Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops 7: Advanced Administration

You will learn advance features to optimize management of your app and desktop images by building and combining App Layers and Workspace Environment Management, which can improve logon times, centralize user settings management, optimize the performance of machines running the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA).

In the advanced troubleshooting section, you will learn techniques to investigate many of the common issues that can affect environment health. You’ll leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions such as multizone environments spanning multiple locations with configurations around StoreFront, the Delivery Controllers, and HDX.

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

How to implement advanced administration concepts such as backups, disaster recovery, scalability and redundancy consideration for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 Site
How to configure Workspace Environment Management to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumptionApp Layering skills such as how to create and administer OS, platform, application, elastic and user layers

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Module 1: Intermediate FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA)

FMA Services
SQL database connectivity and security
Zones in FMA

Module 2: Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

Introduction to WEM
Installation and configuration
Administration (Additional WEM topics covered later in the course)

Module 3: The Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA)

VDA registration in a multi zone environment
VDA connection security
Workspace Environment Management VDA agent

Module 4: App Layering

App Layering architecture
Configuring and assigning app layers
Managing app layers

Module 5: User Environment

Optimizing session machines with WEM
Zone Preference
User Profile Management with WEM

Module 6: StoreFront Optimization and Routing

User experience optimizations
Optimal Gateway routing and Zones
Subscription Store

Module 7: HDX and Multimedia

Enlightened Data Protocol (EDT)
HDX virtual channel architecture
Multimedia delivery and redirection
Delivering Skype for Business with XenApp and XenDesktop

Module 8: Supporting and Troubleshooting User connection issues

Always on tracing
Troubleshooting tools

Module 9: Advanced Provisioning with Provisioning Services

Getting started with Provisioning Services
Provisioning Services Architecture

Module 10: Provisioning Services Infrastructure

The PVS server role
The Farm database
The vDisk Store

Module 11: Streaming the vDisk

Introduction to vDisks
Machine preparation
Streaming vDisks
Boot methods

Module 12: Target Devices

Introduction to target devices
Data I/O
Handling persistent and non-persistent data

Module 13: Integrating Provisioning Services with XenApp and XenDesktop

XenDesktop Setup Wizard
Device Collections
Published Apps and Desktops
Using Provisioning Services with XenApp and XenDesktop

Module 14: Provisioning Services Redundancy

Farm component redundancy
Store redundancy
Database redundancy

Module 15: Supporting Provisioning Services

Performing updates
Auditing and support
vDisk imagining
Migrating vDisk images
Troubleshooting

Backup, recovery and security considerations and configurations

Module 1: Implementing Redundancy and Scalability

StoreFront and Citrix Gateway
Site Infrastructure
Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

Module 2: Managing a Virtual Apps and Desktops Environment with Multiple Locations Zones

VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment
Zone Preference
Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones
Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi-Location Environment
StoreFront and Citrix ADC Branding

Module 3: Implementing Backups and Disaster Recovery

Backups
Disaster Recovery Considerations
Disaster Recovery Process

Module 4: Implementing Advanced Authentication Methods

Multi-factor Authentication - RADIUS & OTP
Multi-factor Authentication - Smart Card Authentication
Federated Authentication - ADFS, SAML, and FAS

Module 5: Improving App and Data Security

Introduction to Application Security
Preventing Jailbreak Attacks
Minimizing the Impact of Attacks

Module 6: Securing Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

TLS to VDA Encryption
GPOs and Citrix Policies
Image Management

Troubleshooting techniques and tools

Module 7: Introduction to Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Methodology Process (Standard Slide)
Resource Tools and Utilities
Introduction to PowerShell

