Data Sheet

NetScaler

NetScaler
The worlds most advanced cloud network platform
NetScaler is the industrys leading web and application delivery controller that maximizes the
performance and availability of all applications and data, and also provide secure remote access
to any application from any device type. 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

NetScaler
Gateway

*Universal
License

Application availability
L4 load balancing and L7 content switching
Microsoft SQL, MYSQL
AppExpert rate controls
IPv6 support
Traffic domains
Subscriber-aware traffic steering
Global server load balancing (GSLB)
Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
Dynamic routing protocols
Surge protection and priority queuing
TriScale Clustering
Application acceleration
Client and server TCP optimizations
AppCompress
AppCache
Application security
L4 DoS defenses
L7 DoS defenses
L7 rewrite and responder
XenMobile NetScaler connector
AAA for traffic management
NetScaler AppFirewall with XML security
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

* All front end optimization features require cache license

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Feature

Platinum
Edition

Enterprise
Edition

Standard
Edition

NetScaler
Gateway

*Universal
License

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

Unified Gateway
Federated Identity
One URL/SSO using SAML 2.0
Centralized Policy Management (SmartControl)
Stateless RDP proxy
Cluster for ICA proxy (Striped)
Monitoring of XenApp/XenDesktop traffic (Real time)
Monitoring of XenApp/XenDesktop traffic (Historical)

NetScaler Gateway
Broad client support for plugins
Customizable web portal
SSL VPN remote access
ICA proxy to XenApp and XenDesktop
Contextual policies for XenApp/XenDesktop (SmartAccess)
End Point Analysis
Secure browser-only access (CVPN)

Standard Option
*Universal license is required on top of a NetScaler (Platinum, Enterprise, Standard) or a Gateway (AGEE) license.

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NetScaler Platform

NetScaler

MPX 25160T

MPX 25100T

Processor

Dual Intel E5-2680v2

Dual Intel E5-2680v2

Memory

128

128

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.3-2002/2005/2008/2012)

32x10G SFP+

32x10G SFP+

Transceivers support

10GE SFP+; 1G SFP - Cu

10GE SFP+; 1G SFP - Cu

Platform attributes

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades

Upgrade option to MPX 25160T

Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)

160

100

L7 HTTP requests/sec

4,600,000

3,200,000

SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)

2,000

1,400

SSL throughput, Gbps

21

15

Compression throughput, Gbps

14

10 .5

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN concurrent users

35,000

35,000

Number of instances included

(For SDX models)

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

Input voltage and frequency ranges

100-240VAC full range, 50-60 Hz

100-240VAC full range, 50-60 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Max power supply

1000W

1000W

Typical/max power consumption

594W/717W

594W/717W

Weight, lbs

60

60

Height

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 SC48D

rack width with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 SC48D

rack width with mounting brackets

Depth

28 1/4"/72 cm

28 1/4"/72 cm

Operating temperature

0-40C

0-40C

Allowed relative humidity

20%-80%, non-condensing

20%-80%, non-condensing

Safety certifications

CSA

CSA

Electromagnetic emissions certifications

and susceptibility standards

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC, CE,

VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC, CE,

VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS

RoHS

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NetScaler Platform

NetScaler

MPX/SDX 24150

MPX/SDX 24100

MPX/SDX 22120

MPX/SDX 22100

Processor

Dual Intel E5-2690

Dual Intel E5-2690

Dual Intel E5-2690

Dual Intel E5-2690

Memory

256 GB

256 GB

256 GB

256 GB

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.3-2002/2005/2008/2012)

24X10GE SFP+ and 12XGE SFP

(fiber or copper)

24X10GE SFP+ and 12XGE SFP 24x 10GBASE-X SFP+ OR (for

(fiber or copper)
NEBS models) 24x 10GBASE-X
SFP+ 12x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)

