Which Citrix ADC-owned IP address will, by default, send traffic from the Citrix ADC to NTP servers?

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Options

• AVIP
• BNSIP
• CCLIP
• DSNIP

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  88% (43)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

The NSIP (NetScaler IP) is the Citrix ADC's management IP address and serves as the source for all traffic the appliance itself initiates - including NTP synchronization, syslog, SNMP, and RADIUS. Think of it as the ADC's "identity" on the network; when the box needs to talk, it talks from the NSIP.

• VIP (Virtual IP) is wrong - it's the destination IP clients connect to for load-balanced services, not a source for ADC-initiated traffic.
• SNIP (Subnet IP) is wrong - SNIPs are used as the source IP when the ADC proxies traffic to back-end servers on behalf of clients, not for the ADC's own management communication.
• CLIP (Cluster IP) is wrong - it's only relevant in HA clustering as a shared management address and plays no role in NTP or similar outbound traffic.

Memory tip: NSIP = "Native Self IP" - it's the address the ADC uses when it is the client initiating traffic, so anything the box needs for itself (NTP, DNS, licensing) goes out the NSIP.

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