Migrate from NetScaler Insight Center to NetScaler Console
You can now migrate your NetScaler Insight Center deployment to NetScaler Console without losing the existing configuration, settings, or data. With NetScaler Console you can not only view the various analytics generated by the NetScaler instances associated with an application, but can also manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the entire global application delivery infrastructure from a single, unified console.
Note
Migration is currently supported only on NetScaler® Insight Center Standalone instances.
Prerequisites
Before migrating the NetScaler Insight Center virtual appliance to NetScaler Console, verify that the following requirements have been met:
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NetScaler Insight Center 11.1 Build 47.14 or later is installed.
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You have downloaded the NetScaler Console 12.0 build 57.24 .tgz image file.NoteYou must install NetScaler Console 12.0 build 57.24 and then upgrade to the latest NetScaler Console 13.1 build. For more information, see Upgrade.
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You have downloaded the NetScaler Console 13.1 latest build .tgz image file.
Hardware requirement
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Virtual CPU | 8 CPUs |
| Storage space | 120 GB |
| Note We recommend that you use 500 GB for better performance. Also, Citrix recommends using solid-state drive (SSD) technology for NetScaler Console deployments. | |
| Virtual Network Interfaces | 1 |
| Throughput | 1 Gbps or 100 Mbps |
| Hypervisor Requirements | |
| Citrix Hypervisor | 6.2, 6.5 |
| VMware ESX | 5.5, 6.0 |
| Microsoft Hyper-V | 2012 R2 |
| Linux - KVM | Ubuntu, Fedora |
Installation procedure
To migrate NetScaler Insight Center to NetScaler Console:
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Log on to the shell prompt of NetScaler Insight Center.
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Download the NetScaler Console 12.0 build 57.24 to the /var/mps/mps\_images folder.
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Untar the TGZ file by using the tar -zxvf build-mas-12.0-57.24.tgz command.
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Install NetScaler Console by using the ./installmas command.
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After installing NetScaler Console 12.0 build 57.24, you need to upgrade to the latest NetScaler Console 13.1 build by performing the above steps.
After the migration, all the NetScaler instances that were discovered in the NetScaler Insight Center inventory appear in the Infrasturcture > Instances section of NetScaler Console. However, for the first time you need to manually poll the virtual servers hosted in the discovered appliances.
Note
In NetScaler Console, by default, there is no licensing cost to manage and monitor two virtual servers created within the discovered NetScaler instances. To monitor and manage more than two virtual servers, install the required NetScaler Console licenses. For more details, see NetScaler Console Licensing.