Transceivers support

10GE SFP+: 1G SFP - SR, LR, Cu

10GE SFP+: 1G SFP - SR, LR, Cu

Platform attributes

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades

24x 10GBASE-X SFP+ OR (for

NEBS models) 24x 10GBASE-X
SFP+ 12x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)

10GE SFP+: SR, LR; 1G SFP: SX, LX 10GE SFP+: SR, LR

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 24150

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 22120

Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)

150

100

120

100

L7 HTTP requests/sec (MPX/SDX)

5,800,000

3,500,000

4,700,000/3,700,000

4,500,000/3,700,000

SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)

135,000

100,000

560,000
155,000 (NEBS)

460,000
130,000 (NEBS)

SSL throughput, Gbps (MPX/SDX)

44

40

75/56 42 (NEBS)

65/56 35 (NEBS)

Compression throughput, Gbps

(MPX/SDX)

14.6

10

14/12.8

14/12.8

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN concurrent users

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

Number of Instances included

(For SDX models)

80

40

80

80

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

Input voltage and frequency ranges

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Max power supply

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

Typical power consumption

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

58

58

58

58

Height

2U

2U

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with 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

Allowed relative humidity

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

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS; NEBS Level 3 available

RoHS; NEBS Level 3 available

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NetScaler Platform

NetScaler

MPX/SDX 22080

MPX/SDX 22060

MPX/SDX 22040

MPX/SDX 14100

Processor

Dual Intel E5-2690

Dual Intel E5-2690

Dual Intel E5-2690

Dual Intel E5-2630v2

Memory

256 GB

256 GB

256 GB

64 GB

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.3-2002/2005/2008/2012)

24x 10GBASE-X SFP+ OR (for

NEBS models) 24x 10GBASE-X
SFP+ 12x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)

24x 10GBASE-X SFP+ OR (for

NEBS models) 24x 10GBASE-X
SFP+ 12x 1000BASE-X SFP (fiber
or copper)

24x 10GBASE-X SFP+

OR (for NEBS models)
24x 10GBASE-X SFP+
12x 1000BASE-X SFP
(fiber or copper)

16x 10GE SFP+

Transceivers support

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

10GE SFP+: SR, LR; 1G cu

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades

Upgrade option to MPX/SDX

22100 and 22120

Upgrade option to MPX/SDX

22080, 22100 and 22120

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 22060, 22080,
22100 and 22120

System throughput, Gbps

(L7 throughput)

80

60

40

100

L7 HTTP requests/sec (MPX/SDX)

4,000,000/3,700,000

3,500,000

2,600,000

3,000,000

SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)

340,000
80,000 (NEBS)

225,000
65,000 (NEBS)

120,000
40,000 (NEBS)

69,000

SSL throughput, Gbps

55 30 (NEBS)

45 22 (NEBS)

35
18 (NEBS)

45

Compression throughput, Gbps

12.5

11

9.4

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN concurrent users

35,000

35,000

35,000

20,000

Number of Instances included

(For SDX models)

80

80

20

25

Platform attributes

Platform performance

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

Input voltage and frequency ranges

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range, 47-63

Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

YES

Max power supply

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

528W

Typical power consumption

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

300W 1024 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

58

58

58

60

Height

2U

2U

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN
SC48D rack width
41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
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

Allowed relative humity

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

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS; NEBS Level 3 available

RoHS; NEBS Level 3 available

RoHS; NEBS Level 3 available

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MPX/SDX 14080

MPX/SDX 14060

MPX/SDX 14040

MPX/SDX 14030

Processor

Dual Intel E5-2630v2

Dual Intel E5-2630v2

Dual Intel E5-2630v2

Dual Intel E5-2630v2

Memory

64 GB

64 GB

64 GB

64 GB

Ethernet ports

16x 10GE SFP+

16x 10GE SFP+

16x 10GE SFP+

16x 10GE SFP+

Transceivers support

10GE SFP+: SR, LR; 1G cu

10GE SFP+: SR, LR; 1G cu

10GE SFP+: SR, LR; 1G cu

10GE SFP+: SR, LR; 1G cu

Pay as you grow

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 14100

Upgrade option to MPX/SDX

14080 and 14100

Upgrade option to MPX/SDX

14060, 14080 and 14100

Upgrade option to MPX/

SDX 14040, 14060, 14080
and 14100

System throughput, Gbps

80

60

40

30

HTTP requests/sec

2,800,000

2,400,000

1,800,000

1,700,000

SSL transactions/sec (2k)

