CXD-203: Managing App and Desktp Slutins with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktp 7.6 Curse Overview The Managing App and Desktp Slutins with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktp 7.6 curse prvides students with the skills required t effectively supprt a Citrix applicatin and desktp virtualizatin slutin in a Windws Server 2012 R2 envirnment. During this curse, students will learn hw t successfully manage, mnitr, supprt and trublesht a XenDesktp 7.6 slutin, which includes grwing the implementatin t accmmdate changes in the envirnment (adding new applicatins, new users, new desktps, and new plicies) and trubleshting cmmn issues. Wh shuld enrll in this curse? This curse is recmmended fr Operatrs and Administratrs that need t manage an existing XenApp r XenDesktp 7.6 slutin. Preparatry Recmmendatins Befre taking this curse, Citrix recmmends that students have: An understanding f server, desktp and applicatin virtualizatin cncepts Experience with Windws Server 2012 R2, specifically: Active Directry Dmains Grups and User Accunts Organizatinal Units Grup Plicy Objects Experience with Windws 7 and Windws 8.1 user interfaces Basic strage knwledge (manage existing strage types, add new strage) Basics f Citrix licensing Familiarity with at least ne hypervisr (XenServer, Hyper-V, r vsphere) Basic understanding f the different types f prfiles (lcal, raming, mandatry) Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Cmpleted the fllwing curses r can demnstrate equivalent knwledge: CXA-104 Citrix XenApp 7.6: Overview Key Skills Upn successful cmpletin f this curse, learners are able t: Understand the XenApp and XenDesktp 7.6 architecture, cmpnents, and cmmunicatin. Delegate administratin and manage licenses. Manage the XenApp and XenDesktp infrastructure. Create and manage machine catalgs and Delivery Grups. Manage StreFrnt. Create and manage plicies and end-user prfiles. Manage sessins, sites, and end users with Directr. Manage printing. Manage Prvisining Services. Instructinal Methd This curse is ffered as an instructr-led curse with demnstratins and the practical applicatin f cncepts thrugh hands-n exercises in a live lab envirnment, as well as simulatins. Curse Length 5 days Certificatin Preparatin In additin t field experience, this curse prepares candidates fr the Managing XenDesktp 7 Slutins exam. By passing the Managing Citrix XenDesktp 7 Slutins exam, candidates will gain the new Citrix Certified Assciate Apps and Desktps certificatin. Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Lab Activities ILT and vilt curses ffer lab access during the duratin f the curse. Tpic Outline Prvided is the tpic utline fr the Managing App and Desktp Slutins with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktp 7.6 curse: Mdule 1: Understanding the Architecture f a XenApp and XenDesktp Slutin XenApp r XenDesktp XenApp and XenDesktp Architecture Overview User Layer Citrix Receiver Access Layer Citrix NetScaler Citrix StreFrnt Discussin Questin Cntrl Layer Delivery Cntrller Machine Creatin Services Citrix Prvisining Services Hypervisr Virtual Delivery Agent Discussin Questin Resurce Layer Applicatins Operating System Image Citrix Prfile Management Plicies Persnal vdisk Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Management Layer Citrix Studi Citrix Directr Discussin Questin XenApp and XenDesktp Sites Prts New Features Deprecated Features Discussin Questin Reinfrcement Exercise: XenDesktp 7 Cmpnents Mdule 2: Managing Licenses and Delegating Administratin Managing Licenses in Studi Discussin Questin Types f Licenses Dwnlading, Allcating, and Imprting a License File T Dwnlad, Allcate, and Imprt a License File Discussin Questin Adding a License Administratr T Add a License Administratr Managing Delegated Administratin Administratrs Rles Scpes T Add an Administratr T Create a Custm Scpe Using Studi T Edit a Custm Scpe T Create a Custm Rle T Edit a Custm Rle T Edit an Administratr's Permissins Running a Delegated Administratin Reprt T Run a Delegated Administratin Reprt Discussin Questin Using PwerShell Discussin Questin Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Mnitring Cnfiguratin Lgs T Display Cnfiguratin Lg Cntent T Generate Cnfiguratin Lg Reprts T Change the Cnfiguratin Lg Settings Discussin Questin Trubleshting: Managing Licenses and Delegated Administratin Reinfrcement Exercise: Cnfiguring Rles and Scpes Mdule 3: Managing and Mnitring the Hypervisr Architecture Overview Creating a Virtual Machine frm an ISO Creating a Virtual Machine T Create a Virtual Machine Frm an