Course Overview
For seasoned IT professionals looking to establish the core administrative parts of deploying, configuring, and managing a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 system, we offer this accelerated 5-day course. Find out more about setting up policies, printing, fundamental security features, and more complex subjects like Workspace Environment Management (WEM) and App Layering.
Learn about the communications and solution architecture, as well as the elements that go into a successful implementation. Additionally, I gained knowledge about using Citrix Director and Citrix Analytics to monitor and configure the environment.
Prerequisites
It is advised to have prior experience because this course is taught considerably more quickly. Due to the quicker pace of this course, prior experience with traditional Citrix Virtual Apps or Citrix Virtual Desktops is also helpful.
Audience Profile
The 5-day course is designed for seasoned IT professionals who are new to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 in an on-premises or Citrix Cloud environment and want to learn as much as they can within that time. You can prepare more quickly for the CCP-V certification by taking this course, where you will also master advanced topics like WEM and App Layering. You will also learn how to build up a new Citrix Virtual-Apps and Desktop site
Learning Objectives
- How to set up a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 site both locally and in the cloud, including steps for moving from locally installed software to the cloud
- How to set up Workspace Environment Management to enhance the user experience and utilisation of virtual resources
- OS, platform, application, elastic, and user layers can be created and managed using app layering skills.
Content Outline
- Introduction to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
- Architecture Overview
- Features
- Hosting Platform Considerations
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service
- Connection Flow Process Introduction
- Pre-Deployment Considerations
- Citrix Licensing Setup
- Delivery Controller Setup
- Site Setup and Management
- Redundancy Considerations
- Consider Master Image Creation Methods
- Master Image Requirements
- Learning Objectives
- Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups
- Provisioning Methods and Considerations
- Machine Creation Services (MCS) Deep Dive
- MCS Environment Considerations
- Resource Locations
- Consider Workspace Experience versus StoreFront
- Workspace App
Methods to Manage the User Experience
- Published App Properties
- Server OS Published App Optimizations
- Published App Presentation
- Application Groups
- Apps and Desktops Presentation
- Map Printers to the User Session
- Printer Drivers
- Print Environment Considerations
- Introduction and Considerations
- Configure Citrix Profile Management
- Delegated Administration
- Power Management Considerations
• Citrix Admin Security Considerations
- XML Service Security Considerations
- Secure HDX External Traffic
- Citrix Director Introduction
- Monitor and Interact with User Sessions
- Published Apps Analysis
- Monitor the Machines Running the VDA
- Alerts and Notifications
Introduction to Supporting Citrix Virtual-Apps and Desktops Site Tools
- Migration-Related Issues.
- Deployment of the Citrix Cloud Connector.
- On-Premise Resource Location for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
- The move-ahead procedure.
- Citrix Analytics Introduction
- Types of Analytics
- App Layering Introduction
- Architecture and How it Works
The OS Layer
The Platform Layer
• The App Layers
- Elastic App Layering
- User Layers
- Using Templates in App Layering
- Using Layered Images in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site
- Layer Priority
- Updating Layers
- Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment
- Common App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources
- Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction
- WEM Administration
- Managing User Resources with WEM
- Managing Profiles with WEM
- Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature
- Learning Objectives
- Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM
- Optimizing User Experience with WEM
- Use WEM to Secure Environments
- WEM Security Features
- Migrating to WEM
- Upgrading a WEM Deployment
- WEM Multi-Location Considerations
FAQs
A: For XenApp and XenDesktop installations, WEM is an Enterprise / Platinum entitlement that uses intelligent resource and profile management technologies to enable the fastest desktop logon and application response times.
A: The back-end SQL database, the WEM Broker server(s), and the WEM agent, which is installed on the XenApp and XenDesktop workloads and communicates with the WEM Broker server, make up WEM's architecture (s). Citrix advises employing NetScaler as the load balancer in a clustered situation.
A: Citrix App Layering is a Windows Operating System and application management solution for on-premise private and public clouds. Citrix App Layering's under- lying technology, called layering, enables all components of a virtual machine to be independently assigned, patched, and updated.
A: To install Citrix app layering, you have to follow the following steps:-
- At the Welcome screen, Click Next.
- Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and Click Next.
- Leave Agent Port as default 8016, and Click Next.
- At Ready to Install the program, Click Install.
A: To attend the training session, you should have operational Desktops or Laptops with the required specification and a good internet connection to access the labs.
A: We recommend you attend the live session to practice & clarify the doubts instantly and get more value from your investment. However, if, due to some contingency, you have to skip the class, Radiant Techlearning will help you with the recorded session of that particular day. However, those recorded sessions are not meant only for personal consumption and NOT for distribution or any commercial use.
A: Radiant Techlearning has a data center containing a Virtual Training environment for participants' hand-on-practice. Participants can easily access these labs over Cloud with the help of a remote desktop connection. Radiant virtual labs allow you to learn from anywhere and in any time zone.
A: The learners will be enthralled as we engage them in the natural world and Oriented industry projects during the training program. These projects will improve your skills and knowledge and give you a better experience. These real-time projects will help you a lot in your future tasks and assignments.