69,000

69,000

42,000

30,000

SSL throughput

43

40

26

23

Compression throughput

8.5

7.7

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN users concurrent users

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

Number of instances included

25

25

10

10

Power supplies

Input voltage

100-240VAC full range, 47-63

Hz

100-240VAC full range, 47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range, 47-63

Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Max power consumption

528W

528W

528W

528W

Typical power consumption

300W 1024 BTU/Hr

300W 1024 BTU/Hr

300W 1024 BTU/Hr

300W 1024 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

60

60

60

60

Height

2U

2U

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494

SC48D rack width with mounting
brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN 41494 EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN
SC48D rack width with mounting 41494 SC48D rack width
brackets
with mounting brackets

Depth

28 / 71.2 cm

28 / 71.2 cm

28 / 71.2 cm

Operating temp.

0-40C

0-40C

0-40C

0-40C

Allowed relative humidity

5%-95%, non-condensing

5%-95%, non-condensing

5%-95%, non-condensing

5%-95%, non-condensing

Safety certs

CSA

CSA

CSA

CSA

Electromagnetic emissions certs

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC, CE,

VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A), DoC,

CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

Platform attributes

Platform performance

Platform Mechanical

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NetScaler Platform

NetScaler

MPX/SDX 14020

MPX/SDX 11542

MPX/SDX 11540

MPX/SDX 11530

MPX/SDX 11520

MPX/SDX 11515

Processor

Dual Intel E5-2630v2

Dual Intel Xeon E5645

Dual Intel Xeon E5645 Dual Intel Xeon E5645 Dual Intel Xeon
E5645

Dual Intel Xeon E5645

Memory

64 GB

48 GB

48 GB

48 GB

48 GB

48 GB

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet
interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.32002/2005/2008/2012)

16x 10GE SFP+

8x10GBASE-X SFP+ AND 8x10GBASE-X SFP+

4x1000BASE-X SFP
AND 4x1000BASE-X
(fiber or copper)
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

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1G cu

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 14030,
14040, 14060, 14080
and 14100

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11542

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11540
and 11542

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11530,
11540 and 11542

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 11520,
11530,
11540 and 11542

42

40

30

20

15

L7 HTTP requests/sec (MPX/ 1,400,000

SDX)

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 22,000

certificates)

69,000

43,000

30,000

25,000

22,500

Platform attributes

Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)

20

SSL throughput, Gbps

21

20.5

19

17

15

14

Compression throughput,
Gbps

4.4

8/7

7.5/7

6.5

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN

concurrent users

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

Number of instances
included
(for SDX models)

20

20

20

20

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

Input voltage and frequency 100-240VAC full

ranges
range, 47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full
range,
47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full
range,
47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full
range,
47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full
range,
47-63 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Max power supply

528W

650W 2219 BTU/Hr

650W 2219 BTU/Hr

650W 2219 BTU/Hr

650W 2219 BTU/Hr

650W 2219 BTU/Hr

Typical power consumption

300W 1024 BTU/Hr

500W 1706 BTU/Hr

500W 1706 BTU/Hr

500W 1706 BTU/Hr

500W 1706 BTU/Hr

500W 1706 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

60

45

45

45

45

45

Height

2U

2U

2U

2U

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297,

DIN 41494 SC48D
rack width with
mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297,

DIN
41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297,

DIN 41494 SC48D
rack width
with mounting
brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297,

DIN 41494 SC48D rack
width
with mounting
brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297,

DIN
41494 SC48D rack
width
with mounting
brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297,

