Course Overview

If you already have experience with administering a Nutanix environment, this course will extend, deepen, and broaden your knowledge as you grow in your career as a Nutanix administrator.

Designed with Prism Central as the focal point, this course illustrates the breadth and depth of Nutanix’s centralized management capabilities, and allows you to explore the wide variety of features that are available in this one, single web console.

ECA is divided into four major sections:

– Understanding core Nutanix concepts, such as hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and the various Nutanix cloud solution packages. Also, the basic configuration of a cluster and the components that are needed to create and manage VMs – namely, networks and images.

– Creating and managing VMs, how to protect VMs and their data, how to apply storage optimization features at the VM level, and how to migrate your workloads to a Nutanix environment.

– Learn about alerts, events, log collection, reporting, and how to use various features in Prism Central to identify, analyze, and remediate performance issues.

– Learn how to set up a cluster for maintenance activities – such as starting and stopping nodes and clusters – and how to manage and upgrade licenses and installed software with just a few clicks.

Course Content

1: Getting Started with a Nutanix Cluster

  • Understand three-tier and hyperconverged infrastructure
  • Understand Nutanix Cloud Solution Packages
  • Understand nodes, blocks, clusters, and cluster services
  • Get Started with Prism Central and Prism Element
  • Understand when to use Prism Central and when to use Prism Element

Hands-on-Labs of 1

  • Connecting to and exploring the Prism Web Console
  • Adding data services IP, an NTP server, and a name server
  • Configuring Active Directory authentication
  • Exploring Prism Central
  • Prism Central initial configuration

2: Securing a Nutanix Cluster

  • Understand Nutanix’s approach to security
  • Use Prism Central to configure authentication, users, and RBAC
  • Understand Policies in Flow Network Security
  • Use Prism Element to configure Data-at-Rest Encryption

Hands-on-Labs of 2

  • Adding a local user
  • Verifying a new user account

3: Configuring Cluster Networking

  • Understand AHV networking terminology
  • Use Prism Central to monitor cluster networks
  • Use Prism Element to explore the Network Visualizer
  • Create and update subnets and virtual switches
  • Understand subnet extension and network segmentation

Hands-on Labs of 3

  • Creating unmanaged and managed networks
  • Exploring the AHV network configuration
  • Managing virtual switches and uplinks
  • Viewing virtual switches from the Prism Web Console

4: Managing Images

  • Understand the image service
  • Use Prism Central to monitor, upload, import, and manage images

Hands-on Labs of 4

  • Uploading and importing images to Prism Central
  • Configuring an image placement policy

5: Creating Virtual Machines

  • Use Prism Central to create VMs
  • Use Prism Central’s self-service capabilities to create VM templates
  • Install and enable Nutanix Guest Tools

Hands-on Labs of 5

  • Creating Windows and Linux VMs
  • Installing Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Installing Nutanix Guest Tools on Windows and Linux

6: Managing Virtual Machines

  • Update, clone, customize, export, and apply placement rules to VMs
  • Create and apply storage policies to VMs
  • Create playbooks to automate common VM administrative tasks

Hands-on Labs of 6

  • Updating a VM
  • Creating a template and a clone
  • Exporting a VM as an OVA
  • Creating and running a playbook
  • Creating a storage policy

7: Protecting VMs and Their Data

  • Understand data protection terms and concepts
  • Understand synchronous and asynchronous replication capabilities
  • Use Prism Element to configure local and remote backup and DR
  • Use Prism Central to create protection policies with Leap

Hands-on Labs of 7

  • Creating protection domains and local VM restore
  • Creating containers for replication
  • Configuring remote sites and creating protection domains
  • Performing VM migration and migrating back to primary

8: Configuring and Managing Cluster Storage

  • Understand AOS Distributed Storage
  • Understand key storage concepts such as storage pools, storage containers, redundancy factor, replication factor, capacity reservation, and snapshots
  • Understand fault tolerance and failure handling mechanisms
  • Create and update storage containers
  • Use various capacity optimization features

