Chapter - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Cisco RISE Integration Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Remote Integrated Service Engine (RISE) protocol with an
external service appliance and the Cisco Nexus Series switches.
Cisco RISE is an architecture that logically integrates an external service appliance, such as a Citrix NetScaler
Application Delivery Controller (ADC) appliance appears and operates as a service module within the Cisco
Nexus switch.
The Cisco NX-OS software in which RISE is supported supports the Cisco Nexus Series switches.
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Finding Feature Information
Your software release might not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats
and feature information, see the Bug Search Tool at
for your software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list
of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the "New and Changed Information" chapter.
Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
The Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) is a network switch that performs
application-specific traffic analysis to intelligently distribute, optimize, and secure layer 4 to layer 7 network
traffic for web applications. For example, a Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) makes
load balancing decisions on individual HTTP requests instead of on the basis of long-lived TCP connections,
Finding Feature Information, page 3
Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC), page 3
Cisco Prime NAM Appliances, page 4
RISE Functionality, page 4
One-Arm Mode Deployment, page 5
High Availability, page 6
Virtualization, page 7
Cisco Remote Integrated Service Engine for Citrix NetScaler Appliances and Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
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C H A P T E R
https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/
Configuration Guide
and the release notes
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