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DirectAccess and Citrix NetScaler Webinar

DirectAccess and Citrix NetScaler Webinar

Updated 5/2/2016: The webinar recording is now available online here.

Join me on Tuesday, April 26 at 11:00AM EDT for a live webinar to learn more about integrating the Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) with Microsoft DirectAccess. During the webinar, which will be hosted by Petri IT Knowledgebase, you will learn how to leverage the NetScaler to enhance and extend native high availability and redundancy capabilities included with DirectAccess.

Eliminating single points of failure is crucial for enterprise DirectAccess deployments. DirectAccess includes technologies such as load balancing for high availability and multisite for geographic redundancy, but they are somewhat limited. DirectAccess supports integration with third-party solutions like NetScaler to address these fundamental limitations.

DirectAccess Multisite Geographic Redundancy with Microsoft Azure Traffic ManagerNetScaler is an excellent platform that can be configured to improve upon native DirectAccess high availability and redundancy features. It provides superior load balancing compared to native Windows Network Load Balancing (NLB), with more throughput and better traffic visibility, while at the same time reducing resource utilization on the DirectAccess server.

For multisite DirectAccess deployments, the NetScaler can be configured to provide enhanced geographic redundancy, providing more intelligent entry point selection for Windows 8.x and Windows 10 clients and granular traffic control such as weighted request distribution and active/passive site failover.

DirectAccess and Citrix NetScaler WebinarIn addition, the NetScaler can be configured to serve as the DirectAccess Network Location Server (NLS), providing essential high availability for this critical service and reducing supporting infrastructure requirements.

Click here to view the recorded webinar.

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by Richard M. Hicks on April 11, 2016  •  Permalink
Posted in DirectAccess, Enterprise, High Availability, Load Balancing, multisite, Netscaler, Remote Access, webinar
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on April 11, 2016

https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2016/04/11/directaccess-and-citrix-netscaler-webinar/

WEBINAR: Maximize Your Investment in Windows 10 with DirectAccess and the Kemp LoadMaster

Kemp Technologies LoadMaster Load BalancerWith the recent release of Microsoft’s Windows 10 client operating system, many organizations are now planning their migration to Windows 10 from previous versions. For those organizations looking to maximize their investment in Windows 10, many are considering the deployment of DirectAccess with Windows Server 2012 R2.

DirectAccess and Windows 10 - Better TogetherDirectAccess and Windows 10 are much better together. Windows 10 includes full support for all of the important enterprise features of DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 R2, including geographic redundancy, transparent site selection, and IP-HTTPS performance improvements. The Kemp LoadMaster load balancer can be used to extend and enhance the native high availability features of DirectAccess, and it can be used to reduce supporting infrastructure requirements.

To learn more about maximizing your investment in Windows 10 with DirectAccess and the Kemp LoadMaster load balancer, be sure to attend our upcoming webinar on Thursday, October 15 when I’ll discuss in detail and demonstrate the advantages of Windows 10 and the Kemp LoadMaster load balancer.

You can register for the Windows Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess and Kemp Technologies LoadMaster webinar here.

Kemp Technologies LoadMaster Load Balancer

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by Richard M. Hicks on October 5, 2015  •  Permalink
Posted in ADC, application delivery controller, DirectAccess, High Availability, IP-HTTPS, IPv6 Transition, Kemp, Load Balancing, LoadMaster, MVP, Remote Access, SSL and TLS, Training, troubleshooting, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on October 5, 2015

https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2015/10/05/webinar-maximize-your-investment-in-windows-10-with-directaccess-and-the-kemp-loadmaster/

DirectAccess Single NIC Load Balancing with Kemp LoadMaster

Kemp Technologies Load BalancersEarlier this year I authored the Windows Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess Deployment Guide for Kemp LoadMaster load balancers. The documentation described in detail how to configure the Kemp LoadMaster to provide load balancing for DirectAccess when configured with two network adapters. It also assumed that the DirectAccess server is configured to use the LoadMaster as its default gateway.

There are many scenarios in which the DirectAccess server does not use the LoadMaster as its default gateway, most commonly deployments where the DirectAccess server is configured with a single NIC. To support load balancing for DirectAccess configured with a single NIC, it will be necessary to make some changes to the LoadMaster configuration to enable load balancing support for this scenario.

To configure the Kemp LoadMaster for load balancing DirectAccess single NIC deployments, follow the guidance to create the virtual service as documented. After creating the virtual service for DirectAccess, expand Standard Options, deselect Transparency, and then select Subnet Originating Requests.

DirectAccess Single NIC Load Balancing with Kemp LoadMaster

This will configure the LoadMaster to forward traffic to the DirectAccess server using the internal IP address of the LoadMaster as the source IP address for the connection instead of the original public address of the client. This allows the DirectAccess server to return DirectAccess traffic to the LoadMaster without having to use it as its default gateway.

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by Richard M. Hicks on July 13, 2015  •  Permalink
Posted in application delivery controller, DirectAccess, High Availability, Kemp, Load Balancing, LoadMaster, Remote Access, Windows Server 2012 R2
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Posted by Richard M. Hicks on July 13, 2015

https://directaccess.richardhicks.com/2015/07/13/directaccess-single-nic-load-balancing-with-kemp-loadmaster/

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