Hands-on Labs of 8

  • Exploring the Storage dashboard
  • Creating containers with and without compression
  • Comparing data in a compressed vs uncompressed container
  • Migrating vdisks between storage containers

9: Migrating Workloads with Nutanix Move

  • Understand, install, and upgrade Nutanix Move
  • Use Move to migrate VMs
  • Download Move logs

Hands-on Labs of 9

  • Preparing a VM for migration
  • Deploying a Move VM
  • Configuring Move and a migration plan

10: Monitoring Cluster Performance

  • Understand performance monitoring features in Prism Central
  • Create sessions, charts, and reports
  • Create custom dashboards in Prism Central

Hands-on Labs of 10

  • Creating a Prism Central performance monitoring dashboard
  • Creating charts to analyze metrics using Prism Central
  • Creating and managing reports

11: Monitoring Cluster Health

  • Understand health monitoring features in Prism Central and Prism Element
  • Get summarized and detailed health information from Prism
  • Use Nutanix Cluster Check
  • Collect logs

Hands-on Labs of 11

  • Using Nutanix Cluster Check health checks
  • Collecting logs for Support
  • Creating and managing reports

12: Investigating and Remediating Performance Issues

  • Understand alerts and events and the associated dashboards in Prism Central
  • Identify problematic or inefficient VMs
  • Potential methods of remediating problematic VMs

Hands-on Labs of 12

  • Working with Alerts
  • Exploring Events

13: Performing Cluster Maintenance

  • Performing health checks
  • Using maintenance mode
  • Starting and stopping nodes and clusters
  • Adding nodes to or removing nodes from clusters

Hands-on Labs of 13

  • Verifying cluster health
  • Putting a node into maintenance mode & removing it

14: Upgrading Licenses, Software, and Firmware

  • Understanding LCM and the LCM workflow
  • Performing an upgrade using LCM
  • Licensing a cluster and managing licenses

Hands-on Labs of 14

  • Use Life Cycle Manager to upgrade NCC

Course Overview

Enhance container management capabilities with automation, governance, and security across clusters.

Multicluster Management with Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus teaches the skills required to maintain a diverse portfolio of applications, running across a fleet of OpenShift clusters. Applications follow placement rules determined by capacity and criticality; cluster configurations comply with governance and security policies; all automated according to DevOps principles.

This course is based on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.The Red Hat Certified Specialist in MultiCluster Management exam (EX480) is included in this offering.

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

  • Deploy Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) in a hub cluster
  • Add a managed cluster to RHACM (configure a cluster to be managed by RHACM)
  • Define and apply cluster configuration policies
  • Detect and correct non-conformance to cluster configuration policies
  • Visualize and compare cluster settings between different clusters
  • Define and apply application placement policies
  • Identify and compare application resources from multiple clusters
  • Deploy Red Hat Quay in the hub cluster
  • Deploy Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS) in the hub cluster
  • Integrate Red Hat Quay and RHACS with RHACM.

Course Content

Manage a Multicluster Kubernetes Architecture

Describe multicluster architectures and use Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus to solve their challenges.

Inspect Resources from Multiple Clusters Using the RHACM Web Console

Describe and navigate the Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) web console. Configure role-based access control (RBAC) and search for resources across multiple clusters by using the RHACM search engine.

Deploy and Manage Policies for Multiple Clusters with RHACM

Deploy and manage policies in a multicluster environment by using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) governance.

Install and Customize the RHACM Observability Stack

Gain insight into the fleet of managed clusters by using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) observability components.

Deploy Applications Across Multiple Clusters with RHACM

Deploy and manage applications in a multicluster environment with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes GitOps.

Install and Configure Red Hat Quay

Install and configure Red Hat Quay on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP).

Integrate Red Hat Quay with Red Hat OpenShift and RHACM

Describe Red Hat Quay use cases in a multicluster environment, and use Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) to deploy applications and control the image sources allowed in the cluster fleet.

Install and Configure RHACS

Install and configure Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS) and learn how it can help organizations with security in multicluster environments.

