Citrix Systems Network Router 9.2 User Manual

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Citrix NetScaler Policy Configuration and Reference Guide
Note:
At the command line, quote marks within a policy rule (the expression) 
must be escaped or delimited with the q delimiter. For more information, see 
Binding Advanced Policies 
After defining a policy, you indicate when the policy is to be invoked by binding 
the policy to a bind point and specifying a priority level. You can bind a policy to 
only one bind point. A bind point can be global, that is, it can apply to all virtual 
servers that you have configured. Or, a bind point can be specific to a particular 
virtual server, which can be either a load balancing or a content switching virtual 
server. Not all bind points are available for all features.
The order in which policies are evaluated determines the order in which they are 
applied, and features typically evaluate the various policy banks in a particular 
order. Sometimes, however, other features can affect the order of evaluation. 
Within a policy bank, the order of evaluation depends on the values of parameters 
configured in the policies. Most features apply all of the actions associated with 
policies whose evaluation results in a match with the data that is being processed. 
The integrated caching feature is an exception.
Feature-Specific Differences in Policy Bindings
You can bind policies to built-in, global bind points (or banks), to virtual servers, 
or to policy labels. 
However, the NetScaler features differ in terms of the types of bindings that are 
available. The following table summarizes how you use policy bindings in 
various NetScaler features that use advanced policies.
Feature-Specific Bindings for Advanced Policies
Feature Name
Virtual Servers 
Configured in the 
Feature
Policies 
Configured in the 
Feature
Bind Points 
Configured for the 
Policies
Use of Advanced Policies in 
the Feature
DNS
none
DNS policies
Global
To determine how to 
perform DNS resolution for 
requests.