Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will gain the skills required to effectively support a 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).
Certification:
This course prepares you for the Managing Citrix XenDesktop 7 Solutions (1Y1-200) exam, a requirement for the Citrix Certified Associate certification.
What You Will Learn
- XenDesktop 7 architecture, components, and communication
- Delegate administration and manage licenses
- Manage and monitor the hypervisor
- Manage apps and desktops
- Manage StoreFront and external access
- Manage policies
- Manage user profiles
- Manage sessions, sites, and users
- Manage printing
- Manage Provisioning Services and Personal vDisks
Audience
Operators, administrators, and engineers that need to manage an existing XenDesktop 7 app and desktop solution
Prerequistes
- An understanding of server, desktop and application virtualization concepts
- Experience with Windows Server 2012, specifically:
- Active Directory
- Domains
- Groups and User Accounts
- Organizational Units
- Group Policy Objects
- Experience with Windows 7 and Windows 8 user interfaces
- Experience with SQL Server 2012, specifically:
- General understanding of databases, permissions, security, clustering/mirroring, and high availability
- Basic networking knowledge
- Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, etc.)
- Basic storage knowledge (managing existing storage types, adding new storage)
- Basics of Citrix licensing
- Familiarity with at least one hypervisor (XenServer, Hyper-V, or vSphere)
- Basic understanding of the different types of profiles (local, roaming, mandatory)
- Basic understanding of certificates, the role of certificate authorities, and certificate types
Course Outline
1. XenDesktop 7 Solution Architecture
2. Delegating Administration and Managing Licenses
3. Managing and Monitoring the Hypervisor
4. Managing Apps and Desktops
5. Managing StoreFront and External Access
6. Managing Policies
7. Managing User Profiles
8. Managing Sessions, Sites, and Users
9. Managing Printing
10. Managing Personal vDisks and Provisioning Services
Course Labs
