Managing App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6

Course Number:

N/A

Audience:

This course is recommended for Operators and Administrators that need to manage an existing XenApp or XenDesktop 7.6 solution.
Course Duration:
5 days

Prerequisites:

Before taking this course, we recommend students have:

  • An understanding of server, desktop and application virtualization concepts
  • Experience with Windows Server 2012 R2, specifically:
    • Active Directory
    • Domains
    • Groups and User Accounts
    • Organizational Units
    • Group Policy Objects
  • Experience with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 user interfaces
  • Basic storage knowledge (manage existing storage types, add new storage)
  • Basics of Citrix licensing
  • Familiarity with at least one hypervisor (XenServer, Hyper-V, or vSphere)
  • Basic understanding of the different types of profiles (local, roaming, mandatory)
Course Objectives:
  • Understand the XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 architecture, components, and communication
  • Delegate administration and manage licenses
  • Manage the XenApp and XenDesktop infrastructure
  • Create and manage machine catalogs and Delivery Groups
  • Manage StoreFront
  • Create and manage policies and end-user profiles
  • Manage sessions, sites, and end users with Director
  • Manage printing
  • Manage Provisioning Services
Course Outline:

Understanding the Architecture of a XenApp and XenDesktop Solution

  • XenApp or XenDesktop
  • XenApp and XenDesktop Architecture Overview
  • User Layer
    • Citrix Receiver
  • Access Layer
    • Citrix NetScaler
    • Citrix StoreFront
    • Discussion Question
  • Control Layer
    • Delivery Controller
    • Machine Creation Services
    • Citrix Provisioning Services
    • Hypervisor
    • Virtual Delivery Agent
    • Discussion Question
  • Resource Layer
    • Applications
    • Operating System Image
    • Citrix Profile Management
    • Policies
    • Personal vDisk
  • Management Layer
    • Citrix Studio
    • Citrix Director
    • Discussion Question
  • XenApp and XenDesktop Sites
  • Ports
  • New Features
  • Deprecated Features
  • Discussion Question
  • Reinforcement Exercise: XenDesktop 7 Components

 

Managing Licenses and Delegating Administration

  • Managing Licenses in Studio
    • Discussion Question
    • Types of Licenses
    • Downloading, Allocating, and Importing a License File
      • To Download, Allocate, and Import a License File
    • Discussion Question
    • Adding a License Administrator
      • To Add a License Administrator
  • Managing Delegated Administration
    • Administrators
    • Roles
    • Scopes
      • To Add an Administrator
      • To Create a Custom Scope Using Studio
      • To Edit a Custom Scope
      • To Create a Custom Role
      • To Edit a Custom Role
      • To Edit an Administrator’s Permissions
    • Running a Delegated Administration Report
      • To Run a Delegated Administration Report
    • Discussion Question
    • Using PowerShell
    • Discussion Question
  • Monitoring Configuration Logs
    • To Display Configuration Log Content
    • To Generate Configuration Log Reports
    • To Change the Configuration Log Settings
  • Discussion Question
  • Troubleshooting: Managing Licenses and Delegated Administration
  • Reinforcement Exercise: Configuring Roles and Scopes

 