DIN
41494 SC48D rack
width
with mounting
brackets

Depth

28 / 71.2 cm

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

0-40C

Allowed relative humity

5%-95%, noncondensing

5%-95%, non-condensing 5%-95%, noncondensing

5%-95%, noncondensing

5%-95%, noncondensing

5%-95%, noncondensing

Safety certifications

CSA

CSA

CSA

CSA

CSA

CSA

Electromagnetic emissions
certifications and
susceptibility standards

FCC (Part 15 Class A), FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, DoC,
AN/NES
CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS,
AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS,
AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS,
AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS,
AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

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NetScaler

MPX 15500 FIPS

MPX 12500 FIPS

MPX 10500 FIPS

MPX 9700 FIPS

Processor

Dual Intel Xeon E5440

Dual Intel Xeon E5440

Dual Intel Xeon E5440

Dual Intel Xeon E5440

Memory

16 GB

16 GB

16 GB

16 GB

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.3-2002/2005/2008/2012)

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

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

Upgrade option to FIPS

version of MPX 15500

Upgrade option to FIPS versions Upgrade option to FIPS

of MPX 12500 and MPX 15500 versions of MPX 10500, MPX
12500 and MPX 15500

Platform attributes

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades
Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)

15

10

L7 HTTP requests/sec (MPX/SDX)

1,200,000

700,000

500,000

200,000

SSL transactions/sec (2K key certificates)

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

SSL throughput, Gbps

4.5

3.6

2.0

1.0

Compression throughput, Gbps

6.5

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN concurrent users

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

Number of instances included

(for SDX models)

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

Input voltage and frequency ranges

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Max power supply

450W 1536 BTU/Hr

450W 1536 BTU/Hr

450W 1536 BTU/Hr

450W 1536 BTU/Hr

Typical power consumption

360W 1229 BTU/Hr

360W 1229 BTU/Hr

360W 1229 BTU/Hr

360W 1229 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

30

30

30

30

Height

2U

2U

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width
with 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

Allowed relative humity

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

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS; FIPS 140-2, Level 2

RoHS; FIPS 140-2, Level 2

RoHS; FIPS 140-2, Level 2

RoHS; FIPS 140-2, Level 2

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NetScaler Platform

NetScaler

MPX/SDX 8015

MPX 8005

MPX 5650

MPX 5550

Processor

Intel E3-1275

Intel E3-1275

Intel E3-1225

Intel E3-1225

Memory

32 GB

32 GB

8 GB

8 GB

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.3-2002/2005/2008/2012)

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

Transceivers support

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

1 GE SFP: SX, LX

Platform attributes

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades

Upgrade options to
MPX/ SDX 8015

Upgrade option to
MPX 5650

Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)

15

0.5

L7 HTTP requests/sec (MPX/SDX)

1,200,000

375,000

350,000

175,000

SSL transactions/sec (2K key certificates)

11,000

6,500

2,800

1,500

SSL throughput, Gbps

0.5

Compression throughput, Gbps

3.5

2.3

0.5

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN concurrent users

10,000

10,000

5,000

5,000

Number of instances included

(for SDX models)1

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

1 (2nd optional)

1 (2nd optional)

Input voltage and frequency ranges

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

No

No

Max power supply

250W 853 BTU/Hr

250W 853 BTU/Hr

180W 614 BTU/Hr

180W 614 BTU/Hr

Typical power consumption

185W 631 BTU/Hr

185W 631 BTU/Hr

135W 461 BTU/Hr

135W 461 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

32

32

32

32

Height

1U

1U

1U

1U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
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

Allowed relative humity

10%-90%, non-condensing

10%-90%, non-condensing

10%-90%, non-condensing

10%-90%, non-condensing

Safety certifications

CSA

CSA

CSA

CSA

Electromagnetic emissions certifications

and susceptibility standards

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

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NetScaler Platform

NetScaler

MPX/SDX 21550

MPX/SDX 20550

MPX/SDX 19550

MPX/SDX 17550

Processor

Dual Intel X5680

Dual Intel X5680

Dual Intel X5680

Dual Xeon X5680

Memory

96 GB

96 GB

96 GB

96 GB

Ethernet ports
(Published Ethernet interfaces compliant
per IEEE802.3-2002/2005/2008/2012)