ISO T Install a Windws OS nt a Virtual Machine Installing XenServer Tls T Install XenServer Tls n a Virtual Machine Generalizing the Virtual Machine T Generalize the Virtual Machine Creating a Template T Create a Template frm a Virtual Machine Managing Virtual Machines within a Hypervisr Creating a Virtual Machine T Create a Virtual Machine Using XenCenter Taking a Snapsht T Take a Snapsht in XenCenter Discussin Questin Restring a Virtual Machine Frm Sysprep T Restre a Virtual Machine frm Sysprep Cpying a Virtual Machine T Cpy a Virtual Machine Using XenCenter Discussin Questin Reverting t a Snapsht T Revert t a Snapsht in XenCenter Discussin Questin Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Adjusting Virtual Machine r Template Resurces Adding Strage t a Virtual Machine r Template T Add Strage t a Virtual Machine r Template in XenCenter Adjusting the Strage Allcated t a Virtual Machine T Adjust the Strage Allcated t a Virtual Machine in XenCenter Adjusting the Memry Allcated t a Virtual Machine r Template T Adjust Virtual Machine r Template Memry Allcatins in XenCenter Adjusting vcpus Allcated t a Virtual Machine r Template T adjust the vcpus allcated t a Virtual Machine r Template in XenCenter T Remve a Virtual NIC in XenCenter Managing a Virtual NIC T Remve a Virtual NIC in XenCenter T Add a Virtual NIC in XenCenter T Adjust a Virtual NIC in XenCenter T Activate r Deactivate a Virtual NIC in XenCenter Discussin Questin Cnfiguring and Custmizing Alerts T Cnfigure and Custmize Alerts in XenCenter Discussin Questin Trubleshting: Managing and Mnitring Hypervisrs Reinfrcement Exercise 1: Creating a Virtual Machine Template Reinfrcement Exercise 2: Cmpleting the Setup Prcess After a Sysprep Mdule 4: Managing Desktps and Applicatins Architecture Overview Cnnecting t Resurces Managing Machine Catalgs T Create New Resurce Settings Using Machine Creatin Services Discussin Questin Creating a Machine Catalg fr Server Desktps and Hsted Applicatins Installing the Virtual Delivery Agent T Install and Cnfigure the VDA n a Server OS T Install and Cnfigure the VDA n a Desktp OS Creating a Machine Catalg fr Windws Server Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Using a Virtual IP Address T Create a Server OS Machine Catalg Creating a Machine Catalg fr Windws Desktp T Create a Desktp OS Machine Catalg Discussin Questin Managing Delivery Grups T Create a Delivery Grup fr Applicatin Delivery Discussin Questin T Create a Delivery Grup fr Annymus User Access T Create a Delivery Grup fr User Desktps Organizing Applicatins in Flders T Organize Applicatins in Flders Securing Cnnectins Managing Resurces T Add Machines t a Machine Catalg T Perfrm an Update t the Master Image Virtual Machine T Update the Desktps in a Machine Catalg Managing Active Directry Accunts T Manage Active Directry Accunts Managing Pwer fr Machines in a Desktp OS Delivery Grup T Manage Pwer fr Machines in a Desktp OS Delivery Grup T Reallcate Machines in a Delivery Grup T Shut Dwn and Restart Desktps Enabling and Disabling Maintenance Mde T Enable and Disable Maintenance Mde T Remve Desktps frm Delivery Grups Deleting a Delivery Grup T Delete a Delivery Grup Deleting Machines frm a Machine Catalg T Delete Machines frm a Machine Catalg T Delete a Machine Catalg Trubleshting: Managing Desktps and Applicatins Reinfrcement Exercise: Delivering Server Desktps Mdule 5: Managing StreFrnt StreFrnt Architectural Overview StreFrnt Cmpnents Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
StreFrnt Cmmunicatin Discussin Questin StreFrnt Management Cnsle Creating a New Stre T Create and Add a New Stre Creating Annymus User Stres T Create a Stre fr Annymus User Access Hiding a Stre T Hide a Stre Discussin Questin Managing Authenticatin Cnfiguring Authenticatin T Cnfigure Authenticatin Methds Discussin Questin Enabling End Users t Change Their Passwrds T Enable End Users t Change Expired Passwrds Managing Delivery Cntrllers Adding Delivery Cntrllers T Add Delivery Cntrllers T Remve Delivery Cntrllers Discussin Questin Remving a Stre T Remve a Stre Discussin Questin Trubleshting: Managing StreFrnt Reinfrcement Exercise: Creating and Cnfiguring a New Stre Mdule 6: Managing Plicies and Prfiles Plicy Precedence (Studi vs. Grup Plicy Objects) Creating Plicies Using Studi Unfiltered Plicy Using a Plicy Template in Studi T Create a Plicy frm a Template T Create a Plicy Using Studi Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Applying a Plicy Using Studi T Apply a Plicy Editing a Plicy Using Studi T Edit a Plicy Priritizing Plicies Using Studi T Priritize