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Configuring NetScaler Gateway VPX for the First Time
Dec 27, 2013
After you import the virtual appliance to your hypervisor of choice, you can then configure the initial settings for the virtual
appliance.
Configuring Basic Settings for NetScaler Gateway VPX
On NetScaler Gateway VPX 10.1 and Access Gateway VPX 9.3 or 10, you can configure the initial settings by either running
a script in the command line or by using the Setup Wizard in the configuration utility. If you are using XenCenter or VMWare
ESX or ESXi, you can click the Console tab, log on to NetScaler Gateway and then run the script.
To access the configuration utility for the first time to configure basic settings, type the NetScaler Gateway IP address
default IP address into the address field of any web browser. You must be running a minimum of Java RunTime Environment
(JRE) Version 1.6.
Configuring Basic Settings for Access Gateway VPX 5.0
After installing an instance of the Access Gateway VPX 5.0, you need to access the virtual appliance to configure the basic
settings. When the installation is complete, you configure settings on the Console tab in the XenCenter Console or in
vSphere. You configure the basic settings of the Access Gateway VPX as you would for a physical appliance that you
connect using a serial cable and the serial console.
For details on using the command line to configure initial network settings, see
Defining Network Settings on the Access
Gateway Appliance by Using Express Setup
You can use the XenCenter or vSphere serial console to set the IP address and subnet of the network adapter that is called
eth0, as well as the IP address of the default gateway device. For Access Gateway VPX 5.0, you use the management
console. You can also use the XenCenter or vSphere console to test a connection by using the PING command.
Access Gateway VPX requires two network interfaces— one for the public (Internet) network and the second for the
internal network. For Access Gateway VPX 5.0, you can configure up to four network interfaces.
Caution: You must attached at least one network interface. If you do not attach a network interface, the virtual appliance
will automatically restart and enter recovery mode. Subsequent logon attempts will fail. You will then need to delete the
virtual appliance and reinstall it.
In Access Gateway VPX 5.0, you can select a management role for a network adapter that administrators use to connect
to the management console and, optionally, to connect with Secure Shell (SSH) to the appliance. For details, see
Designating Network Adapters for Specific Uses
. On the same Networking panel in the management console, you can
configure two Access Gateway appliances as a failover pair. You must designate an appliance failover role for a network
adapter on each appliance in the pair to support healthy monitoring traffic and to synchronize session information. For
details, see
How Appliance Failover Works on Access Gateway 5.0
.
Configuring Basic Settings for Access Gateway VPX 4.6
After installing an instance of the Access Gateway VPX 4.6, you need to access the virtual appliance to configure the basic
settings. When the installation is complete, you configure settings on the Console tab in the XenCenter console. You
configure the basic settings of Access Gateway VPX as you would for a physical appliance that you connect using a serial
cable and the serial console.
