11.2.3.1. How to set a Static Routing

Operation Confirmed Version:
 Citrix Netscaler VPX Version11.0 Build67.12 Standard Edition
Method to set a static route to a Load Balancer will be introduced here.

Note

For setting the default route, setting from the Customer Portal screen is required.

Presumed case for sample setting

  • Set a static route of the destination network address (172.16.1.0/24) and the gateway address (192.168.1.254) to the Load Balancer (192.168.2.12).

Configuration diagram
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From the [ Configuration ] menu, move to [ System ] → [ Network ].
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Move to [ Network ] → [ Route ].
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After [ Basic ] tab on the [ Routes ] screen is displayed, click [ Add ].
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The Create Route screen will be displayed. Input the information as the table below.

Setting Items

Setting value

Network 172.16.1.0
Netmask 255.255.255.0
Traffic Domain

10 (10 is mandatory)

NULL Route No
Gateway 192.168.1.254
Distance 1
Weight 1
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Input the set values and click [ Create ].
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Note

By specifying the IP address of the host to the network and specifying the Netmask as 255.255.255.255, you can set up a static route with a specific host as the destination.

The [ Basic ] tab will be displayed on the Routes screen. Check that the set-up static route is displayed and the [ State ] is [ Up ].
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This completes the Static Route Setting.

Operation check result

We confirmed that the communication by Ping is possible to the destination set by static routing.
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We confirmed by Traceroute that the routing is correct to the destination set by static routing.
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