Citrix XEN server is a leading hypervisor management and the server virtualization platform that cuts down the total cost for desktop, server and cloud virtualization infrastructures. It’s an invention of Citrix systems and its built over the Xen virtual machine hypervisor. It provides quality performance for desktop and application basics with an integrated virtualization platform. It reduces infrastructure storage costs and enhances VM density with built in memory read cache feature and increases the user experience with industry leading features such as GPU pass thru and vGPU.

Course Summary

• Migrating to desktop virtualization
• Learning how this virtualization technology works in an enterprise environment
• Publishing content for users
• Learning about sessions and policies
• Installing, configuring and managing the XenApp applications and infrastructure
• Securing and troubleshooting the deployment
• Configuring Load management, policies, printing, the application of filters and policy modeling tools
• Optimizing session display and HDX settings for profile management

Prerequisites: good knowledge and understanding of server monitoring tools, Experience with enterprise database and Microsoft SQL servers Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and application virtualization technologies, Group policy and Active Directory, Basic Understanding of Networking concepts.

Module 1: Introducing fundamental Administration for Citrix XenApp 6

Topics: XenApp Features, XenApp Editions, AppCenter, XenApp Architecture

Module 2: Licensing XenApp

Topics: Overview, Installing Licensing, License File Management To License XenApp, License Administration Console, High Availability Considerations

Module 3: Installing XenApp

Topics: XenApp Server Role Manager, Software Requirements, Web Interface Installation Decisions, Hardware Requirements, Server Configuration Tool, XenApp Configuration Options, Installation Decisions, Role-based Uninstall, Dyamic Data Center Provisioning

Module 4: Configuring XenApp Administration

Topics: Worker Groups, Configuration Logging, Administrator Privilege Levels

Module 5: Installing and Configuring Web Interface

Topics: Web Interface Ports, Site Creation, Web Interface Installation, Specifying Citrix Plug-in Backup URLs, Server Configuration, Web Interface Site Removal, Site Appearance, Workspace Control, Authentication Configuration, Secure Access Configuration, Web Interface Site Modification, Troubleshooting Web Interface Issues, Citrix Plug-ins and Web Interface

Module 6: Delivering Applications and Content

Topics: Published Resources, Organizing Published Resources for Users, Troubleshooting Application Delivery Issues, VM Hosted Apps, Published Resource Configuration, Advanced Published Resource Settings

Module 7: Streaming Applications

Topics: Application Streaming, Citrix Streaming Profiler, Citrix Offline Plug-in, To Stream to Servers, Application Delivery Methods, Publishing a Streamed Application, The Use Web Delivery Method, Offline Access Management, Configuring Sites for Streaming Applications, Troubleshooting Streaming Issues

Module 8: Configuring Policies

Topics: Group Policy Integration, Policy Rules, Policy Evaluation, Policy Filtering, Support for Policy Templates, Policy Modeling

Module 9: Configuring Load Management

Topics: Load Manager, Load Calculation, Load Balancing, Load Balancing Policies, Load Evaluator Configuration, Troubleshooting Load Management Issues, Preferential Load Balancing

Module 10: Optimizing the User Experience

Topics: Optimizing Session Performance, HDX Broadcast Session Reliability Considerations, HDX Broadcast Session Reliability, HDX Plug-n-Play, HDX RealTime, HDX MediaStream Flash Redirection, HDX MediaStream Windows Media Redirection, HDX 3D Progressive Display, HDX 3D Image Acceleration, Troubleshooting User Experience Issues, User Profiles

Module 11: Configuring Self-Service Applications

Topics: Self-Service Applications Technologies, Citrix Merchandising Server, Citrix Receiver, Troubleshooting Self-Service Application Issues, Plug-ins

Module 12: Configuring Printing

Topics: Printing Concepts, Printer Provisioning, Default Printing Behavior, Printer Drivers, Printing Pathways, Administrator-Assigned Network Printers, Citrix Universal Printing, Printing Pref

Module 13: Securing XenApp

Topics: XenApp Security Solutions, Citrix SSL Relay, SecureICA, Web Interface Configuration, Access Gateway, Troubleshooting Access Gateway with XenApp, Security Configuration

Module 14: Monitoring XenApp

Topics: Health Monitoring and Recovery, License Usage Monitoring, Administering the Farm using Commands, Service Monitoring for XenApp, Accessing the Farm using PowerShell, Workflow Studio Overview

Module 15: Additional Components

Topics: SmartAuditor, Branch Optimization, Single Sign-on, Power and Capacity Management, XenServer, Provisioning Services