This foundational administration course covers the major aspects of installing, configuring and managing a highly available XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x environment. Gain an understanding of the solution architecture and communications, and the factors that contribute to a successful deployment. This five-day course will teach you how to deploy and deliver apps and desktops; install and configure StoreFront and Citrix Receiver; set up profile management; and configure policies, printing and basic security features. You’ll also learn how to monitor and troubleshoot the environment with Citrix Director.This training will help you prepare for the Citrix Certified Associate in Virtualization (CCA-V) exam.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the architecture and communications of XenApp and XenDesktop components
• Understand the prerequisites for a successful XenApp and XenDesktop deployment
• Install and configure a highly available XenApp and XenDesktop site
• Deploy and deliver apps and desktops to end users using Machine Creation Services (MCS) on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016
• Understand the differences and benefits of Provisioning Services as an image management solution
• Install and configure a highly available Citrix StoreFront site
• Install and configure Citrix Receiver for end user access
• Set up Citrix Profile management for end user data
• Understand and configure printing within a XenApp and XenDesktop environment
• Understand and configure Citrix policies for managing end-user session experience
• Understand how to configure basic security features of XenApp and XenDesktop
• Use Citrix Director to monitor and troubleshoot end user sessions and view environment trends

Preparatory Recommendations

• Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that students have the following:
• A basic knowledge of the purpose and goals of virtualization technology
• An understanding of computing architecture, including network and storage devices, device drivers and operating systems
• Basic experience installing and administering Windows Server 2008 R2
• Basic understanding of server, desktop and application virtualization concepts