Prerequisites:
- Netscaler is installed and licensed.
- Java Runtime Environment 7 Update 45 installed on the machine used to configure Netscaler.
- Virtual IP and Subnet addresses
To configure the Netscaler Load Balancer to provide the vSphere 6.5 Platform Services Controller (PSC) High Availability:
- Add Platform Controller Servers
- Add Services
- Create Virtual Servers
- Create a Persistency Group
- Verify Servers, Services, Virtual Servers
Adding Platform Controller Servers
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Servers.
- Select Add.
- Enter a Server Name for the First PSC Node.
- Enter an IP Address for the First PSC Node.
- Click Create.
- Repeat these steps for the Additional PSC Node.
Adding Services
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Services
- Select Add.
- Enter a Service Name.
- Select Existing Server.
- Select the First PSC Node from the Server drop down menu.
- Click Protocol and then select TCP.
- Click Port and enter 443.
- Click OK.
- Repeat for these ports 389, 636, 2012, 2014 and 2020 for both PSCs.
Creating the Virtual Servers
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Virtual Servers.
- Select Add.
- Enter a Name.
- Click Protocol and then select TCP.
- Click IP Address and enter the Load Balanced IP Address.
- Click Port and then 443.
- Click OK.
Note: If you are asked to enable the 'LB' Feature, click Yes.
- Under Services and Service Groups select No Load Balancing Virtual Server Service Binding.
- Click >.
- Select the two services for port 443.
- Click OK. The added Services should appear in the Select Service box.
- Click Bind.
- Repeat the preceding steps for ports 389, 636, 2012, 2014 and 2020.
Note: There should be 6 Virtual Servers after this process.
Create a Persistency Group
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Persistency Groups
- Click Add.
- Click Group Name provide a name.
- Click Persistence and then select SOURCEIP.
- Click Time-out and enter 1440.
- Click Virtual Server Name and then click the + button.
- Click the > button to move all six PSC VIPs to the Configured pane.
- Click Create.
Verify Servers, Services, Virtual Servers
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Servers.
- Verify that both PSC Servers are online and enabled.
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Services.
- Verify that all Services are UP and that there are two Services for each Port
- Navigate to Configuration > Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Virtual Servers.
- Verify that all Virtual Servers are UP, that they map to the correct Load Balanced PSC HA IP Address and that there is a Virtual Server for each Port