a Plicy Discussin Questins T Create a Cmputer Template in Studi Exprting a Plicy Template Using Studi T Exprt a Plicy Template Imprting a Plicy Template Using Studi T Imprt a Plicy Template Running the Resultant Set f Plicy (RSOP) T Create the RSOP Using the Grup Plicy Management Cnsle Creating Plicies Using Grup Plicy Creating and Applying a Grup Plicy Object T Create a GPO Editing a Grup Plicy Object T Edit a Plicy Using a User Template with Grup Plicy T Use a User Template Discussin Questin Imprting a Plicy Template with Grup Plicy T Imprt a Plicy Template Exprting a Plicy Template with Grup Plicy T Exprt a Plicy Template Priritizing a Plicy Using Grup Plicy T Change the Pririty f a Plicy Discussin Questin Trubleshting: Managing Plicies Managing End-User Prfiles Cnfiguring Flder Redirectin T Cnfigure Flder Redirectin Managing Prfile Settings Using Citrix Plicies T Manage Prfile Settings Using Citrix Plicies Reslving Cnflicting Prfiles T Reslve Cnflicting Prfiles Streaming End-User Prfiles T Stream End-User Prfiles Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Discussin Questin Trubleshting: Prfile Management Reinfrcement Exercise 1: Wrking with Plicies Reinfrcement Exercise 2: Wrking with Prfiles Mdule 7: Managing and Mnitring Sessins, Sites, and End Users with Directr Directr Overview T Mnitr an End-User Sessin T Access Directr Mnitring within the Directr Dashbard Mnitring Infrastructure T Mnitr the Infrastructure Mnitring Cnnected Sessins T Mnitr Cnnected Sessins Mnitring Lgn Duratin Averages T Mnitr Lgn Duratin Averages Mnitring Machine and End-User Cnnectin Failures T Mnitr End-User Cnnectin Failures Mnitring and Managing End-User Sessins Viewing End-User Sessins T View End-User Sessins Searching fr an End User T Search fr an End User Mnitring End-User Applicatins T Mnitr End-User Applicatins Mnitring End-User Machine Prcesses T Mnitr End-User Machine Prcesses Managing an End User's Machine Pwer Status T Manage an End User's Machine Pwer Status Enabling r Disabling Maintenance Mde T Enable r Disable Maintenance Mde Resetting an End-User Prfile T Reset an End-User Prfile Discussin Questin Mnitring HDX Channels T Mnitr HDX Channels Sending a Message t an End User T Send a Message t an End User Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Shadwing an End-User Sessin T Shadw an End-User Sessin Discnnecting an End-User Sessin T Discnnect an End-User Sessin Lgging an End User Off T Lg an End User Off Discussin Questin Mnitring Histrical Trends T Mnitr Histrical Trends Trubleshting: Managing Sites, Sessins, and End Users with Directr Reinfrcement Exercise: Using Directr Mdule 8: Managing Printing Print Management Prcess Default Printing Behavir Cnfiguring Client Printing Mdifying Client Printer Aut-Creatin T Mdify Client Printer Aut-Creatin Behavir Discussin Questin Adding Sessin Printers T Add Sessin Printers Managing Printer Drivers Autmatic Installatin f In-Bx Printer Drivers T Cnfigure the Autmatic Installatin f Printer Drivers Cnfiguring Printer Driver Mapping and Cmpatibility T Cnfigure Printer Driver Mapping and Cmpatibility Universal Printer Driver Cntrlling Universal Printing Behavir Optimizing Printing Perfrmance T Cnfigure Printing Optimizatin Discussin Questin Setting Up and Managing the Universal Print Server T Set Up and Manage the Universal Print Server Trubleshting: Managing Printing Reinfrcement Exercise: Managing Printing Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm
Mdule 9: Managing Prvisining Services Citrix Prvisining Services Machine Creatin Services r Prvisining Services Prvisining Services Overview and Architecture Discussin Questin Navigating the Prvisining Services Cnsle T Navigate the Prvisining Services Cnsle T Create a Prvisining Services Master Virtual Machine T Install the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) Creating the vdisk T Cnvert the Hard Drive f the Master Target Device t a vdisk Setting the vdisk Mde T set the vdisk Mde Creating the Machine Catalg T Create a Diskless Target Device Template T Create the Machine Catalg Discussin Questin T Assign a Machine Catalg t a Delivery Grup Discussin Questin T Update a vdisk Prmting Updated Versins T Prmte Updated vdisk Versins Discussin Questin VHD Chain f Differencing Disks Merging VHD Differencing Disks T Merge VHD Differencing Disks Trubleshting: Prvisining Services Reinfrcement Exercise: Prvisining Services Spectrum Netwrks Slutins Pvt.Ltd MBC Centre, 143/A Ghdbunder Rad, Opp. Cine Wnder Mall, Kapur Bawdi, Thane, India 400607 Tel: +91 22 61934800 Email: inf@spectrumapac.cm www.spectrumapac.cm