Introduction to AWS and NetScaler

In this tutorial, we will explore the basics of AWS when provisioning:

1. Networking resources
2. Compute resources
3. Storage Resources.

After learning the basics and configuring pre-requisite networking, we will then deploy NetScaler ADC in AWS to show how you can Load Balance a simple Website hosted on an EC2 instance via the NetScaler ADC.

As a pre-requisite for this tutorial, please sign up and create your own AWS Free Tier account from the sign in page

Follow along via links to AWS tutorial content in the Table of Contents below.

Table of Contents

Networking in AWS (VPC)

1. Overview
2. Creating a VPC
3. Creating Three Subnets
   • Management Subnet
   • Server Subnet
   • Client Subnet
4. Creating Three Route Tables

• Configure the MGMT Subnet Default Route Table
• Create and Configure the Server Subnet's Route Table
• Create and Configure the Client Subnet's Route Table

5. Summary

Summary of Network Topolgy after completion

Storage in AWS (S3 and EFS)

1. S3

• Overview
• Create an S3 Bucket
• Create a S3 Bucket
• Download a File from an S3 Bucket
• Summary

2. EFS

• Overview
• Create an EFS Mount Point
• Summary

Computing in AWS (EC2)

1. Overview
2. Launch an Windows EC2 Instance (Client Network)

• Overview EC2 Launch Wizard for Windows Server 2016 Instance
• RDP into Windows EC2 Instance
• Pull S3 Bucket files into the Windows Instance
• Summary

3. Launch a Linux EC2 Instance (Server Network)

• Overview EC2 Launch Wizard for Ubuntu Server Instance
• SSH into Linux EC2 Instance, Update, and Install Pre-Reqs
• Mount EFS volumes on the host
• Host a WebApp on port 8080
• Summary

4. Deploy NetScaler ADC in AWS

• Overview
• Provision a NetScaler ADC VPX 10 EC2 instance
• Configure NetScaler VPX via web console
• Configure public facing ENI.
• Configure a simple Load balancer

Summary of Network Topology after completion