[THIN] Re: F5 vs NetScaler

This is always a challenging problem!!

 

For a list of features just jump on the Citrix Web site for the comparisons, However if its an Access Gateway you require (ICA over SSL or a CSG type of experience) then as far as I am aware this is not possible with F5 (only VPN with the correct module)also the F5 cannot offer the integration into your XenApp environment i.e. Smart Access features. If it’s pure load balancing features that you are looking for then I think they are similar each have pros and cons. For the load balancing features as you mention then you will require more than AG-EE you will require the Enterprise Netscaler at much higher cost. This is the same appliance just a different license. Also remember that AG-EE can offer full redundancy with the AG-EE license for Web Services (this is redundancy and not load balancing) this has been a real boon in high availability scenarios for me in the past.

 

Hope this helps

Peter

 

From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of zyg cw
Sent: Friday, 19 September 2008 2:57 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] F5 vs NetScaler

 

We  have Citrix PS 4.0/4.5 farms with about 1000 users. In about 12 months we expect to have about 4000 users and most of them external.

Currently all external users use Cisco VPN and then WI to connect to our Citrix servers and we have decided to install CAG devices to handle their connection.

 

After reading some documentation I found that it would be better idea if we buy NetScaler devices with built in CAG so that we can monitor and load balance WI, XML etc.

 

Our network guys are using F5 and I was asked if I can send to them some kind of comparison of F5 and NetScaler (what the devices can, and what they can't do). Does any of you have some kind of comparison?

 

I would be really glad having NetScaler with CAG but the decision will be made by our network team.

Do you think it would be a good idea to switch from F5 to NetScaler?

Maybe use CAG and F5?

 

Any advice is much appreciated.

 

Thank you for any information

Ziggy