netscaler-kubernetes-gateway-controller-5678d66d9b-nqp6p
    

5. (Optional) Check the NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller logs.

   kubectl logs -f <pod name>
    

   Example:

   kubectl logs -f netscaler-kubernetes-gateway-controller-5678d66d9b-nqp6p
    

6. (Optional) Delete the installation.

   helm uninstall netscaler-kubernetes-gateway-controller
    

What’s next

Deploy NetScaler Kubernetes Gateway Controller.