Managing and Monitoring the Hypervisor

  • Architecture Overview
  • Creating a Virtual Machine from an ISO
    • Creating a Virtual Machine
      • To Create a Virtual Machine From an ISO
      • To Install a Windows OS onto a Virtual Machine
    • Installing XenServer Tools
      • To Install XenServer Tools on a Virtual Machine
    • Generalizing the Virtual Machine
      • To Generalize the Virtual Machine
    • Creating a Template
      • To Create a Template from a Virtual Machine
  • Managing Virtual Machines within a Hypervisor
    • Creating a Virtual Machine
      • To Create a Virtual Machine Using XenCenter
    • Taking a Snapshot
      • To Take a Snapshot in XenCenter
    • Discussion Question
    • Restoring a Virtual Machine From Sysprep
      • To Restore a Virtual Machine from Sysprep
    • Copying a Virtual Machine
      • To Copy a Virtual Machine Using XenCenter
    • Discussion Question
    • Reverting to a Snapshot
      • To Revert to a Snapshot in XenCenter
    • Discussion Question
  • Adjusting Virtual Machine or Template Resources
    • Adding Storage to a Virtual Machine or Template
      • To Add Storage to a Virtual Machine or Template in XenCenter
    • Adjusting the Storage Allocated to a Virtual Machine
      • To Adjust the Storage Allocated to a Virtual Machine in XenCenter
    • Adjusting the Memory Allocated to a Virtual Machine or Template
      • To Adjust Virtual Machine or Template Memory Allocations in XenCenter
    • Adjusting vCPUs Allocated to a Virtual Machine or Template
      • To adjust the vCPUs allocated to a Virtual Machine or Template in XenCenter
      • To Remove a Virtual NIC in XenCenter
    • Managing a Virtual NIC
      • To Remove a Virtual NIC in XenCenter
      • To Add a Virtual NIC in XenCenter
      • To Adjust a Virtual NIC in XenCenter
      • To Activate or Deactivate a Virtual NIC in XenCenter
    • Discussion Question
  • Configuring and Customizing Alerts
    • To Configure and Customize Alerts in XenCenter
  • Discussion Question
  • Troubleshooting: Managing and Monitoring Hypervisors
  • Reinforcement Exercise 1: Creating a Virtual Machine Template
  • Reinforcement Exercise 2: Completing the Setup Process After a Sysprep

 

Managing StoreFront

  • StoreFront Architectural Overview
    • StoreFront Components
    • StoreFront Communication
    • Discussion Question
  • StoreFront Management Console
  • Creating a New Store
    • To Create and Add a New Store
  • Creating Anonymous User Stores
  • To Create a Store for Anonymous User Access
    • Hiding a Store
    • To Hide a Store
    • Discussion Question
  • Managing Authentication
    • Configuring Authentication
      • To Configure Authentication Methods
    • Discussion Question
  • Enabling End Users to Change Their Passwords
    • To Enable End Users to Change Expired Passwords
  • Managing Delivery Controllers
    • Adding Delivery Controllers
      • To Add Delivery Controllers
      • To Remove Delivery Controllers
    • Discussion Question
  • Removing a Store
    • To Remove a Store
    • Discussion Question
  • Troubleshooting: Managing StoreFront
  • Reinforcement Exercise: Creating and Configuring a New Store

 

Managing Policies and Profiles

  • Policy Precedence (Studio vs. Group Policy Objects)
  • Creating Policies Using Studio
    • Unfiltered Policy
    • Using a Policy Template in Studio
      • To Create a Policy from a Template
      • To Create a Policy Using Studio
    • Applying a Policy Using Studio
      • To Apply a Policy
    • Editing a Policy Using Studio
      • To Edit a Policy
    • Prioritizing Policies Using Studio
      • To Prioritize a Policy
    • Discussion Questions
      • To Create a Computer Template in Studio
    • Exporting a Policy Template Using Studio
      • To Export a Policy Template
    • Importing a Policy Template Using Studio
      • To Import a Policy Template
    • Running the Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP)
      • To Create the RSOP Using the Group Policy Management Console
  • Creating Policies Using Group Policy
    • Creating and Applying a Group Policy Object
      • To Create a GPO
    • Editing a Group Policy Object
      • To Edit a Policy
    • Using a User Template with Group Policy
      • To Use a User Template
    • Discussion Question
    • Importing a Policy Template with Group Policy
      • To Import a Policy Template
    • Exporting a Policy Template with Group Policy
      • To Export a Policy Template
    • Prioritizing a Policy Using Group Policy
      • To Change the Priority of a Policy
    • Discussion Question
  • Troubleshooting: Managing Policies
  • Managing End-User Profiles
    • Configuring Folder Redirection
      • To Configure Folder Redirection
    • Managing Profile Settings Using Citrix Policies
      • To Manage Profile Settings Using Citrix Policies
    • Resolving Conflicting Profiles
      • To Resolve Conflicting Profiles
    • Streaming End-User Profiles
      • To Stream End-User Profiles
    • Discussion Question
  • Troubleshooting: Profile Management
  • Reinforcement Exercise 1: Working with Policies
  • Reinforcement Exercise 2: Working with Profiles

