[THIN] Re: F5 vs NetScaler

You should definitely use Netscaler in this scenario!

If you want to replace F5 use Netscaler Enterprise, if not buy Netcaler in the form of "Access Gateway Enterprise", same box minus the web acceleration, L4 load balancing, etc.....


Steve

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From: "zyg cw" <zygonlist@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:56:53 -0400
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