NITRO Changes Across Releases¶
Some NITRO API have changed across releases. This topic details information which can help you avoid compatibility issues in your application. The changes are categorized as:
- Changes made from 12.1-48.13 -> 13.0-52.24
- Changes made from 12.0-57.24 -> 12.1-48.13
- Changes made from 11.1-53.3 -> 12.0-48.x
- Changes Made from 10.5 57.x -> 11.0
- Changes made from 9.3 -> 10.1 or 10.5
Changes made from 12.1-48.13 -> 13.0-52.24¶
Changes across NITRO flavors
The NITRO changes that were made in release 13.0-52.24 when compared with release 12.1-48.13.
| Type of change | Resource | Method/Attribute | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attribute removed | rnat | rnatip2 | In 12.1 and earlier releases, for creating or updating ACL based RNAT resources, natip2 attribute was used. This has been changed to natip attribute for making it consistent with network based RNAT resources, get and update. |
| Attribute type changed | rnat | redirectport | Data type for redirectport attribute is changed from boolean to integer. |
| Attribute missing in method | rnat | clear(), redirectport, natip | redirectport and natip attributes are removed from clear() operation. Also, the clear() operation is deprecated, Use delete() operation instead. |
| Attribute missing in method | rnat | unset(), ownergroup, redirectport | - |
| Attribute missing in method | Authenticationpushservice | POST/PUT, namespace | The namespace attribute is set to a constant value of https://mfa.cloud.com. This attribute cannot be modified. |
| Attribute removed | vpnvserver | policy, priority, gotopriorityexpression | These attributes are removed from vpnvserver resource because these attributes are related to policy binding. |
Changes specific to NITRO SDKs
The SDK-specific changes that were made in release 13.0-52.24 when compared with release 12.1-48.13.
| Type of change | Class | Method/Attribute | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method removed | systemfile | (systemfile[]) get(nitro_service session), (systemfile[]) get(options option, nitro_service session), (systemfile) get(String filename, nitro_service session) | These methods were not useful because filelocation was always a required attribute in fetching system files. |
| Attribute type changed | nsconnectiontable | irs, iss | Data type changed from Integer to Double. |
| Method removed | nsvpxparam | (nsvpxparam) get(nitro_service session) | With cluster support for nsvpxparam, the get() method returns an array instead of single entity. |
| Method removed | nsconfig | (base_response) save(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - 'base_response save(nitro_service client, nsconfig resource)' |
| Attribute type changed | appfwprofile | postbodylimit | datatype changed from uint? to long? |
Changes made from 12.0-57.24 -> 12.1-48.13¶
Changes across NITRO flavors
The NITRO changes that were made in release 12.1-48.13 when compared with release 12.0-57.24.
| Type of change | Resource | Method/Attribute | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attribute removed | nsicapprofile | insertxserverip, insertxclientip, sendreqinresmod, insertxauthuseruri, onservererrorresponse | - |
| Attribute removed | lsnclient | td | “td” is applicable to lsnclientonly in conjunction with network/network6. This attribute is now a part of lsnclient_network_binding and lsclient_netwrok6_binding resources. |
| Attribute removed | nspartition_stats | minbandwidth | minbandwidth setting on the partition is deprecated. |
| Attribute removed | cloudparameter | verifyurl | This attribute is renamed to activationcode. |
| Attribute removed | appfwprofile_safeobject_binding | expression | This attribute is renamed to as_expression. |
Changes specific to NITRO SDKs
The SDK-specific changes that were made in release 12.1-48.13 when compared with release 12.0-57.24.
| Type of change | Class | Method/Attribute | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method removed | nsacls | (base_response) renumber(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - (base_response)renumber(nitro_service client, nsacls resource) |
| Method removed | nsacls | (base_response) clear(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - (base_response)clear(nitro_service client, nsacls resource) |
| Method removed | nsacls | (base_response) apply(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - (base_response)apply(nitro_service client, nsacls resource) |
| Method removed | nsacls6 | (base_response) renumber(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - (base_response)renumber(nitro_service client, nsacls6 resource) |
| Method removed | nsacls6 | (base_response) clear(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - (base_response)clear(nitro_service client, nsacls6 resource) |
| Method removed | nsacls6 | (base_response) apply(nitro_service session) | Alternate method - (base_response)apply(nitro_service client, nsacls6 resource) |
Changes made from 11.1-53.3 -> 12.0-48.x¶
Changes across NITRO flavors
The NITRO changes that were made in release 12.0-48.x when compared with release 11.1-53.3.
