CXD-300: Deploying App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenDesktop 7

This course provides you with the skills required to successfully deploy a complete Citrix app and desktop virtualization solution in a Windows Server 2012 environment. This course and subsequent versions of this course will be based on the final product code of XenDesktop 7 and will be offered by Citrix Authorized Learning Centers (CALCs) and Citrix Certified Instructors (CCIs).

You will learn how to configure an environment that includes the Citrix components, such as XenServer, XenDesktop, Citrix License Server, MCS, PVS, Personal vDisk, Storefront, NetScaler (ICA Proxy, Load Balancing, Endpoint Analysis), and Citrix Receiver. Upon course completion, you will be able to build an environment including all XenDesktop 7 components from scratch.

Certification:

This course prepares you for the Deploying XenDesktop 7 Solutions (1Y1-300) exam, which is a requirement for the Citrix Certified Professional certification.

What You Will Learn

• Set up the hypervisor
• Set up the infrastructure components
• Set up XenDesktop 7 components
• Configure XenDesktop 7 resources (server OS hosted desktop, server OS hosted apps, and desktop OS hosted desktops)
• Configure profiles and policies
• Set up and migrate to Provisioning Services
• Test the environment in preparation for rollout

Audience

Solution designers such as architects, consultants, and engineers

Prerequistes

• An understanding of server, desktop, and application virtualization concepts
• Experience with Windows Server 2012, including:
  • Active Directory (AD)
  • Terminal Services
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Group Policy Objects
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server

Course Outline

1. XenDesktop 7

2. Setting Up the Hypervisor

3. Setting Up the Infrastructure Components

4. Setting Up the Citrix Infrastructure

5. Setting Up XenDesktop 7 Resources

6. Setting Up Policies

7. Configuring Provisioning Services

8. Preparing the Environment for Rollout

Course Labs