What You'll Learn

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Benefits and considerations for VM storage, including local host disk, iSCSI SAN, Fibre Channel SAN, and NFS SAN
• How network considerations, including network topology, utilization requirements, and the number of interfaces, affect a virtualization host server
• Configure network connectivity and storage for the XenServer host
• Configure a resource pool for optimal performance
• Information required in the project documentation for decision-making purposes
• Create an order of execution plan that reflects the tasks required to implement the virtual solution and organizational goals
• Available Provisioning Services server optimizations
• Install, configure, and test a Provisioning Services configuration
• Configure XenApp for optimal performance in a virtualized environment
• Prepare, install, and configure a provisioned XenApp server within a Citrix virtualization solution
• Components that comprise a XenDesktop virtual solution
• Provision a XenDesktop pool in a virtual solution
• 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
• Common workflows that can be automated using Workflow Studio
• Perform a XenApp server upgrade using the vDisk update process

Who Needs to Attend

IT professionals, such as server, network, and systems engineers as well as systems integrators, systems administrators, and application engineers

Pre-requisites

• 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 possession of equivalent knowledge:
  • Implementing Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008 (CXA-201-1)
  • Implementing Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0 (CXS-200-1)
  • Implementing Citrix XenDesktop 3 (CXD-200-1)
  • Advanced Administration for Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008 (CXA-300-1)
• Implementing Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008 (CXA-201)
• Advanced Administration for Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008 (CXA-300)

Course Outline

1. Host Server Concepts

• Key Virtualization Terms
• Hardware Configuration
• Memory Considerations
• CPU Considerations
• Network Considerations
• Virtual Machine Management
• Virtual Machine Migration
• Media Storage Considerations
• Local Storage vs. SAN
• Determining RAM Scalability
• Determining CPU Scalability
• Determining Network Interface Strategies
• Determining HA Priority Levels
• Storage Overcommitment Risks

2. XenServer Integration

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

3. Project Planning and Implementation Strategies

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

4. 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

5. XenApp Integration

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

6. 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 and Testing the Desktop Group
• Configuring NetScaler VPX

7. Virtualized Environment Monitoring

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

8. 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