Citrix App Layering and WEM Administration (CWS-314)

Designed for experienced IT professionals, you will learn to build and combine App Layers to optimize management of your app and desktop images and to implement Workspace Environment Management to improve log-on times, centralize user settings management, and optimize the performance of machines.

You will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions and features in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 site.

Course Content

• Introduction to App Layering

• The OS Layer

• The Platform Layer

• The App Layers

• Creating Elastic App and User Layers

• Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

• Exploring Layer Priority

• Maintaining an App Layering Environment

• Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

• Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management

• Using WEM for Performance Optimization

• Using WEM to Secure Environments

• Migrating and Upgrading WEM

Who Should Attend?

Built for experienced IT professionals familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 in an on-premises environment or Citrix Cloud looking to expand their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops skills to an advanced level. Potential students include administrators or engineers responsible for the Citrix Apps and Desktop 7 Site.

Prerequisites

• Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.

• Citrix recommends students prepare for this course by taking the following course:

Course Objectives

• How to configure Workspace Environment Management to

• improve the end-user environment and virtual resource consumption.

• How to migrate to Workspace Environment Management

• App Layering skills to create and administer OS, platform, application, elastic and user layers