Citrix NetScaler MPX 17550, MPX 19550, MPX 20550,
and MPX 21550
The Citrix NetScaler models MPX 17550, MPX 19550, MPX 20550, and MPX 21550 are 2U
appliances. Each model has two 6-core processors for a total of 12 physical cores (24
cores with hyper-threading), and 96 gigabytes (GB) of memory.
The following figure shows the front panel of the MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550
appliance.
Figure 1-50. Citrix NetScaler MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550 appliance, front panel
The MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550 appliance has the following ports:
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10/100Base-T copper Ethernet Port (RJ45), also called LOM port. You can use this
port to remotely monitor and manage the appliance independently of the NetScaler
software.
Note: The LEDs on the LOM port are not operational by design.
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RS232 serial console port.
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Two 10/100/1000Base-T copper Ethernet management ports (RJ45), numbered 0/1
and 0/2 from left to right. These ports are used to connect directly to the appliance
for system administration functions.
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Eight 10G SFP+ ports numbered 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, and 10/4 on the top row from left
to right, and 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, and 10/8 on the bottom row from left to right.
The following figure shows the back panel of the MPX 17550/19550/20550/21550
appliance.
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