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Appendix B: NetScaler API Reference
NetScaler 9000 Series Installation and Configuration Guide - Volume 1 B-1
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Appendix B:
NetScaler API Reference
This chapter provides information on the NetScaler Application Programming
Interface (API) and detailed instructions on how to use the API to implement
customized client applications.
This section contains the following topics:
z Introducing NetScaler Application Programming Interface
z Benefits of NetScaler API
z Hardware and Software Requirements
z Interface Description
z NetScaler API Architecture
z The NSConfig Interface
z Example: Setting the NetScaler Configuration
z Example: Querying the NetScaler Configuration
z The Web Service Definition Language (WSDL)
z Creating Client Applications using the NSConfig.wsdl File
z Securing NetScaler API Access
This section is intended for developers and administrators who will be using
the NetScaler API to implement customized client applications.
B.1 Introducing NetScaler Application
Programming Interface
The NetScaler 9000 system can be configured using an external Application
Programming Interface (API). The NetScaler API allows programmatic
communications between client applications and the NetScaler 9000 system.
This interface provides the means for a custom client application to configure
and monitor the state of the NetScaler 9000 system.