Duration
5 days
Course Description
This course provides students with the skills required to successfully deploy a complete Citrix hosted application and desktop virtualization solution in a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. Throughout this course, students will learn how to configure an environment that includes the following Citrix components: XenServer, XenDesktop, Citrix License Server, MCS, PVS, Personal vDisk, StoreFront, NetScaler (ICA Proxy, Load Balancing, Endpoint Analysis), and Citrix Receiver. Upon course completion, students will be able to build a XenDesktop 7.6 environment from scratch and test the implementation to ensure that all components work as expected and that both internal and external end users can access XenDesktop resources successfully.
Audience
This course is recommended for solution designers such as Architects, Consultants, and Engineers. Students will gain hands-on experience installing and configuring hosted application and desktop virtualization solutions from the ground up. Upon completion of the course, students will have the skills required to successfully deploy XenDesktop 7.6 solutions that the majority of Citrix customers implement today.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that students have:
An understanding of server, desktop and application virtualization concepts
Experience with Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2, specifically:
o Active Directory
o Remote Desktop Services
o Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) o Domain Name System (DNS)
o Performance Monitoring
o Group Policy Objects
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
Completion of the following course or can demonstrate equivalent knowledge:
o CXD-102 Introduction to Citrix XenDesktop 7
o CXA-104 Citrix XenApp 7.6: Overview
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to:
- Set up the hypervisor
- Set up the infrastructure components
- Set up XenDesktop 7.6 components
- Configure XenDesktop 7.6 resources (Server OS machines, hosted applications, and Desktop OS machines)
- Configure profiles and policies
- Set up Provisioning Services
- Validate the implementation
- Set up NetScaler to provide external access to XenDesktop 7.6 resources
Module 1: Understanding the XenDesktop Architecture
Understanding the XenDesktop Architecture
XenDesktop Desktop Virtualization Technologies
Infrastructure Components
Citrix Components
Designing a XenDesktop Implementation
Design Document
Module 2: Setting Up the Hypervisor
Setting Up the Hypervisor
Installing the Hypervisor
Installing the Hypervisor Management Console
Configuring the Hypervisor
Creating Templates
Reinforcement Exercise – Creating a Windows 7 Template
Module 3: Setting Up the Infrastructure Components
Setting Up the Infrastructure Components
Setting Up the Domain Controller
Setting Up the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Setting Up a Certificate Authority
Setting Up the File Server
Setting Up SQL Server 2012
Setting Up SQL Server Mirroring
Reinforcement Exercise – Redirecting Additional Folders
Module 4: Setting Up Citrix Components
Setting Up Citrix Components
Setting Up the Citrix License Server
Setting Up the Delivery Controller
Setting Up a Second Controller
Setting Up the Citrix Universal Print Server
Setting Up StoreFront
Setting Up a Second StoreFront Server
Setting Up Receiver
Reinforcement Exercise – Using the Receiver for Web Site
Module 5: Setting Up XenDesktop Resources
Setting Up XenDesktop Resources
Resources
Preparing the Master Virtual Machine
Setting Up a Server OS Master Image
Setting Up a Desktop OS Master Image
Creating a Machine Catalog
Creating a Delivery Group
Reinforcement Exercise – Adding Machines and Delivery Groups
Module 6: Setting Up Policies
Setting Up Policies
Installing the Group Policy Management Feature
Configuring Printing Policies
Configuring Remote Assistance
Prioritizing the Policies
Running the Resultant Set of Policy
Setting Up Citrix Profile Management
Reinforcement Exercise – Configuring a Session Printer
Module 7: Setting Up Provisioning Services
Setting Up Provisioning Services
Provisioning Services Architecture
Setting Up a Provisioning Services Server
Installing the Provisioning Services Console
Configuring Boot from Network
Setting Up a Second Provisioning Services Server
Configuring the BootStrap File for High Availability
Configuring the Master Target Device
Creating the vDisk
Assigning a vDisk to a Target Device
Creating the Machine Catalog
Creating the Delivery Group
Reinforcement Exercise – Creating BDM Target Devices
Module 8: Preparing the Environment for Rollout
Preparing the Environment for Rollout
Testing a Service Account
Testing the DHCP Scope
Testing the Certificates
Testing the Provisioning Services Share
Verifying Internal Access to Hosted Applications
Verifying Internal Access to a Server OS Machine (PVS)
Verifying Internal Access to a Desktop OS Machine
Testing Remote Assistance
Testing Delivery Controller High Availability
Testing SQL Server Mirroring
Reinforcement Exercise – Verifying Internal Access to a Server OS Machine (MCS)
Module 9: Setting Up NetScaler
Setting Up NetScaler
Performing the Initial NetScaler Configuration
Configuring NTP
Configuring NetScaler High Availability
Setting Up DNS
Creating Certificates for NetScaler
Load Balancing StoreFront Servers
Configuring NetScaler for Remote Access
Redirecting HTTP Requests for StoreFront
Modifying StoreFront to Integrate with NetScaler
Configuring ICA Proxy
Configuring Authentication Policies
Configuring NetScaler for Email-Based Account Discovery
Reinforcement Exercise – Scanning an Endpoint for a File
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.