|
Type of change |
Resource |
Method |
Attribute |
|
Resource removed |
vpath, vpathparam |
ALL |
All resources and parameters related to vpath feature. |
|
Attribute removed |
l3param |
- |
Icmperrgenerate This attribute is related to vpath for which the support is removed in 12.0. |
|
Attribute removed |
qos_stats |
- |
ipcpe2qosfailedrate Note: Some of the counters under this resource are removed. For new definitions, see http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler/12/nitro-api/nitro-rest/api-reference/statistics/qos/qos.html |
|
Attribute removed |
vrid_interface_binding |
- |
trackifnum New resources (vrid_trackifnum_binding and vrid6_trackifnum_binding) are introduced to deal with track interfaces. |
|
Attribute removed |
vrid_interface_binding |
- |
ifaces is replaced with ifnum. Previously, ifaces parameter was used in the response and ifnum was used in the input. Now both POST and GET are consistent and use the same attribute name. |
|
Attribute removed |
sslprofile_sslciphersuite_binding |
- |
cipheraliasname cipheraliasname is a redundant parameter. The required information is provided by ciphername parameter. |
|
Attribute removed |
nslicense |
- |
Ispooledlicensing Ispooledlicensing Is replaced with a new parameter licensingmode which returns if the license of "Local"/"Pooled"/"CICO" type. |
|
Attribute removed |
lbmonitor_sslcertkey_binding |
DELETE |
crlcheck |
Changes specific to NITRO SDKs
The SDK-specific changes that were made in release 12.0-48.x when compared with release 11.1-53.3.
|
Type of change |
Class |
Method/Attribute |
Remarks |
|
Attribute type changed |
pcpmap |
pcpprotocol |
Datatype changed from double to string. |
|
Class removed |
mediaclassification_stats |
- |
- |
|
Method removed |
vxlan_iptunnel_binding |
add(vxlan_iptunnel_binding obj, nitro_service session) delete(vxlan_iptunnel_binding obj, nitro_service session) |
Feature is deprecated, use bridgetable with broadcast mac option. |
|
Method removed |
inatsession_stats |
get(inatsession obj, nitro_service session) |
- |
Changes Made from 10.5 57.x -> 11.0¶
Note:
XML APIs are deprecated from NetScaler release 10.5 onwards.
All NITRO Flavors - Changes from 10.5 57.x to 11.0
The NITRO changes that were made in release 11.0 when compared with release 10.5 Build 57.x.
|
Type of Change |
Resource |
Attribute |
|
Attribute removed |
nstrace |
doruntimemerge |
|
Attribute removed |
nstrace |
tcpdump |
|
Attribute removed |
cacheobject |
force |
NITRO SDKs - Changes from 10.5-57.x to 11.0
The SDK-specific changes that were made in release 11.0 when compared with release 10.5 Build 57.x.
|
Type of Change |
Class |
Method |
Replace with |
|
Attribute missing in method |
cacheobject |
(base_response) flush(cacheobject obj, nitro_service session) 'force' attribute missing in this method. |
- |
|
Method missing |
clustersync |
(base_response) Force(clustersync obj, nitro_service session) |
(base_response) Force(nitro_service session) |
|
Method missing |
shutdown |
(base_response) Shutdown(shutdown obj, nitro_service session) |
(base_response) Shutdown(nitro_service session) |
|
Method missing |
systemfile |
(systemfile) get(systemfile obj, nitro_service session) |
- |
|
Method missing |
sslfips |
(base_response) reset(sslfips obj, nitro_service session) |
(base_response) reset(nitro_service session) |
Changes made from 9.3 -> 10.1 or 10.5¶
Note. No changes are introduced from release 10.1 to release 10.5. Therefore, you should not face any compatibility issues when migrating from release 10.1 to 10.5.
All NITRO Flavors - Changes from 9.3 to 10.1/10.5
The NITRO changes that were made in release 10.1/10.5 when compared with release 9.3.
