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netscaler (17) Versions 0.0.8

A collection of resources for managing Citrix NetScaler

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netscaler cookbook

A collection of resources for managing Citrix NetScaler (Nitro API).

This has been written so that adding a missing NetScaler resource should be easy.

Creating a new resource

  1. All resources should have required attributes: hostname, username, password, and the resource name
  2. All other attributes (payload for rest call) should default to nil.
    1. Use http://<netscaler_ip>/nitro/v1/config/<resource_name> to see available payload options.

Creating a new provider

  1. Actions supported:
    • :create - calls create_resource
    • :update - calls update_resource
    • :delete - calls delete_resource
    • :bind - calls bind_resource
  2. Attributes in the payload should be passed in as a hash
  3. resource_type should be the the feature that you're manipulating (ie server, lbvserver, etc)
  4. resource_id should be set to the key of the resource (ie name, servicegroupname, etc)
  5. Be carefull of chef reserved words. If you look at the netscaler_server resource/provider you'll see I use the payload key as my attribute names for everthing except for servername which doesn't exist as a key for the server resource type. The key in the options hash is still 'name' though. The options hash key has to match the netscaler payload key.

Supported Platforms

  • Any supported by chef

Library Methods

Netscaler::Helper

A collection of methods for CRUD operations on NetScaler

Methods

<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Vars</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>create_resource</tt></td>
<td>resource_type, resource_id, hostname, username, password, payload = {}</td>
<td>Make a post call to the netscaler</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>update_resource</tt></td>
<td>resource_type, resource_id, hostname, username, password, payload = {}</td>
<td>Make a put call to the netscaler</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>delete_resource</tt></td>
<td>resource_type, resource_id, hostname, username, password, payload = {}</td>
<td>Make a delete call to the netscaler</td>
</tr>
</table>

Library Classes

Netscaler::Utilites

A utility class used by Netscaler::Helper

Methods

<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Vars</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>resource_exists?</tt></td>
<td>resource_type, resource</td>
<td>Check if a resource exists</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>key_value_exists?</tt></td>
<td>resource_type, resource, key, value</td>
<td>Check if a key/value exists</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>binding_exists?</tt></td>
<td>bind_type, resource_id, bind_type_id</td>
<td>Check if a binding exists</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>build_request</tt></td>
<td>method, resource_type, resource, options</td>
<td>Create the rest call</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>build_url</tt></td>
<td>method, primary_hostname, resource_type, resource, resource_id, binding</td>
<td>Create the url used for the rest call</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><tt>find_primary</tt></td>
<td>method, resource_type, resource, resource_id, binding, payload</tc>
<td>Given an array of options, find the primary Netscaler</td>
</tr>
</table>

Examples

# New netscaler instance
netscalers = search(:node, "role:netscaler AND chef_environment:#{node.chef_environment}"
netscaler_ips = netscalers.map { |n| n['ipaddress'] }
ns = Netscaler::Utilities.new(
  :hostname => netscaler_ips,
  :username => 'iamgroot',
  :password => 'iamgroot'
)

# Check if a StarLord server exists
resource_exists = ns.resource_exists?('server','StarLord')

# Check if server StarLord exists
server_exists = ns.resource_exists?('server','StarLord')

# Check if StarLord server is UP in Guardians service group
server_up = ns.key_value_exists?(
  'server_servicegroup_binding',
  'StarLord',
  'svrstate',
  'UP'
)

# GET request for server StarLord
request = ns.build_request('get', 'server', 'StarLord')
response = request.execute

# Build the rest request to get StarLord server info
url = ns.build_url('get', '123.456.12.34', 'server', 'StarLord')

# Find the primary netscaler given an array
primary = ns.find_primary

Resources/Providers

The idea here is that every rest call will eventually be represented with a new
resource/provider. Below are a few examples to get you started.

netscaler_server

Actions

  • :create: Create a resource
  • :update: Update an existing resource
  • :delete: Delete an existing resource

Examples

# Create a new server called StarLord
netscaler_server "Create StarLord" do
  servername 'StarLord'
  hostname '123.45.123.1'
  domainresolveretry 6
  username 'iamgroot'
  password 'iamgroot'
  domain 'mydomain.com'
  action :create
end

# Update a server called StarLord
netscaler_server 'Update StarLord' do
  servername 'StarLord'
  hostname '123.45.123.1'
  domainresolveretry 22
  username 'iamgroot'
  password 'iamgroot'
  action :update
end

# Delete a server called StarLord
netscaler_server 'Delete StarLord' do
  servername 'StarLord'
  hostname '123.45.123.1'
  username 'iamgroot'
  password 'iamgroot'
  action :delete
end

netscaler_servicegroup

Actions

  • :create: Create a resource
  • :update: Update an existing resource
  • :delete: Delete an existing resource
  • :bind: Bind one resource to another

Examples

# Create a service group called Guardians
netscaler_servicegroup 'Create Guardians' do
  servicegroupname 'Guardians'
  servicetype 'HTTP'
  comment 'Something good, something bad'
  hostname '123.45.123.1'
  username 'iamgroot'
  password 'iamgroot'
  action :create
end

# Bind server StarLord to service group FannyUrAunt
netscaler_servicegroup 'Bind StarLord' do
  hostname '172.16.198.2'
  username 'iamgroot'
  password 'iamgroot'
  servicegroupname 'Guardians'
  servername 'StarLord'
  port 80
  action :bind
end

List of created resources/providers

  • netscaler_server
  • netscaler_servicegroup

TO DO

  • More/better testing
  • Add more resource/providers

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository on Github
  2. Create a named feature branch (i.e. add-new-recipe)
  3. Write your change
  4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
  5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
  6. Submit a Pull Request

License and Authors

Author:: Daptiv Engineering (dl_teamengineering@daptiv.com)

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CHANGELOG for netscaler

This file is used to list changes made in each version of netscaler.

0.0.7

  • Bug Fix: find_primary method breaks when password has '@' symbol.

0.0.6

  • Version bump
  • Updated logging
  • Find_primary method should just convert to array if string instead of big if/else
  • Use .to_sym method instead of string interpolation
  • Updated 'If' and 'unless' blocks to be more succinct
  • Renamed resource1/2 to primary/secondary_resource
  • Separated logic for key value check into own method
  • Updated README to reflect refactor

0.0.5

Add missing matcher for :bind action.

0.0.4

Refactor check methods to be more ruby-like.

0.0.3

Support for binding servers to service groups.

0.0.2:

Support for HA.

0.0.1:

Initial version.


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