CVE-401: Engineering a Citrix Virtualization Solution

$5,000.00


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Duration: 5 Days

This course provides you with the foundation necessary to effectively plan and perform the tasks needed to successfully incorporate a complete Citrix virtualization solution into a Windows Server 2008 environment.

You will learn to integrate key Citrix virtualization technologies, including XenServer, XenApp, Provisioning Services, and XenDesktop, to create an end-to-end virtualization solution. In hands-on exercises, you will learn best practices for securing the environment, monitoring the different components in the environment, backing up critical systems, and updating and patching applications and virtualized servers.

Certification:

This course prepares you for the 1Y1-A25 Engineering a Citrix Virtualization Solution exam, a requirement for the CCEE for Virtualization.

What You Will Learn

 

  • Prepare the storage Network Interface Cards (NIC), resource pools, and networking configurations for a XenServer host
  • Configure Provisioning Services for the environment
  • Migrate an existing XenApp farm and provision new XenApp servers
  • Manage user personalization settings with Citrix Profile Management
  • Create a master virtual desktop for XenDesktop
  • Configure Access Gateway VPX
  • Increase password security using Single Sign-On
  • Monitor the virtualized environment with Citrix EdgeSight
  • Reduce power consumption with Power and Capacity Management

Audience

 

  • Server, network, and system engineers
  • System integrators, system administrators, and application engineers

Prerequistes

 

  • Experience using the following Citrix products:
    • Citrix XenServer 5.6 or higher
    • Citrix Provisioning Services 5.6 or higher
    • Citrix XenApp 6.0 or higher
    • Citrix XenDesktop 5.0 or higher
  • Experience using Windows Server 2008, including:
    • Active Directory
    • Terminal Services
    • DHCP
    • DNS
    • Performance Monitoring
    • Troubleshooting
    • Base OS (server roles)
    • Group Policy Objects
  • Experience using Microsoft SQL Server
  • Completion or equivalent knowledge of:

Course Outline

 

1. XenServer Integration

  • ISO Storage
  • Pre-Installation Considerations
  • Optimizing XenServer

2. Provisioning Services Integration

  • Network Support of Streaming
  • vDisk Types
  • High Availability
  • Write-Cache Location
  • Optimizations

3. XenApp Integration

  • Provisioning Services with XenApp
  • XenApp Configurations
  • Profile Management
  • XenApp Security
  • XenApp Farm Migration

4. XenDesktop Integration

  • Virtual Desktop Components
  • Capacity Planning
  • Application Delivery Methods in a Virtual Desktop
  • XenDesktop Security

5. Virtual Environment Monitoring

  • EdgeSight
  • Monitoring Best Practices

6. Virtual Environment Maintenance

  • XenApp, XenDesktop, and Virtual Machine Backup
  • Protecting Critical Systems
  • Single Sign-On
  • Workflow Studio
  • Power and Capacity Management

Course Labs