Convert a NetScaler MPX Appliance to NetScaler SDX Appliance

Summary

This document contains information about converting NetScaler MPX appliances to NetScaler SDX appliances.

Requirements

You can use a field conversion kit to migrate a NetScaler MPX appliance to a NetScaler SDX appliance. The following table lists the details of the SDX
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Kits:

Background

With the new NetScaler SDX appliance models 17500, 19500, and 21500, you can deploy multiple virtualized NetScaler instances on a single purpose-built physical appliance with full multi-service and multi-tenant support. The NetScaler SDX appliance uses the service delivery performance and SSL encryption throughput of the NetScaler MPX appliance models 17500, 19500, and 21500.

You can convert a NetScaler MPX appliance to a NetScaler SDX appliance by upgrading the software through a new Solid State Drive (SSD) and a new Hard
Disk Drive (HDD). The conversion process modifies the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS), installs XenServer hypervisor and a Service Virtual Machine image, and copies an image with extension .xva for the NetScaler nCore virtual appliance 9.3 to the hard disk. However, you need to re-license the appliance, and then the appliance can provision the VPX instances as defined by the administrator through the Service VM on the NetScaler SDX appliance.

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