8x 10GBASE-X SFP+

8x 10GBASE-X SFP+

8x 10GBASE-X SFP+

8x 10GBASE-X SFP+

Transceivers support

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

10GE SFP+: SR, LR

10GE SFP+: SR, LR;

Upgrade option to MPX/SDX

21550

Upgrade option to
MPX/SDX 20550 and
MPX/SDX 21550

Upgrade option to MPX/SDX

19550, MPX/SDX 20550
and MPX/SDX 21550

Platform attributes

Pay as you grow and

BurstPack license upgrades
Platform performance
System throughput, Gbps
(L7 throughput)

50

40

30

20

L7 HTTP requests/sec (MPX/SDX)

3,700,000

3,500,000

3,000,000

2,400,000

SSL transactions/sec
(2K key certificates)

98,000

73,000 (MPX)
68,000 (SDX)

50,000

33,000

SSL throughput, Gbps

11

10

Compression throughput, Gbps

11 (MPX) / 10 (SDX)

ICA Proxy/SSL VPN concurrent users

30,000

30,000

30,000

30,000

Number of instances included

(For SDX models)

Platform mechanical, environmental and regulatory

Power supplies

Input voltage and frequency ranges

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

100-240VAC full range, 47-63

Hz

100-240VAC full range,

47-63 Hz

Optional DC power supply

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Max power supply

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

1100W 3753 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

Typical power consumption

570W 1945 BTU/Hr

570W 1945 BTU/Hr

850W 2900 BTU/Hr

570W 1945 BTU/Hr

Weight, lbs

49

49

58

49

Height

2U

2U

2U

2U

Width

EIA 310-D, IEC

EIA 310-D, IEC
EIA 310-D, IEC
60297, DIN 41494 SC48D rack 60297, DIN 41494 SC48D rack 60297, DIN 41494 SC48D rack
width with mounting brackets width with mounting brackets width with mounting brackets

EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, DIN

41494 SC48D rack width with
mounting brackets

Depth

28" / 71.2 cm

28" / 71.2 cm

28" / 71.2 cm

28" / 71 cm

Operating temperature

0-40C

0-40C

0-40C

0-40C

Allowed relative humity

5%-95%, non-condensing

5%-95%, non-condensing

5%-95%, noncondensing

5%-95%, non-condensing

Safety certifications

CSA

CSA

CSA

CSA

Electromagnetic emissions certifications

and susceptibility standards

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

FCC (Part 15 Class A),

DoC, CE, VCCI, CNS, AN/NES

Regulatory compliance

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

RoHS

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Technical Aspects
Unified Gateway

Provides consolidation of secure remote access

infrastructure with One URL
Provides SAML 2.0 federated identity to enable Single
Sign-On across all applications whether in a datacenter
or in a cloud
One URL to access any application
Stateless RDP proxy
Support for Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 32bit / 64bit, Ubuntu 12.04
32bit / 64bit
Support for Mac (OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), OS X 10.10
(Yosemite)
Support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 (32bit / 64bit)
Support for iOS 7.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad
and iPod touch.
Support for Android 4.1.x & 4.2.x (Jelly Bean), 4.4.x (KitKat),
5.x (Lollipop).

