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Converting a NetScaler MPX
11515/11520/11530/11540/11542 Appliance to a
NetScaler SDX 11515/11520/11530/11540/11542
Appliance
Jan 07, 2014
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). Citrix supplies a field conversion kit to migrate a NetScaler MPX
appliance to a NetScaler SDX appliance.
Note: Citrix recommends that you configure the Lights Out Management (LOM) Port of the NetScaler appliance before
starting the conversion process. For more information on the LOM port of the NetScaler appliance, see Lights Out
Management Port of the NetScaler Appliance.
To convert a NetScaler MPX appliance to a NetScaler SDX appliance, you must access the appliance through a console
cable attached to a computer or terminal. Before connecting the console cable, configure the computer or terminal to
support the following configuration:
VT100 terminal emulation
9600 baud
8 data bits
1 stop bit
Parity and flow control set to NONE
Connect one end of the console cable to the RS232 serial port on the appliance, and the other end to the computer or
terminal.
Note: To use a cable with an RJ-45 converter, insert the optional converter into the console port and attach the cable to it.
With the cable attached, verify that the MPX appliance’s components are functioning correctly. You are then ready to
begin the conversion. The conversion process modifies the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS), installs XenServer hypervisor
and a Service Virtual Machine image, and copies the NetScaler VPX image to the Hard Disk Drive.
After the conversion process, you make a few modifications to the appliance’s configuration and apply a new license. You
can then provision the VPX instances through the Management Service on what is now a NetScaler SDX appliance.
The following figure shows the front panel of the MPX 11515/11520/11530/11540/11542 appliance.
Figure 1. Citrix NetScaler MPX 11515/11520/11530/11540/11542, front panel
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