 

Managing and Monitoring Sessions, Sites, and End Users with Director

  • Director Overview
    • To Monitor an End-User Session
    • To Access Director
  • Monitoring within the Director Dashboard
    • Monitoring Infrastructure
      • To Monitor the Infrastructure
    • Monitoring Connected Sessions
      • To Monitor Connected Sessions
    • Monitoring Logon Duration Averages
      • To Monitor Logon Duration Averages
    • Monitoring Machine and End-User Connection Failures
      • To Monitor End-User Connection Failures
  • Monitoring and Managing End-User Sessions
    • Viewing End-User Sessions
      • To View End-User Sessions
    • Searching for an End User
      • To Search for an End User
    • Monitoring End-User Applications
      • To Monitor End-User Applications
    • Monitoring End-User Machine Processes
      • To Monitor End-User Machine Processes
    • Managing an End User’s Machine Power Status
      • To Manage an End User’s Machine Power Status
    • Enabling or Disabling Maintenance Mode
      • To Enable or Disable Maintenance Mode
    • Resetting an End-User Profile
      • To Reset an End-User Profile
  • Discussion Question
  • Monitoring HDX Channels
    • To Monitor HDX Channels
  • Sending a Message to an End User
    • To Send a Message to an End User
  • Shadowing an End-User Session
    • To Shadow an End-User Session
  • Disconnecting an End-User Session
    • To Disconnect an End-User Session
  • Logging an End User Off
    • To Log an End User Off
  • Discussion Question
  • Monitoring Historical Trends
    • To Monitor Historical Trends
  • Troubleshooting: Managing Sites, Sessions, and End Users with Director
  • Reinforcement Exercise: Using Director

 

Managing Printing

  • Print Management Process
  • Default Printing Behavior
  • Configuring Client Printing
    • Modifying Client Printer Auto-Creation
      • To Modify Client Printer Auto-Creation Behavior
    • Discussion Question
    • Adding Session Printers
      • To Add Session Printers
  • Managing Printer Drivers
    • Automatic Installation of In-Box Printer Drivers
      • To Configure the Automatic Installation of Printer Drivers
    • Configuring Printer Driver Mapping and Compatibility
      • To Configure Printer Driver Mapping and Compatibility
    • Universal Printer Driver
    • Controlling Universal Printing Behavior
  • Optimizing Printing Performance
    • To Configure Printing Optimization
  • Discussion Question
  • Setting Up and Managing the Universal Print Server
    • To Set Up and Manage the Universal Print Server
  • Troubleshooting: Managing Printing
  • Reinforcement Exercise: Managing Printing

 

Managing Provisioning Services

  • Citrix Provisioning Services
  • Machine Creation Services or Provisioning Services
  • Provisioning Services Overview and Architecture
  • Discussion Question
  • Navigating the Provisioning Services Console
    • To Navigate the Provisioning Services Console
  • To Create a Provisioning Services Master Virtual Machine
  • To Install the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA)
  • Creating the vDisk
  • To Convert the Hard Drive of the Master Target Device to a vDisk
  • Setting the vDisk Mode
    • To set the vDisk Mode
  • Creating the Machine Catalog
    • To Create a Diskless Target Device Template
    • To Create the Machine Catalog
  • Discussion Question
  • To Assign a Machine Catalog to a Delivery Group
  • Discussion Question
  • To Update a vDisk
  • Promoting Updated Versions
    • To Promote Updated vDisk Versions
  • Discussion Question
  • VHD Chain of Differencing Disks
  • Merging VHD Differencing Disks
    • To Merge VHD Differencing Disks
  • Troubleshooting: Provisioning Services
  • Reinforcement Exercise: Provisioning Services

 

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