Initiate built-in agent on the Citrix ADC instance

Citrix ADC instances running release 12.0 build 56.20 and later include a Citrix ADM built-in agent. Instead of installing a dedicated agent in your data center or public cloud, you can initiate the built-in agent on the Citrix ADC instances in your environment. This agent enables communication between that instance and the Citrix ADM.  Built-in agent is ideal for deployments that inculde an individual HA pair of Citrix ADC instances rather than a site with multiple Citrix ADC instances, as dedicated agent would provide better data aggregation capabilities than built-in agent.

The management, monitoring, and application dashboard features are supported for Citrix ADC instances using built-in agents. The following features are not supported now: Web Insight, SSL insight, HDX insight, Gateway insight, security insight, and advanced analytics.

Note

Built-in agent is available only on the following Citrix ADC instance types:

• Citrix ADC MPX Appliance
• Citrix ADC VPX Appliance
• Citrix Gateway
• Citrix Secure Web Gateway

To use the built-in agent, make sure that you upgrade your Citrix ADC instance to the version 12.0 build 56.20.

Prerequisites

Before you initiate the built-in agent on the Citrix ADC instance, ensure that you have:

• Upgraded the Citrix ADC instance to the version 12.0.56.20.
• Configured a DNS name server to the Citrix ADC instance.
• Generated and copied the Service URL and the Activation Code from the Set Up Agents page in Citrix ADM.

Note

For all information related to ports and other requirements, see System Requirements.

Initiate built-in agent

To initiate the built-in agent on the Citrix ADC instance:

1. Using an SSH client, log on to your Citrix ADC instance.
2. Navigate to the /var/mastools/scripts/ directory and execute the mastools_init.sh script:

./mastools_init.sh <username> <password> <service_url> "<activation_code>"

Sample

Once the built-in agent is initiated, click Register Instance on the Set Up Agents page in Citrix ADM to register the built-in agent with Citrix ADM.