Module 8: Troubleshooting Access Issues

Troubleshooting StoreFront
Troubleshooting Citrix Gateway

Module 9: Troubleshooting Delivery Controller Issues

Validating FMA Services

Module 10: Troubleshooting VDA Registration Issues

Troubleshooting VDA Registration

Module 11: Troubleshooting HDX Connection Issues

Troubleshooting HDX Connections

Citrix App Layering Considerations and Configuration

Module 12: Introduction to App Layering

App Layering Introduction
Architecture and How it Works

Module 13: Creating an OS Layer

The OS Layer

Module 14: Creating a Platform Layer

The Platform Layer

Module 15: Creating App Layers

The App Layers

Module 16: Creating Elastic App and User Layers

Elastic App Layering
User Layers

Module 17: Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Using Templates in App Layering
Using Layered Images in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site

Module 18: Exploring Layer Priority

Layer Priority

Module 19: Maintaining an App Layering Environment

Updating Layers
Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment
Common App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources

Workspace Environment Management (WEM) considerations and configuration

Module 20: Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction
WEM Administration

Module 21: Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management

Managing User Resources with WEM
Managing Profiles with WEM
Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature

Module 22: Using WEM for Performance Optimization

Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM
Optimizing User Experience with WEM

Module 23: Using WEM to Secure Environments

WEM Security Features

Module 24: Migrating and Upgrading WEM

Migrating to WEM
Upgrading a WEM Deployment
WEM Multi-Location Considerations

Backup, recovery and security considerations and configurations

Module 1: Implementing Redundancy and Scalability

StoreFront and Citrix Gateway
Site Infrastructure
Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

Module 2: Managing a Virtual Apps and Desktops Environment with Multiple Locations Zones

VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment
Zone Preference
Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones
Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi-Location Environment
StoreFront and Citrix ADC Branding

Module 3: Implementing Backups and Disaster Recovery

Backups
Disaster Recovery Considerations
Disaster Recovery Process

Module 4: Implementing Advanced Authentication Methods

Multi-factor Authentication - RADIUS & OTP
Multi-factor Authentication - Smart Card Authentication
Federated Authentication - ADFS, SAML, and FAS

Module 5: Improving App and Data Security

Introduction to Application Security
Preventing Jailbreak Attacks
Minimizing the Impact of Attacks

Module 6: Securing Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

TLS to VDA Encryption
GPOs and Citrix Policies
Image Management

Troubleshooting techniques and tools

Module 7: Introduction to Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Methodology Process (Standard Slide)
Resource Tools and Utilities
Introduction to PowerShell

Module 8: Troubleshooting Access Issues

Troubleshooting StoreFront
Troubleshooting Citrix Gateway

Module 9: Troubleshooting Delivery Controller Issues

Validating FMA Services

Module 10: Troubleshooting VDA Registration Issues

Troubleshooting VDA Registration

Module 11: Troubleshooting HDX Connection Issues

Troubleshooting HDX Connections

Citrix App Layering Considerations and Configuration

Module 12: Introduction to App Layering

App Layering Introduction
Architecture and How it Works

Module 13: Creating an OS Layer

The OS Layer

Module 14: Creating a Platform Layer

The Platform Layer

Module 15: Creating App Layers

The App Layers

Module 16: Creating Elastic App and User Layers

Elastic App Layering
User Layers

Module 17: Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Using Templates in App Layering
Using Layered Images in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site

Module 18: Exploring Layer Priority

Layer Priority

Module 19: Maintaining an App Layering Environment

Updating Layers
Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment
Common App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources

Workspace Environment Management (WEM) considerations and configuration

Module 20: Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction
WEM Administration

Module 21: Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management

Managing User Resources with WEM
Managing Profiles with WEM
Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature

Module 22: Using WEM for Performance Optimization

Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM
Optimizing User Experience with WEM

Module 23: Using WEM to Secure Environments

WEM Security Features

Module 24: Migrating and Upgrading WEM

Migrating to WEM
Upgrading a WEM Deployment
WEM Multi-Location Considerations

Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7. Citrix recommends students prepare for this course by taking the following course:

CWS-215 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud.

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud (CWS-215)

Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP-V)

This course is built for experienced IT Professionals familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 in an on-premises environment or Citrix Cloud looking to expand their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops skills to an advanced level. Potential students include administrators or engineers responsible for the Citrix Apps and Desktop 7 Site.

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