Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp alapismeretek

Tájékoztató

This course provides a detailed overview of the architecture and components of Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp. Students will be able to get hands-on experience on the installation steps and management, monitoring tasks of the infrastructure during lab exercises.

Termékleírás

Course style

• Workshop style – active students participation
• Duration 3 days
• 50% lecture / 50% lab and workshop

This basic level course of Citrix’s virtualized desktop and application delivery suite Xendeskop/XenApp provides a solid background to candidates who will install and manage such an infrastructure. Lectures focus on fundamentals of the underlying technology used for this VDI solution. Students will actively work with the solution and gain hands-on experience while configuring these components in lab exercises.

Kinek ajánljuk

• Support technicians, engineers
• System administrators

Szükséges előképzettség

• Solid background and experience with Microsoft Active Directory and IIS
• Basic administration of Windows Desktop and Server operating systems

Tematika

Module 01 - Xendesktop/Xenapp evolution

• The concept of application virtualization
• Overview of various virtualization technologies
• Citrix's role in application delivery
• The architecture of a VDI solution

Module 02 - Virtualization basics

• Physical/virtual solution
• Integrating Citrix XenDesktop to VMware
• Integrating Citrix XenDesktop to Hyper-V
• IO resurces in Hypervisors

Module 03 - XenDesktop Architecture and Components

• XenDesktop components
• Installing XenDesktop components

Module 04 - Storefront

• Introduction to Citrix Storefront
• Installation and management of the Storefront engine

Module 05 - Preparation of resource delivery

• Introduction to resource delivery
• Delivery groups
• Machine Catalogs

Module 06 - Machine Creation Services

• Provisioning methods with Citrix XenDesktop
• Features of provisioning methods
• Introduction to Machine Creation Services
• Creating resources with MCS
• Machine Catalog wizard
• Optimizing Operating System settings

Module 07 - Client side components

• Introduction to resource access
• Citrix Receiver
• Integrating published resources to Clients
• Finetuning application/desktop delivery to clients

Module 08 - Provisioning Services

• Introduction to PVS
• Creating resources using PVS
• Streaming desktop to client devices

Module 09 - Printing

• Local vs Network printing
• Client redirection
• Citrix Universal Printing

Module 10 - User Profile Management

• Profile types
• Profile management

Module 11 - HDX

• HDX components overview
• Multimedia
• Audio

Module 12 - Controlling XenDesktop/XenApp with policies

• Types of Policies
• Configuring policy objects with AD
• HDX Policies

Module 13 - Citrix Director

• Installing the Director component
• Monitoring session with Director
• Load Management

Module 14 - Logging and delegated administration

• Configuring the log database
• Creating reports of resources usage
• Delegated Administration, Defining Role and Scope objects