How to figure out if the NetScaler license is permanent or evaluation. 

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Instructions

License file's on Netscaler are stored in location "/nsconfig/license".

root@Primary# cd /nsconfig/license

root@Primary# cat FID__590bf1a9_15149fa839b__3572.lic
#DO NOT EDIT THIS LINE - This File is in UTF-8 format.
#
SERVER this_host xxyyzz11
VENDOR CITRIX
USE_SERVER
INCREMENT CNS_V3000_SERVER CITRIX 2016.1208 8-jan-2017 1 \
        VENDOR_STRING=;LT=Eval;GP=720;CL=V3000,STRONG;SA=0;ODP=0;AP=ADMIN/LOGON/-45D:ADMIN/INT/1440/-30D:ADMIN/INT/720/-14D:ADMIN/INT/60/-7D:NONADMIN/LOGON/-30D \
        ISSUED=8-dec-2015 NOTICE="Citrix Systems Inc." \
        SN=12345-23456-34567-45678-56789012:FID__590bf1a9_15149fa839b__3572 \
        SIGN="0A4A 81BE ACF2 B196 2DBA 9577 16B2 B29E 2EC5 559D 0858 \
        8746 DD30 2847 D16E 139D C7CF 9762 CB50 B469 44FA 4E7F 2DAC \
        C8CC 6A05 0C44 E804 3827 635D 9EBA"
INCREMENT CNS_SPE_SERVER CITRIX 2016.1208 8-jan-2017 1 \
        VENDOR_STRING=;LT=Eval;GP=720;CL=SPE;SA=0;ODP=0;AP=ADMIN/LOGON/-45D:ADMIN/INT/1440/-30D:ADMIN/INT/720/-14D:ADMIN/INT/60/-7D:NONADMIN/LOGON/-30D \
        ISSUED=8-dec-2015 NOTICE="Citrix Systems Inc." \
        SN=12345-23456-34567-45678-56789012:FID__590bf1a9_15149fa839b__3572 \
        SIGN="1834 CDD1 3146 9A58 F87D 1AB3 D116 9946 A67B DF41 7872 \
        F45A 7E39 B54C 1512 0AC1 9E11 83DF B1CC C68F AC0A B83F 1FDD \
        BFF0 44F8 DD34 3824 0459 620A DEF1"
#
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_V3000_SERVER        DE      Citrix NetScaler VPX 3000|Server
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_V3000_SERVER        EN      Citrix NetScaler VPX 3000|Server
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_V3000_SERVER        ES      Citrix NetScaler VPX 3000|Servidor
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_V3000_SERVER        FR      Citrix NetScaler VPX 3000|Serveur
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_V3000_SERVER        JA      Citrix NetScaler VPX 3000|\u30b5\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_V3000_SERVER        zh-CN   Citrix NetScaler VPX 3000|\u670d\u52a1\u5668
#
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_SPE_SERVER  DE      Citrix NetScaler Application Switch - Platinum Edition|Server
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_SPE_SERVER  EN      Citrix NetScaler Application Switch - Platinum Edition|Server
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_SPE_SERVER  ES      Citrix NetScaler Application Switch - Platinum Edition|Servidor
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_SPE_SERVER  FR      Citrix NetScaler Application Switch - édition Platinum|Serveur
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_SPE_SERVER  JA      Citrix NetScaler Application Switch - Platinum Edition|\u30b5\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc
#CITRIXTERM FEATURE 1.0 CNS_SPE_SERVER  zh-CN   Citrix NetScaler Application Switch - Platinum Edition|\u670d\u52a1\u5668root@Primary#

Here "LT=Eval" means it is an Evaluation License with Expiry date set to "8-jan-2017" and issued on "ISSUED=8-dec-2015".

 

Types of License Available for Netscaler and Netscaler Gateway:

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129117