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Chapter 1: Introduction to the NetScaler 9000 Series
NetScaler 9000 Series Installation and Configuration Guide - Volume 1 1-1
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Chapter 1
Introduction to the NetScaler 9000 Series
Welcome to the NetScaler 9000 Series Installation and Configuration Guide.
This guide describes how to install, configure and manage all of the products
included in the NetScaler 9000 product line and includes several sample
configurations to assist you in planning for system deployment in your own
network environment.
Topics included in this chapter are:
z Who Should Use This Book
z How to Use The NetScaler 9000 Series Guides
z Documentation Conventions
z The NetScaler 9000 Series
z Features at a Glance
z Technical Support and Resources
Note:
1. By default, this guide refers to the product as the NetScaler 9000
system.
2. When referring to the Secure Application Accelerator this guide uses
specific model numbers: 9050, 9100, or 9500.
3. When referring to the Secure Application Gateway, this guide
uses specific model numbers: 9200, 9600 or 9900.
4. When referring to the Secure Application Switch this guide uses
specific model numbers: 9400, 9800 or 9950.
1.1 Who Should Use This Book
The Installation and Configuration Guide is intended for developers, test
engineers, system administrators or others who install and configure
NetScaler 9000 systems into their network infrastructures.