Netscaler Data Sheet
Netscaler Data Sheet
Netscaler Data Sheet
Citrix NetScaler
Citrix NetScaler
The worlds most advanced cloud network platform
Citrix NetScaler is the industrys leading web and application delivery controller, and maximizes
the performance and availability of all applications and data. NetScaler products are easily selected
by determining the edition providing functional needs and the appropriate physical or virtual
appliance platform to fulfill performance needs.
Feature
Platinum Edition
Enterprise Edition
Standard Edition
Application availability
L4 load balancing and L7 content switching
Microsoft SQL, MYSQL
AppExpert rate controls
IPv6 support
Traffic domains
Global server load balancing (GSLB)
Dynamic routing protocols
Surge protection and priority queuing
Citrix TriScale clustering
Application acceleration
Client and server TCP optimizations
Citrix AppCompress
Citrix AppCache
Application security
L4 and L7 DoS defenses
L7 rewrite and responder
NetScaler Gateway, SSL VPN
XenMobile NetScaler Connector
SAML2 support
AAA for traffic management
Citrix Application Firewall
Citrix XML Firewall
NetScaler CloudBridge Connector
Front-end Optimization*
Content Layout
Domain Sharding
Image Optimization
Style Sheets and JavaScript Optimization
TCP Protocol Optimization
Multi-path TCP
BIC and Cubic TCP
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Citrix NetScaler
Feature
Platinum Edition
Enterprise Edition
Standard Edition
Simple manageability
NetScaler Insight Center-Web Insight
NetScaler Insight Center-HDX Insight
AppExpert visual policy builder
ActionAnalytics
AppExpert service callouts, templates and Visualizers
Role-based administration and AAA for administration
Configuration wizards
Native Citrix Web Interface
Citrix Command Center
Standard Option
NetScaler Platform
Note: Only TriScale Clustering is available as a separately purchasable option for NetScaler VPX virtual appliances.
Processor
Memory
256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
Ethernet ports*
Transceivers support
Platform attributes
120
100
80
60
4,700,000/3,700,000
4,500,000/3,700,000
4,000,000/3,700,000
3,500,000
SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)
560,000
155,000 (NEBS)
460,000
130,000 (NEBS)
340,000
80,000 (NEBS)
225,000
65,000 (NEBS)
75/56 42 (NEBS)
65/56 35 (NEBS)
55 30 (NEBS)
45 22 (NEBS)
14/12.8
14/12.8
12.5
11
35,000
35,000
35,000
80
80
80
80
Dual
Dual
Dual
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weight, lbs
58
58
58
58
Height
2U
2U
2U
2U
Width
EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN
SC48D rack width with mounting SC48D rack width with mounting 41494 SC48D rack width with
brackets
brackets
mounting brackets
Depth
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
Operating temperature
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
Safety certifications
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
Electromagnetic emissions
certifications and susceptibility
standards
Regulatory compliance
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Processor
Memory
256 GB
96 GB
96 GB
96 GB
96 GB
Ethernet ports*
8x 10GBASE-X SFP+
8x 10GBASE-X SFP+
8x 10GBASE-X SFP+
8x 10GBASE-X SFP+
Transceivers support
Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 22060,
22080, 22100 and
22120
Platform attributes
Upgrade option to
MPX / SDX 19550,
MPX / SDX 20550 and
MPX / SDX 21550
Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)
40
50
40
30
20
2,600,000
3,700,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,400,000
SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)
120,000
40,000 (NEBS)
98,000
73,000 (MPX)
68,000 (SDX)
50,000
33,000
35
18 (NEBS)
11
10
11 (MPX) / 10 (SDX)
35,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
80
40
40
40
40
Dual
Dual
Dual
Dual
Dual
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weight, lbs
58
49
49
58
49
Height
2U
2U
2U
2U
2U
Width
Depth
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
28" / 71.2 cm
Operating temperature
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, noncondensing
5%-95%, noncondensing
5%-95%, noncondensing
5%-95%, noncondensing
Safety certifications
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
Electromagnetic emissions
certifications and susceptibility
standards
Regulatory compliance
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
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NetScaler Platform
Citrix NetScaler
MPX/SDX 11542
MPX/SDX 11540
MPX/SDX 11530
MPX/SDX 11520
MPX/SDX 11515
Processor
Memory
48 GB
48 GB
48 GB
48 GB
48 GB
Ethernet ports*
8x10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 4x1000BASE-X
SFP (fiber or copper)
8x10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 4x1000BASE-X
SFP (fiber or copper)
8x10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 4x1000BASE-X
SFP (fiber or copper)
8x10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 4x1000BASE-X
SFP (fiber or copper)
8x10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 4x1000BASE-X
SFP (fiber or copper)
Transceivers support
Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11540 and
11542
Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11530,
11540 and 1542
Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11520,
11530, 11540 and
11542
Platform attributes
Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)
42
40
30
20
15
2,700,000 /2,000,000
2,500,000 /2,000,000
2,200,000 /2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)
69,000
43,000
30,000
25,000
22,500
20.5
19
17
15
14
8/7
7.5/7
6.5
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20
20
20
20
20
Dual
Dual
Dual
Dual
Dual
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weight, lbs
45
45
45
45
45
Height
2U
2U
2U
2U
2U
Width
EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN
41494 SC48D rack width 41494 SC48D rack width 41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets with mounting brackets with mounting brackets
Depth
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
Operating temperature
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
Safety certifications
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
Electromagnetic emissions
certifications and susceptibility
standards
Regulatory compliance
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
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Platform attributes
Processor
Memory
16 GB
16 GB
16 GB
16 GB
Ethernet ports*
2x 10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 8x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)