Multicluster Operational Security Using RHACS

Manage the operational security of a Kubernetes cluster fleet using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS), and integrate RHACS with external services.

Note: Course outline is subject to change with technology advances and as the nature of the underlying job evolves.

Course Overview

Create and manage virtual machines on OpenShift using the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization operator.

Managing Virtual Machines with OpenShift Virtualization with exam teaches the essential skills required to create and manage virtual machines (VM) on OpenShift using the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization operator. This course does not require previous knowledge of containers and Kubernetes. The Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization (EX316) is included in this offering.

This course provides:

  • Skills required to create, access, and manage VMs on OpenShift clusters
  • Skills required to control usage and access of cpu, memory, storage, and networking resources from VMs using the same Kubernetes features that would also control usage and access to these resources for containers
  • Sample architectures to manage High Availability (HA) of VMs using standard Kubernetes features and extensions from OpenShift Virtualization
  • Strategies to connect VMs on OpenShift to data center services outside of their OpenShift cluster, such as storage and databases

Course Objectives

  • Create VMs from installation media and disk images
  • Access text and graphical consoles of a VM
  • Connect to VMs using Kubernetes networking (services, ingress, and routes)
  • Provision storage to VMs using Kubernetes storage (PVC, PV, and storage classes)
  • Start, pause, and stop VMs
  • Clone and snapshot VMs
  • Connect VMs to external and extra networks (outside of the Kubernetes pod and service networks)
  • Provision load balancer services for VMs and then use the services to enable SSH access to VMs
  • Connect VMs to host storage and external storage
  • Create VMs from VM Templates
  • Migrate VMs from compatible hypervisors

Course Content

Introduction to OpenShift  Virtualization
Describe the features and use cases of OpenShift Virtualization.

Run and access Virtual Machines
Create, manage, inspect, and monitor virtual machines in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.

Configure Kubernetes network for Virtual Machines
Configure standard Kubernetes network objects and external access for VMs and virtual machine-backed applications.

Connect Virtual Machines to external networks
Configure node networking to connect virtual machines and nodes to networks outside the cluster.

Configure Kubernetes storage for Virtual Machines
Manage storage and disks for VMs in Red Hat OpenShift.

Virtual Machine template management
Create and manage templates to provision virtual machines.

Advanced Virtual Machine management
Import, export, snapshot, clone, and live migrate a virtual machine and initiate node maintenance.

Configure Kubernetes high availability for Virtual Machines
Configure Kubernetes resources to implement high availability for virtual machines.

Course Overview

Create and manage virtual machines on OpenShift using the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization operator

Managing Virtual Machines with OpenShift Virtualization teaches the essential skills required to create and manage virtual machines (VM) on OpenShift using the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization operator. This course does not require previous knowledge of containers and Kubernetes.

This course provides:

– Skills required to create, access, and manage VMs on OpenShift clusters.
– Skills required to control usage and access of cpu, memory, storage, and networking resources from VMs using the same Kubernetes features that would also control usage and access to these resources for containers.
– Sample architectures to manage High Availability (HA) of VMs using standard Kubernetes features and extensions from OpenShift Virtualization.
– Strategies to connect VMs on OpenShift to data center services outside of their OpenShift cluster, such as storage and databases.

Note: This course is offered as a four day in person class, a five day virtual class or is self-paced. Durations may vary based on the delivery. For full course details, scheduling, and pricing, select your location then “get started” on the right hand menu.

Course Objectives

  • Create VMs from installation media and disk images
  • Access text and graphical consoles of a VM
  • Connect to VMs using Kubernetes networking (services, ingress, and routes)
  • Provision storage to VMs using Kubernetes storage (PVC, PV, and storage classes)
  • Start, pause, and stop VMs
  • Clone and snapshot VMs
  • Connect VMs to external and extra networks (outside of the Kubernetes pod and service networks)
  • Provision load balancer services for VMs and then use the services to enable SSH access to VMs
  • Connect VMs to host storage and external storage
  • Create VMs from VM Templates
  • Migrate VMs from compatible hypervisors

Course Content

Introduction to OpenShift  Virtualization

Describe the features and use cases of OpenShift Virtualization.

