Log on to the NetScaler appliance with SSH, such as PuTTY. Use the nsroot credentials to log in to the appliance.
Switch to the shell prompt.
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root@NetScaler01#
Run the following command to change to the default installation directory:
root@NetScaler01# cd /var/nsinstall/ root@NetScaler01# ls 10.1nsinstall installns_state root@NetScaler01# cd 10.1nsinstall/ root@NetScaler01# ls build_123.9 root@NetScaler01# mkdir build_124.13
Upload new firmware in the build directory build-10.1-124.13_nc.tgz
Run the following command to extract the firmware:
root@NetScaler01# cd build_124.13/ root@NetScaler01# ls build-10.1-124.13_nc.tgz root@NetScaler01# tar xzvf build-10.1-124.13_nc.tgz .ns.version ns-10.1-124.13.gz ns-10.1-124.13.sha2 installns nsconfig bootloader.tgz help.tgz CitrixNetScalerManagementPackSCOM2012.msi CitrixNetScalerLoadBalancer.msi BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.cert BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot_CH.cert Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg macversion.txt apidoc.tgz NSConfig.wsdl NSStat.wsdl ns-10.1-124.13-gui.tar ns-10.1-124.13-nitro-java.tgz ns-10.1-124.13-nitro-csharp.tgz ns-10.1-124.13-nitro-rest.tgz ns-10.1-124.13-nitro-perl-samples.tgz ns-10.1-124.13-nitro-python-samples.tgz vmware-tools.tgz
Run the following command to install the software you have downloaded:
root@NetScaler01# ./installns installns version (10.1-124.13) kernel (ns-10.1-124.13.gz) The Netscaler version 10.1-124.13 checksum file is located on http://www.mycitrix.com under Support > Downloads > Citrix NetScaler. Select the Release 10.1-124.13 link and expand the "Show Documentation" link to view the SHA2 checksum file for build 10.1-124.13. There may be a pause of up to 3 minutes while data is written to the flash. Do not interrupt the installation process once it has begun. Installation will proceed in 5 seconds, CTRL-C to abort Installation is starting ... VPX platform. Skipping CallHome checks. Copying ns-10.1-124.13.gz to /flash/ns-10.1-124.13.gz ... ....................................................... Installing XML API documentation... Installing NSConfig.wsdl... Installing NSStat.wsdl... Installing online help... Installing SCOM Management Pack... Installing LoadBalancer Pack... Installing GUI... Installing Mac binary and Mac version file... Installing NITRO... Installing Jazz certificate ... Installing Call Home certificate ... Creating after upgrade script ... Installation has completed. Reboot NOW? [Y/N] Y Rebooting ...