Engineering a Citrix Virtualization Solution
5 days - CVE4001 

 

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The CVE-400-1I Engineering a Citrix Virtualisation Solution course teaches Citrix engineers how to plan for and perform the tasks necessary to successfully integrate the component technologies that make up a Citrix virtualisation solution in a Windows Server 2008 environment. Upon course completion, students will be able to interpret environmental assessment documentation, plan for a virtualisation solution project and integrate key Citrix virtualisation technologies, including XenAppTM, XenServerTM, and XenDesktopTM, to create a holistic, end-to-end virtualisation solution that will address the most pressing business issues of the day. The extensive, highly hands-on curriculum includes exercises that allow students to demonstrate the advanced technical knowledge gained from instruction.
Please note this coures is approx. 80% hands-on and 20% instructor delivery.

Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals, such as Server, Network and Systems Engineers. Systems Integrators, Systems Administrators and Application Engineers are also appropriate candidates for this course.

Included Products
The exercises for this course include hands-on integration of the following Citrix core and component products:

Citrix XenApp 5.0 on Windows Server 2008
Citrix EssentialsTM for XenServer 5.5
Citrix XenDesktop 3.1
Citrix Provisioning ServicesTM 5.1
Citrix EdgeSightTM for Load Testing 3.0
Citrix EdgeSight for Endpoints 5.0
Citrix EdgeSight for XenAppTM 5.0
Citrix Workflow StudioTM 2.0
Citrix Profile management 2.0
Citrix Receiver 1.0
Citrix DazzleTM 1.0
Citrix NetScaler VPX 9.1

Course outline

Host Server Concepts

Key Virtualization Terms
Hardware Configuration
Memory Considerations
CPU Considerations
Network Considerations
Virtual Machine Management
Virtual Machine Migration
Identifying Media Storage Considerations
Differentiating Between Local Storage and SAN
Determining RAM Scalability
Determining CPU Scalability
Determining Network Interface Strategies
Determining HA Priority Levels
Identifying Storage Overcommitment Risks

XenServer Integration

ISO Storage
Pre-Installation Considerations
Troubleshooting
Configuring XenServer Networking
Configuring XenServer Storage
Creating a Resource Pool
Testing High Availability

Project Planning and Implementation Strategies

Project Roles
Project Documentation
Implementation Planning
Implementation Case Studies
Identifying Gaps in Documentation
Interpreting Project Documentation and Identifying Goals

Provisioning Services Integration

Network Support of Streaming
Provisioning Services Optimizations
Streaming Other Workloads
Troubleshooting
Installing and Configuring Provisioning Services Server
Creating and Configuring the vDisk
Testing the Configuration
Adding Additional Server to Farm
Configuring Load Balancing and HA for Provisioning Services

XenApp Integration

Application Delivery
XenApp Configurations
Provisioning Services with XenApp
XenApp Migration
Troubleshooting
Installing XenApp
Provisioning XenApp Servers
Configuring XenApp Servers

XenDesktop Integration

Virtual Desktop Components
Desktop Groups
XenDesktop Management
NetScaler VPX
Troubleshooting
Installing the Desktop Delivery Controller
Installing the Additional Desktop Delivery Controllers
Configuring the XenDesktop Farm
Creating a Virtual Desktop VM
Provisioning the XenDesktop Pool
Configuring the Desktop Group
Testing the Desktop Pool
Configuring NetScaler VPX

Virtualized Environment Monitoring

EdgeSight
EdgeSight for Load Testing
Installing EdgeSight for Load Testing
Installing EdgeSight Server
Configuring the EdgeSight Server
Installing EdgeSight Agent Database Server
Installing EdgeSight Agent on XenDesktop Desktops
Configuring EdgeSight
Testing the Monitoring Environment

Virtualized Environment Maintenance

Workflow Studio Overview
Workflow Automation
Sample Maintenance Workflows
XenApp and XenDesktop Server Backup
Configuring a XenServer Metadata Backup Schedule
Performing a XenServer Hotfix Update
Performing a XenApp Application Update
Upgrading a Provisioned XenApp Server
Configuring Lab Manager
Configuring Citrix Receiver for Citrix Dazzle

Prerequisites


Delegates need to be able to:
  • Experience using the following Citrix products: Citrix XenApp 4.5 or higher; Citrix XenServer 5.0 or higher; Citrix XenDesktop 2.0 or higher; Citrix Provisioning Services 5.0 or higher; Citrix EdgeSight for Load Testing 3.0; Citrix EdgeSight for Endpoints 5.0; Citrix EdgeSight for XenApp 5.0
  • Experience using Windows Server 2008, including: Active Directory; Terminal Services; DHCP; DNS; Performance Monitoring; Troubleshooting; Base OS, including server roles; Group Policy Objects
  • Experience using Microsoft SQL Server
  • Completion of the following courses or demonstrate equivalent knowledge: CXA-201-1 - Implementing Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008; CXS-200-1 - Implementing Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0; CXD-200-1 - Implementing Citrix XenDesktop 3; CXA-300-1 - Advanced Administration for Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008


Skills


At course completion, delegates will be able to:
  • Explain the benefits and considerations for VM storage, including local host disk, iSCSI SAN, Fibre Channel SAN and NFS SAN.
  • Explain how network considerations, including network topology, utilisation requirements and the number of interfaces, affect a virtualisation host server.
  • Configure network connectivity and storage for the XenServer host.
  • Configure a resource pool for optimal performance.
  • Identify information in the project documentation that is required for project decision-making purposes.
  • Create an order of execution plan that reflects the tasks required to implement the virtual solution and organisational goals.
  • Identify the available Provisioning Services server optimisations.
  • Install, configure and test a Provisioning Services configuration.
  • Configure XenApp for optimal performance in a virtualised environment.
  • Prepare, install and configure a provisioned XenApp server within a Citrix virtualisation solution.
  • Identify the components that comprise a XenDesktop virtual solution.
  • Provision a XenDesktop pool in a virtual solution.
  • Identify the uses and differences of EdgeSight for Load Testing, EdgeSight for Endpoints and EdgeSight for XenApp.
  • Configure an EdgeSight alert to trigger a Workflow Studio workflow.
  • Identify common workflows that can be automated using Workflow Studio.
  • Perform a XenApp server upgrade using the vDisk update process.


Certification


CVE4001 prepares learners for exam 1Y0-A15
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