2x 10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 8x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)
2x 10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 8x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)
2x 10GBASE-X SFP+
AND 8x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)
Transceivers support
Upgrade option to
FIPS versions of
MPX 10500, MPX 12500
and MPX 15500
10
Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)
15
1,200,000
700,000
500,000
200,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
4.5
3.6
2.0
1.0
6.5
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Dual
Dual
Dual
Dual
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Weight, lbs
30
30
30
30
Height
2U
2U
2U
2U
Width
EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN
SC48D rack width with mounting 41494 SC48D rack width with
brackets
mounting brackets
Depth
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
Operating temperature
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
5%-95%, non-condensing
Safety certifications
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
Regulatory compliance
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Citrix NetScaler
MPX/SDX 8015
MPX 8005
MPX 5650
MPX 5550
Platform attributes
Processor
Intel E3-1275
Intel E3-1275
Intel E3-1225
Intel E3-1225
Memory
32 GB
32 GB
8 GB
8 GB
Ethernet ports
6x 10/100/1000 BASE-T
AND 6x1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper) OR
6x 10/100/1000 BASE-T
AND 2x10G BASE-X SFP+
6x 10/100/1000 BASE-T
AND 6x1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper) OR
6x 10/100/1000 BASE-T
AND 2x10G BASE-X SFP+
6x10/100/1000 BASE-T
6x10/100/1000 BASE-T
Upgrade option to
MPX 5650
Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)
15
0.5
1,200,000
375,000
350,000
175,000
11,000
6,500
2,800
1,500
0.5
3.5
2.3
0.5
10,000
10,000
5,000
5,000
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Single only
Single onlyl
Yes
Yes
No
No
Weight, lbs
32
32
32
32
Height
1U
1U
Width
EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN
SC48D rack width with mounting 41494 SC48D rack width with
brackets
mounting brackets
1U
1U
Depth
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
28" / 71 cm
Operating temperature
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
0-40C
10%-90%, non-condensing
10%-90%, non-condensing
10%-90%, non-condensing
10%-90%, non-condensing
Safety certifications
CSA
CSA
CSA
CSA
Regulatory compliance
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
RoHS
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Technical Aspects
L4-7 traffic management
Layer 4 load balancing (LB))
Protocols supported: TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS (TCP
and UDP), SIP (over UDP), RTSP, RADIUS, DIAMETER, SQL,
RDP, IS-IS
Algorithms: Round Robin, Least Packets, Least Bandwidth,
Least Connections, Response Time, Hashing (URL, Domain,
Source IP, Destination IP, and CustomID), SNMP-provided
metric, Server Application State Protocol (SASP)
Session persistence: Source IP, cookie, server, group, SSL
session, SIP CALLID, Token-based, SESSIONID
Session protocols: TCP, UDP, SSL_TCP, Multi-path TCP, SPDY
Server monitoring: Ping, TCP, URL, ECV, scriptable health
checks, Dynamic Server Response Time
Link load balancing
Citrix Branch Repeater load balancing
Layer 7 content switching
Policies: URL, URL Query, URL Wildcard, Domain, Source/
Destination IP, HTTP Header, Custom, HTTP and TCP Payload
Values, UDP
Switch requests based on protocol of incoming packets
Database load balancing
Support for: Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL
Switching algorithms include SQL query parameters such as
user and database names and command parameters
Token-based load balancing provides advanced
configuration for persistence and fault tolerant
deployments
TriScale clustering 8
Traffic domains
Allows overlapping IP addresses
Provides separate routing flows within a single appliance
Enables basic multi-tenancy implementations
Global server load balancing (GSLB)
Algorithms: site health, geographic proximity, network
proximity, connections, bandwidth, AG-E SSL VPN users
Site health checking on status, connection load, packet rate,
SNMP-provided metrics
Surge protection and priority queuing 6
Adaptive rate control for TCP connections and HTTP requests
Prioritized transaction dispatch for critical application requests
Application acceleration
TCP optimization
Multiplexing, Buffering, Connection Keep-alive, Windows
Scaling, Selective Acknowledgement, Fast Ramp, TCP
Westwood
AppCompress
Gzip-based compression for HTTP traffic AppCache 6
Caching for static and dynamic application content
HTTP GET and POST method support
Policies defined based upon HTTP header and body values
Application security
DoS attack defense
Continue service to legitimate users while protecting against
attacks such as: SYN Flood, HTTP DoS, and Ping of Death
Responder module
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Policy management
AppExpert Visual Policy Builder
Endpoint analysis
AppExpert templates
AppExpert Visualizers
Citrix Command Center6
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Action analytics
About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leader in mobile workspaces, providing virtualization, mobility management, networking and cloud services to
enable new ways to work better. Citrix solutions power business mobility through secure, personal workspaces that provide people with
instant access to apps, desktops, data and communications on any device, over any network and cloud. This year Citrix is celebrating 25
years of innovation, making IT simpler and people more productive. With annual revenue in 2013 of $2.9 billion, Citrix solutions are in use at
more than 330,000 organizations and by over 100 million users globally. Learn more at www.citrix.com.
Copyright 2014 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Citrix, XenDesktop, Citrix Application Firewall, Netscaler Clustering, ICA, HDX
Insight, FlexCast, Citrix Receiver, CloudBridge, NetScaler, NetScaler Gateway, NetScaler CloudConnector, TriScale, AppCache, AppCompress,
XenApp, XenMobile, AppFlow, EdgeSight, NetScaler MPX, NetScaler SDX, NetScaler VPX, NetScaler Insight Center, HDX and AppCache are
trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. and other countries. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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