Guys, struggling to find a solid answer on Citrix ...
# citrix-netscaler
j
Guys, struggling to find a solid answer on Citrix docs. Netscaler VPX 25. Does the 25 represent 25Mbps max throughput? I'm sure that's the case for the 200 / 1000 but struggled to find this confirmation on datasheets, cheers
k
• Indeed but at least here its mentioned VPX 25 Mbps) https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX476864/notice-of-change-announcement-for-perpetual-citrix-adc-eos Low end VPX subscription (VPX10 Mbps and VPX 25 Mbps) will be end of sale 5th March 2023 https://twitter.com/craigastones/status/1621841304132136960?s=12&t=vF0DLoi-HIUwDGS0DfLkvg
j
Nice one - thanks mate
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r
And that would be why you're not finding the info now.
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m
I can't find any reference but I am quite sure that VPX 25 means 25Mbits throughput. As far as I know these are only available as CSP Licenses.
j
Correct, the number always represents the total bandwidth capacity in Mbps. Note that you can’t get these anymore, except through CSP (for now).
r
Even before they discontinued them, we used to sell only the 200 as 25 MB of bandwidth really isn't enough. The free version of CPX comes with a 50 MB limit if that tells you anything.
j
Make that 100 ;/)
r
They upped it after I left? Anyway, still >25.
j
Yes, part of the new offering, obviously without support entitlement!
r
Community support. And, since the product teams all belong to the community, that might be better. 😜
j
From the docs: NetScaler CPX Express is a software edition that is free-of-cost for on-premises and cloud deployments. When you download a NetScaler CPX instance from the Quay repository, the NetScaler CPX Express license is applied to the CPX instance by default. All the NetScaler CPX features are available with the NetScaler CPX Express license. For information about the supported features on CPX, see About NetScaler CPX. The NetScaler community support is available with NetScaler CPX Express but not the enterprise support. The NetScaler CPX Express license offers 100 Mbps bandwidth capacity. You must license your NetScaler CPX instance for higher capacity, production deployment, and to avail enterprise support. NOTE: Starting from NetScaler CPX version 14.1 build 14.1-17.38, the bandwidth of CPX Express license is increased from 20 Mbps to 100 Mbps. This increased bandwidth enables Kubernetes developers to try out NetScaler proxy.
j
Thanks folks, the customer Im helping has a pair of VPX 25's in place. They are due for renewal in July, they only have around 300 users and hardly any use the external GW.. they avg around 5Mbps (peak). They are looking to run some extra services through the Netscaler hence the ask 🙂
c
FWIW - Number doesn't always necessarily indicate bandwidth in Mbps. If you're running vCPU licensing then it could also be the number of cores assigned to the instance. Depending on which firmware you're running there may or may not be parentheses around the number.
j
@CTXMike you’re not wrong! If I’m not mistaken, vCPU has been deprecated in the new license structure.