This article describes how to open a session to a Citrix ADC VPX via SDX instance console.
IP address and root password of the XenServer on the Citrix SDX appliance.
When the appliance cannot be accessed by using the shell prompt or the Configuration utility, you might need to use the console session to access the Citrix VPX instance.
To open a console session to a Citrix SDX instance, complete the following procedure:
Log on to XenServer on the Citrix SDX by using the command line interface:
Run the following command to view the UUID for each Citrix ADC VPX instance:
xe vm-list
Note the UUID for the instance for which you want to open the console.
Run the following command to view the dom-ID of the virtual machine:
list_domains
The dom-ID for the appropriate UUID appears. The ID column is the dom-ID:
Run the following command, where 1 is the dom-ID of the required Citrix ADC VPX instance:
xl console 11
If you are using Citrix ADC(earlier known as NetScaler) 11.0 64.34 or later then use the following command:
/usr/lib64/xen/bin/xenconsole 1