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, SMPP
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, Diameter AVP

Compatible with Pay-As-You-Grow and Burst Pack

performance upgrades
Traffic distribution mechanisms include: Equal Cost Multiple
Path (ECMP), Link-sets, and Cluster Link Aggregation Group
(CLAG)
Available on NetScaler MPX, SDX and VPX and with NetScaler
EE and PE editions
Modules may be configured on all nodes in a cluster or using
spotted VIPS they are added only to a select subset of nodes
Rate-based policy enforcement
Trigger NetScaler policies based upon connections per
second, packets per second, or bandwidth used
Source or destination-based upon header or payload
information
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 queuing2

Session protocols: TCP, UDP, SSL_TCP, Multi-path TCP, SPDY

Adaptive rate control for TCP connections and HTTP requests

Server monitoring: Ping, TCP, URL, ECV, scriptable health

checks, Dynamic Server Response Time

Prioritized transaction dispatch for critical application requests

Link load balancing

CloudBridge load balancing

Support for: Full-cone NAT, Deterministic NAT,

Endpoint-Independent Mapping and Filtering, Hair-pinning

Layer 7 content switching

Application Layer Gateways: FTP, TFTP, ICMP, SIP, RTSP,

PPTP, GRE

Policies: URL, URL Query, URL Wildcard, Domain, Source/

Destination IP, HTTP Header, Custom, HTTP and TCP Payload
Values, UDP, Diameter AVP

Subscriber-aware traffic steering

Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation2

Policy control interface: Gx, RADIUS

Switch requests based on protocol of incoming packets

Application acceleration

Database load balancing

TCP optimization

Support for: Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL

Multiplexing, Buffering, Connection Keep-alive, Windows

Scaling, Selective Acknowledgement, Fast Ramp, TCP
Westwood

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

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Configuration Coordinator node for centralized

management and synchronization

AppCompress
Gzip-based compression for HTTP traffic AppCache 3

TriScale Clustering2

Caching for static and dynamic application content

Scale-Out with clustering up to 32 NetScaler appliances

into single system image and up to 3 Tbps throughput

HTTP GET and POST method support

Policies defined based upon HTTP header and body values

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Application security

Secure access

DoS attack defense

XA/XD/XM integration

Continue service to legitimate users while protecting against

attacks such as: SYN Flood, HTTP DoS, and Ping of Death

Device certificate scanning

ICMP and UDP rate control

Content rewriting and response control
Policy-based bidirectional rewriting of HTTP header and
payload elements
Policy-based redirection of incoming requests
Body URL rewrite

Single sign-on using NTLM/Kerberos/SAML etc.

SmartAccess: Adaptive application and action control
enforced on XenApp and XenDesktop servers
SmartControl: Adaptive application and action control
enforced on NetScaler, thereby provising centralized policy
management and security at the edge
Integrated NetScaler Gateway SSL VPN

Custom responses and redirects

Five SSL VPN concurrent user (CCU) licenses included in

Standard and Enterprise Editions and 100 CCUs included in
Platinum Edition

Policy-based routing

End point analysis of user device

Network aware policies

SAML 2-factor and client certificate authentication; passwords

for single sign on to backend services stored on NetScaler

Responder module

DNSSEC
DNS proxy

AAA traffic management

Authoritative DNS

SAML 2.0 and NTLMv1/2 support for configuring NetScaler

with single sign-on (SSO)

DNS signing

Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS +, OCSP

Packet filtering

NetScaler CloudBridge Connector3

Layer 3 and 4 Access Control Lists (ACL)

Network connectivity protection via IPSec security

Network Address Translation (NAT)

Datacenter extension through GRE-based network bridging

IPv4/IPv6 Network Address Translation (NAT)

NetScaler AppFirewall with hybrid security model3
Positive security model protects against: Buffer Overflow,
CGI-BIN Parameter Manipulation, Form/Hidden Field
Manipulation, Forceful Browsing, Cookie or Session
Poisoning, Broken ACLs, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Command
Injection, SQL Injection, Error Triggering Sensitive Information
Leak, Insecure Use of Cryptography, Server Misconfiguration,
Back Doors and Debug Options, Rate-based Policy
Enforcement, Well known Platform Vulnerabilities, Zero-day
Exploits, Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), credit card and
other sensitive data leakage prevention
Negative security model with automatically updated
signatures to protect against L7 and HTTP application
vulnerabilities.

