Deploying App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6

Course Code

Citrix-CXD300

Duration

5 Days

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Course Overview

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

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Target 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.

Course 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 CXA-104 Citrix XenApp 7.6: Overvie

Expected Accomplishments

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

Course Outline

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