Citrix - Firebrand’s training for the Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization certification (CCA-V)

Curriculum

Module 1: Understanding the Architecture of a XenApp and XenDesktop Solution

• XenApp or XenDesktop
• XenApp and XenDesktop Architecture Overview
• User Layer
• Access Layer
• Control Layer
• Resource Layer
• XenApp and XenDesktop Sites
• Ports
• New Features
• Deprecated Features

Module 2: Managing Licenses and Delegating Administration

• Managing Licenses in Studio
• Managing Delegated Administration
• Monitoring Configuration Logs
• Troubleshooting: Managing Licenses and Delegated Administration

Module 3: Managing and Monitoring the Hypervisor

• Architecture Overview
• Creating a Virtual Machine from an ISO
• Managing Virtual Machines within a Hypervisor
• Adjusting Virtual Machine or Template Resources
• Configuring and Customising Alerts
• Troubleshooting: Managing and Monitoring Hypervisors

Module 4: Managing Desktops and Applications

• Architecture Overview
• Connecting to Resources
• Managing Machine Catalogs
• To Create New Resource Settings
• Using Machine Creation Services
• Discussion Question
• Creating a Machine Catalog for Server Desktops and Hosted Applications
• Managing Delivery Groups
• Managing Resources
• Troubleshooting: Managing Desktops and Applications

Module 5: Managing StoreFront

• StoreFront Architectural Overview
• StoreFront Management Console
• Creating a New Store
• Creating Anonymous User Stores
• Hiding a Store
• Managing Authentication
• Enabling End Users to Change Their Passwords
• Managing Delivery Controllers
• Removing a Store
• Troubleshooting: Managing StoreFront

Module 6: Managing Policies and Profiles

• Policy Precedence (Studio vs. Group Policy Objects)
• Creating Policies Using Studio
• Creating Policies Using Group Policy
• Troubleshooting: Managing Policies
• Managing End-User Profiles
• Troubleshooting: Profile Management

Module 7: Managing and Monitoring Sessions, Sites, and End Users with Director

• Director Overview
• Monitoring within the Director Dashboard
• Monitoring and Managing End-User
• Troubleshooting: Managing Sites, Sessions, and End Users with Director

Module 8: Managing Printing

• Print Management Process
• Default Printing Behavior
• Configuring Client Printing
• Managing Printer Drivers
• Optimising Printing Performance
• Setting Up and Managing the Universal Print Server
• Troubleshooting: Managing Printing

Module 9: Managing Provisioning Services

• Citrix Provisioning Services
• Machine Creation Services or Provisioning Services
• Provisioning Services Overview and Architecture
• Navigating 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 o To set the vDisk Mode
• Creating the Machine Catalog
• To Assign a Machine Catalog to a Delivery Group
• To Update a vDisk
• Promoting Updated Versions
• VHD Chain of Differencing Disks
• Merging VHD Differencing Disks
• Troubleshooting: Provisioning Services