Support for XenMobile MDM5

Front end optimization scalable to over 100,000
concurrent users
XenMobile NetScaler Connector (XNC) provides a device
level authorization service
Application level policy controlled SSL VPN tunneling for
mobile clients

Network integration

Static routes, monitored static routes, weighted static routes

OSPF, RIP1/2, BGP2
VLAN 802.1Q
Link Aggregation 802.3ad

Integrates with third party scanning tools

Stateful IPv6 to IPv4 network address translation and DNS64

Common event format (CEF) logs

Static and stateless network address translation from IPv4

to IPv6

XML security: XML Denial of Service (xDoS)

XML SQL injection and cross site scripting, XML message
validation, format checks, WS-I basic profile compliance, XML,
xPath injection attachment check, xQuery Injection protection
WSDL scan prevention
Attachment checks
URL transformation
Cookie proxying and encryption

High availability
Active/Passive
Active/Active
VRRP
ECMP
Connection mirroring

SOAP array attack protection

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Simplified installation and management

User interface
Graphical application visualizer
Secure web-based GUI
CLI, Telnet, SSH, Console
Real-time performance dashboard
LB, GSLB Application Firewall and EdgeSight for NetScaler
configuration wizards
XenApp configuration wizards
Policy management
AppExpert Visual Policy Builder
Policy extensibility via HTTP service callouts
AppExpert templates
AppExpert Visualizers
Citrix Command Center
Centralized configuration and management of over 200
NetScaler appliances.
NetScaler Insight Center and AppFlow:
NetScaler Insight Center is a software solution enabling
traffic visibility; it includes HDX Insight and Web Insight and
is based on AppFlow.
HDX Insight parses ICA sessions to provide
troubleshooting, network analysis and end-to-end
performance for XenApp/XenDesktop sessions. Historical
data included in Platinum Edition.
Web Insight monitors real-time web application traffic and
assists capacity planning and helps ensure SLAs.
AppFlow Standards-based NetFlow/IPFIX (Internet Protocol
Flow Information Export) solution
Supported by leading performance monitoring and
management vendors
Provides transaction level visibility for HTTP, SSL, TCP, and
SSL/TCP flows

Action analytics
Aggregates real-time traffic statistics and enables their use
in setting dynamic policies
Charting and analysis utilities using HDX Insight
Third party management support
SNMPv1, SNMPv2 and SNMPv3: NetScaler MIB and MIB-II
support
Microsoft System Center Operations Management
(SCOM) support
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
(SCVMM) support
XML/SOAP API for automated application-driven
configuration
Real-time consolidated logging
Offloads logging from application server to central location
Native web interface
Integrated Web Interface Server for XenApp and
XenDesktop
Supports JAVA environments with MPX and VPX platforms
running NetScaler nCore OS
Authentication methods include: LDAP, RADIUS, NTLM,
TACACS+, Client Certificate
Manage HTTPS requests via included SSL VPN
Wizards-based configuration through NetScaler GUI
Login page customization
Includes Smart Access, smooth roaming, STA server
redundancy, and session reliability

Lower total cost of ownership

Web cache redirection2
Automatically direct requests with content not cached on
NetScaler to cache farm
N-tier multilayer load balancing support of cache servers

1. Additional NetScaler packs with 3 (8xxx) or 5 (all other models) instances each are available.
For SDX 8015 maximum number of instances is 5.
2. Available in NetScaler Enterprise and Platinum editions only.
3. Included in Platinum edition only; not available with Standard or Enterprise editions.
4. Available as a license upgrade on all editions and for MPX, SDX (excluding 22000 series) and VPX appliances.
5. Enterprise edition with AppCache or Platinum edition recommended.

About Citrix
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networking and SaaS solutions to enable new ways for businesses and people to work better. Citrix solutions power business mobility
through secure, mobile workspaces that provide people with instant access to apps, desktops, data and communications on any device,
over any network and cloud. With annual revenue in 2014 of $3.14 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
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