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===[http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=21679 Netscaler]===
''[http://peoplesupport.mozillacitrix.orgcom/~mrz/ns/7.0article/ CTX112300 Manuals and Release Notes]''
One of the best ways to lower the load on a server is to reduce its traffic, which is essentially the goal of the netscaler. The netscaler sits between the webservers and provides:
* SSL offloading: SSL connections are made with the netscaler (which has hardware dedicated to setting up SSL connections) instead of the webservers. Connections to the webservers are always over http (if you're writing code that is expecting https, realize that the webheads never see the ssl connection)
* Content Caching: Outbound content (webhead -> internet) is cached according to rules on the netscaler. To get the current set of rules, you'll need to talk to IT. The default set of rules is on page 336 of the [http://peoplesupport.mozillacitrix.orgcom/~mrzarticle/ns/7.0/NS_ICG_V2.pdf CTX112300 2nd install guide]
* Some monitoring/balancing of the web servers. Webservers that respond faster are given more traffic. If a webserver becomes unresponsive, the netscaler will discontinue sending requests to it until it comes back to life.
