Description

This connector monitors Citrix NetScaler ADC devices. It relies on Citrix ADC 13.0 NITRO API or higher.

citrix^[3] enterprise^[4] hardware^[5] netscaler^[6]

Target

Typical platform: Citrix NetScaler^[7]

Operating system: Out-Of-Band

Prerequisites

Leverages: Citrix ADC 13.0 NITRO API or higher

Technology and protocols: HTTP/REST

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Examples

metricshub HOSTNAME -t management -c +CitrixNetScalerREST --https --http-port 443 -u USERNAME

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: management
        connectors: [ +CitrixNetScalerREST ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          http:
            https: true
            port: 443 # or probably something else
            username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
            password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The Citrix NetScaler (REST) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The HTTP Request below to the managed host succeeds:
  • post nitro/v1/config/login
  • Request Header:
    Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json
  • Request Body:
    ${file::httpBodyLogin}
  • The response header contains: Set-Cookie (regex)

Metrics