Citrix XenDesktop Training

This course provides skills in installing, configuring and managing a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment ,Citrix Provisioning 7, Gain an understanding of the solution architecture and communications, how to deploy and deliver apps and desktops (MCS and PVS), installing and configure StoreFront and Citrix Receiver; set up profile management; and configure policies, printing and basic security features, how to monitor and troubleshoot the environment with Citrix Director. This course prepares you for the Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization (CCA – V) certification

Course Content:

• Module 1: Architecture Overview
• Architecture
• FlexCast models (use cases)
• Layered approach methodology
• Connection flow process
• Hosting platform considerations
• Module 2: Initial Requirements and Lab
• Supporting infrastructure requirements
• Supporting infrastructure licensing considerations
• Preparing for Windows 10 and Server 2016 with AppDNA
• Lab environment
• Module 3: Installing and Configuring a XenApp and XenDesktop Site
• Licensing considerations
• Installation and management
• Basic license server troubleshooting
• Delivery Controller role
• The XenApp and XenDesktop Site
• Databases and the Local Host Cache (LHC)
• Module 4: Provision and Deliver Application and Desktop Resources
• The Virtual Delivery Agent
• Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups
• Provisioning methods and considerations
• Provisioning methods: Machine Creation Services (MCS) in depth
• MCS environment considerations
• Module5: Providing Access with Citrix StoreFront and Receiver
• StoreFront installation and architecture
• StoreFront authentication services
• Self Service Password Reset
• Citrix Receiver
• Receiver configurations
• Module 6: Understanding and Configuring Citrix Policies
• Policies introduction
• Policies for session management
• Module 7: Application Presentation and Management
• Application properties
• File-type association
• Workspace Control
• Shortcut placement
• Session Prelaunch and Session Lingering
• Application groups
• Module 8: Printing with XenApp and XenDesktop
• Printing introduction
• Print job routing
• Printer driver management
• Citrix Universal Print Driver and Server
• Module 9: Citrix Profile Management
• User profiles
• Configuring Citrix Profile management
• Module 10: Managing the XenApp and XenDesktop Site
• Delegated administration
• Logging and reporting
• Introduction to Zones
• Introduction to PowerShell
• Reboot schedules for the Server VDA
• Module 12: XenApp and XenDesktop Site Basic Network Security
• Citrix administrator introduction to security considerations
• Certificate authority
• XML service security
• External HDX connection security with NetScaler Gateway
• Module 13: Monitoring the XenApp and XenDesktop Site
• Introduction to Citrix Director
• Navigating Director
• Trends and reports
• Alerts and notifications
• Monitoring sessions
• Interacting with sessions
• Network monitoring with HDX Insight
• Module 14: Introduction to Supporting and Troubleshooting XenApp and XenDesktop
• Introduction to supporting XenApp and XenDesktop Site
• Known issue awareness
• XenApp and XenDesktop Hotfixes and the Long Term Service Release
• Common Troubleshooting Tools
• Module 15: Advanced Provisioning with Provisioning Services
• Getting started with Provisioning Services
• Provisioning Services Architecture
• Module 16: Provisioning Services Infrastructure
• The PVS server role
• The Farm database
• The vDisk Store
• Module 17: Streaming the vDisk
• Introduction to vDisks
• Machine preparation
• Streaming vDisks
• Boot methods
• Module 18: Target Devices
• Introduction to target devices
• Data I/O
• Handling persistent and non-persistent data
• Module 19: Integrating Provisioning Services with XenApp and XenDesktop
• XenDesktop Setup Wizard
• Device Collections
• Published Apps and Desktops
• Using Provisioning Services with XenApp and XenDesktop
• Module 20: Provisioning Services Redundancy
• Farm component redundancy
• Store redundancy
• Database redundancy
• Module 21: Supporting Provisioning Services
• Performing updates
• Auditing and support
• vDisk imagining
• Migrating vDisk images
• Troubleshooting