Basic instructions for compiling the Citrix NetScaler API with the PERL scripting language.
Requirements
The following are required to compile Perl code which uses the Citrix NetScaler API.
- The SOAP::Lite Perl module, available at http://www.soaplite.com/.
- HTTP::Cookie - used for client authentication purposes, since SOAP::Lite does not support cookies on its own.
The following command should install all of the required modules: perl -MCPAN -c "install 'SOAP::Lite'"
Cookie Handling
As mentioned above, the SOAP::Lite perl module does not handle cookies. You can handle cookies in your perl code as follows
# Create cookie object. Server sends cookie for client authentication.
my $cookies = HTTP::Cookies->new(ignore_discard=> 1, hide_cookie2 => 1);
# create the soap object and pass the cookies object
my $soap = SOAP::Lite-> proxy("http:, cookie_jar=>$cookies);
HTTPS support
You also need to use the HTTPS protocol to send secure API requests to the Citrix NetSclaer. An additional package, 'Crypt-SSLeay' needs to be installed to use the HTTPS protocol in the API request.
usage : perl <scriptname>https:
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