Add instances to Citrix ADM 编辑

Instances are Citrix appliances or virtual appliances that you want to discover, manage, and monitor from Citrix ADM. You must add instances to the Citrix ADM server if you want to manage and monitor these instances. You can add the following Citrix appliances and virtual appliances to Citrix ADM:

• Citrix ADC MPX

• Citrix ADC VPX

• Citrix ADC SDX

• Citrix ADC CPX

• Citrix ADC BLX

• Citrix Gateway

• Citrix SD-WAN

You can add instances either while setting up the Citrix ADM server for the first time or later. You must then specify an instance profile that Citrix ADM can use to access the instance.

Note

• Citrix ADM uses the NetScaler IP (NSIP) address of the Citrix ADC instances for communication. For information about the ports that must be open between the Citrix ADC instances and Citrix ADM, see Ports.

• For Citrix SD-WAN WO and Citrix SD-WAN EE instances, Citrix ADM uses the management IP address of the instances for communication.

• To learn how Citrix ADM discovers instances, see Discover instances.

How to create a Citrix ADC profile

Citrix ADC profile contains the user name, password, communication ports, and authentication types of the instances that you want to add to Citrix ADM. For each instance type, a default profile is available. For example, the nsroot is the default profile for Citrix ADC instances. The default profile is defined by using the default Citrix ADC administrator credentials. If you have changed the default admin credentials of your instances, you can define custom instance profiles for those instances. If you change the credentials of an instance after the instance is discovered, you must edit the instance profile or create a profile, and then rediscover the instance.

You can create a Citrix ADC profile from the Instance page or while adding or changing an instance.

Note

Ensure to use the super administrator account to create an instance profile.

To create a Citrix ADC profile from the Instance page:

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Instances.

2. Select an Instance. For example, Citrix ADC.

3. On the Citrix ADC page, under Select Action select Profiles.

   

4. On the Admin Profiles page, select Add.

   

5. On the Create Citrix ADC Profile page, do the following:

   

   1. Profile Name: Specify a profile name for the Citrix ADC instance.

   2. User Name: Specify a user name to log on to the Citrix ADC instance.

   3. Password: Specify a password to log on to the Citrix ADC instance.

   4. SSH Port: Specify the port for SSH communication between Citrix ADM and the Citrix ADC instance.

   5. HTTP Port: Specify the port for HTTP communication between Citrix ADM and the Citrix ADC instance.

      Note

      The default HTTP port is 80. You can also specify the non-default or customized HTTP port that you might have configured in your Citrix ADC CPX instance. The customized HTTP port can be used for communication only between Citrix ADM and Citrix ADC CPX.

   6. HTTPS Port: Specify the port for HTTPS communication between Citrix ADM and the Citrix ADC instance.

      Note

      The default HTTPS port is 443. You can also specify the non-default or customized HTTPS port that you might have configured in your Citrix ADC CPX instance. The customized HTTPS port can be used for communication only between Citrix ADM and Citrix ADC CPX.

   7. Use global settings for Citrix ADC communication: Select this option if you want to use the system settings for communication between Citrix ADM and Citrix ADC instance, otherwise select either HTTP or https.

   8. SNMP Version: Select either SNMPv2 or SNMPv3 and do the following:

      1. If you select SNMPv2, specify the Community name for authentication.

      2. If you select SNMPv3, specify the Security Name and Security Level. Based on the security level, select the Authentication Type and Privacy Type.

         

         Note

         For Citrix ADC SDX, only SNMPv2 is supported.

   9. Timeout Settings: Specify the time that Citrix ADM must wait before sending a connection request to the Citrix ADC instance after a restart.

   10. Select Create.

Add ADC instances to Citrix ADM

You can add instances either while setting up the Citrix ADM server for the first time or later.

To add instances, you must specify either the host name or IP address of each Citrix ADC instance, or a range of IP addresses.

For SD-WAN instances, specify the IP address of each instance, or a range of IP addresses. Note that Citrix ADM supports only Citrix SD-WAN WO and Citrix SD-WAN PE editions.

Note

• To add Citrix ADC instances configured in a cluster, you must specify either the cluster IP address or any one of the individual nodes in the cluster setup. However, on Citrix ADM, the cluster is represented by the cluster IP address only.

• For Citrix ADC instances set up as an HA pair, when you add one instance, the other instance in the pair is automatically added.

If two Citrix ADM servers are set up in high availability mode, when an instance is added, the traffic source is through the ADM floating IP address.

When you add an instance from a remote data that is configured with an on-prem agent, the traffic source is through the ADM agent.

To add an instance to Citrix ADM:

1. Log on to Citrix ADM with administrator credentials.

2. Navigate to Infrastructure > Instances > Citrix ADC. Select the type of instance you want to add (for example, Citrix ADC VPX) and click Add.

   

3. Select one of the following options:

   • Enter Device IP address - For Citrix ADC instances, specify either the host name or IP address of each instance, or a range of IP addresses.

     If you want to discover an ADC HA pair using SNIP, ensure the Independent Network Configuration (INC) mode is enabled. And, specify the SNIP addresses in the following format:

      <SNIP of primary instance>#<SNIP of secondary instance>
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