Which configuration enables department-level isolation on a single Citrix ADC appliance?

Which configuration enables department-level isolation on a single Citrix ADC appliance?

• A. Admin partitions with dedicated VLANs
• B. SNIP per partition without VLANs
• C. Policy-based routes for each department
• D. Dedicated routes in admin partitions

Answer: (A)

To achieve department-level isolation on a single Citrix ADC, you split the device into separate admin partitions and give each partition its own network segment. Admin partitions keep the configuration and administration of each department separate, so users and settings in one partition don’t affect or see those in another. When you combine that with dedicated VLANs for each partition, the data plane traffic for each department remains on its own network, preventing cross-department traffic from mixing and strengthening both control-plane and data-plane isolation on one physical appliance. The other options don’t provide this combined separation. Assigning a SNIP per partition without VLANs still leaves departments sharing the same underlying network, weakening network isolation. Policy-based routes or dedicated routes in admin partitions affect how traffic is steered or what routes exist, but they do not establish distinct admin contexts and separate network domains for each department, so they don’t deliver the same level of isolation.

To achieve department-level isolation on a single Citrix ADC, you split the device into separate admin partitions and give each partition its own network segment. Admin partitions keep the configuration and administration of each department separate, so users and settings in one partition don’t affect or see those in another. When you combine that with dedicated VLANs for each partition, the data plane traffic for each department remains on its own network, preventing cross-department traffic from mixing and strengthening both control-plane and data-plane isolation on one physical appliance.

The other options don’t provide this combined separation. Assigning a SNIP per partition without VLANs still leaves departments sharing the same underlying network, weakening network isolation. Policy-based routes or dedicated routes in admin partitions affect how traffic is steered or what routes exist, but they do not establish distinct admin contexts and separate network domains for each department, so they don’t deliver the same level of isolation.