|
Type of Change |
Resource |
Method |
Attribute |
|
Resource removed |
lbmonitor_lbmetrictable_binding Replaced with the resource 'lbmonitor_metric_binding'. |
- |
- |
|
Method removed |
vserver |
GET Perform the GET operation on specific virtual server types such as lb/cr/cs. |
- |
|
Method removed |
filterpolicy |
POST with 'action=unset' This method is removed as unsetting the attributes('action') of a policy makes it invalid. |
- |
|
Method removed |
auditsyslogpolicy |
POST with 'action=unset' This method is removed as unsetting the attributes('action') of a policy makes it invalid. |
- |
|
Method removed |
auditnslogpolicy |
POST with 'action=unset' This method is removed as unsetting the attributes('action') of a policy makes it invalid. |
- |
|
Method removed |
authorizationpolicy |
POST with 'action=unset' This method is removed as unsetting the attributes('action') of a policy makes it invalid. |
- |
|
Return-type changed |
snmpengineid |
GET Return type changed to an array. |
- |
|
Return-type changed |
nshostname |
GET Return type changed to an array. |
- |
|
Attribute-type changed |
appfwpolicy_lbvserver_binding |
- |
activepolicy Data type changed from Boolean to Integer. |
|
Attribute-type changed |
appfwpolicy_appfwglobal_binding |
- |
activepolicy Data type changed from Boolean to Integer. |
|
Attribute-type changed |
vlan |
- |
portbitmap Data type changed from uint to ulong. |
|
Attribute-type changed |
vlan |
- |
tagbitmap Data type changed from uint to ulong. |
|
Attribute removed |
policypatset_pattern_binding |
- |
indextype This attribute is moved to 'policypatset' resource as this attribute is applicable at patset level. |
|
Attribute removed |
system_stats |
- |
powersupply1failure Replaced with 'powersupply1status'. Note: Change is applicable from release 9.3 Build 65.8. |
|
Attribute removed |
system_stats |
- |
powersupply2failure Replaced with 'powersupply2status'. Note: Change is applicable from release 9.3 Build 65.8. |
|
Attribute removed |
server_servicegroup_binding |
- |
servicetype Replaced with 'svctype'. |
|
Attribute removed |
server_service_binding |
- |
servicetype Replaced with 'svctype'. |
|
Attribute removed |
crvserver |
- |
hits Hits are calculated per policy binding hence moved this parameter to binding resources. |
|
Attribute removed |
crvserver |
- |
dstvsvr Replaced with 'destinationvserver'. |
|
Attribute removed |
crvserver |
- |
destvserver Replaced with 'domain'. |
|
Attribute removed |
crvserver |
- |
dnsvserver Replaced with 'dnsvservername'. |
|
Attribute removed |
appflowpolicylabel |
- |
type Replaced with 'policylabeltype'. |
|
Attribute removed |
sslcipher |
- |
ciphgrpals Replaced with 'ciphergroupname'. |
|
Attribute removed |
csvserver_cspolicy_binding |
- |
targetvserver Replaced with 'targetlbvserver'. Note: This change is applicable for the 'sslcipher_*_binding' resources also. |
|
Attribute removed |
csvserver_cspolicy_binding |
- |
targetvserver Replaced with 'targetlbvserver'. |
|
Attribute removed |
rewriteaction |
- |
allow_unsafe_pi1, allow_unsafe_pi Replaced with 'bypassSafetyCheck'. |
|
Attribute removed |
nsconfig |
- |
nwfwmode Marked as a hidden attribute. |
NITRO SDKs - Changes from 9.3 to 10.1/10.5
The SDK-specific changes that were made in release 10.1/10.5 when compared with release 9.3.
|
Type of Change |
Class |
Method |
Replace with |
|
Class removed |
Routerbgp |
- |
This class is removed as all router configurations are deprecated in 9.2. |
|
Method signature changed |
dnsptrrec |
get(dnsptrrec obj, nitro_service session) |
get(nitro_service session, String reversedomain) |
|
Method signature changed |
dnsaddrec |
get(dnsaddrec obj, nitro_service session) |
get(nitro_service session, String hostname) |
|
Method signature changed |
dnsnsrec |
get(dnsnsrec obj, nitro_service session) |
get(nitro_service session, String domain) |
|
Method signature changed |
snmpengineid |
unset(nitro_service session, String[] args) |
unset(nitro_service session, snmpengineid resource, String[] args) |
|
Method signature changed |
arp |
arp.get(nitro_service session, String ipaddress) |
arp.get(nitro_service session, arp resource) |
|
Method signature changed |
nsip |
get(nitro_service session, String ipaddress) |
get(nitro_service client, nsip resource) |
|
Method signature changed |
nsip6 |
get(nitro_service session, String ipv6address) |
get(nitro_service session, nsip6 resource) |
|
Method signature changed |
dnsmxrec |
dnsmxrec.get(dnsmxrec obj, nitro_service session) |
dnsmxrec[] get(nitro_service service, dnsmxrec_args args) |
|
Method Missing |
authenticationnegotiatepolicy |
(base_response) unset(nitro_service session, String[] args, String name)' is missing in |
- |
|
Method missing |
authenticationnegotiatepolicy |
(base_response) unset(authenticationnegotiatepolicy obj, nitro_service session, String[] args) |
- |
|
Attribute missing in method |
nsconfig |
(base_response) update(nsconfig obj, nitro_service session) 'nwfwmode' attribute is missing in this method. |
- |