Run and access Virtual Machines

Create, manage, inspect, and monitor virtual machines in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.

Configure Kubernetes network for Virtual Machines

Configure standard Kubernetes network objects and external access for VMs and virtual machine-backed applications.

Connect Virtual Machines to external networks

Configure node networking to connect virtual machines and nodes to networks outside the cluster.

Configure Kubernetes storage for Virtual Machines

Manage storage and disks for VMs in Red Hat OpenShift.

Virtual Machine template management

Create and manage templates to provision virtual machines.

Advanced Virtual Machine management

Snapshot, clone, and live migrate a virtual machine and initiate node maintenance.

Configure Kubernetes high availability for Virtual Machines

Configure Kubernetes resources to implement high availability for virtual machines.

Course Overview

This course describes the concepts and configuration details when implementing PowerVM Live Partition Mobility on POWER6 and POWER7 processor-based servers. Students will learn the requirements of Live Partition Mobility and will configure HMCs, Virtual I/O Servers, and partitions in preparation for performing active and inactive migrations. Live hands-on exercises will allow students to configure a lab environment and perform Live Partition Mobility operations.

The course is also offered in a live virtual classroom environment (ILO – Instructor Led Online), Implementing PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (ILO) (AX33).

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

  • Describe key components of Live Partition Mobility
  • Describe configuration settings necessary for the HMCs, the source and target Virtual I/O servers, and the mobile LPAR
  • Perform and monitor PowerVM Live Partition Mobility operations
  • Describe differences between active and inactive Live Partition Mobility configuration and operations
  • Describe additional considerations when using dual Virtual I/O Server configurations, Active Memory Sharing partitions, and redundant HMCs

Course Content

  • Live Partition Mobility Overview
  • Live Partition Mobility Configuration
  • Live Partition Mobility Operations
  • Advanced LPM Configurations

Course Overview

In this learning path, you prepare for the Applied Skill, Deploy and administer Linux virtual machines on Microsoft Azure.

Course Content

Module 1 Configure virtual machines

Learn how to configure virtual machines including sizing, storage, and connections.

Module 2 Add and size disks in Azure virtual machines

Understand and create the different types of disk storage available to Azure virtual machines (VMs).

Module 3 Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor

Learn how to monitor your Azure VMs by using Azure Monitor to collect and analyze VM host and client metrics and logs.

Module 4 Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup

Use Azure Backup to help protect on-premises servers, virtual machines, SQL Server, Azure file shares, and other workloads.

Module 5 Manage virtual machines with the Azure CLI

Learn how to use the cross-platform Azure CLI to create, start, stop, and perform other management tasks related to virtual machines in Azure.

Module 6 Implement access management for Azure resources

Explore how to use built-in Azure roles, managed identities, and RBAC-policy to control access to Azure resources. Identity is the key to secure solutions.

Module 7 Configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync

Learn how to configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync.

Module 8 Copy and move blobs from one container or storage account to another using the AzCopy command

Learn how to use AzCopy to copy and move blobs between contains and storage accounts both synchronously and asynchronously.

Module 9 Guided Project: Deploy and administer Linux virtual machines on Azure

In this guided project module, you prepare and study for the Deploy and administer Linux virtual machines on Azure Applied Skill.

Course Overview

Lessons include implementing and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, implementing, and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.

Course Objectives

Students will learn to:

  • Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
  • Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
  • Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

Course Content

Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation

  • Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
  • Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture
  • Design for user identities and profiles

Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

  • Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop.
  • Create and configure host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Create and manage session host image for Azure Virtual Desktop

Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Manage access for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Manage security for Azure Virtual Desktop

Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Implement and manage FSLogix
  • Configure user experience settings
  • Install and configure apps on a session host

Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

  • Monitor and manage performance and health
  • Plan and implement updates, backups, and disaster recovery

Course Overview

Designed for experienced IT professionals, this course expands the foundational administrative skills by introducing scalability, redundancy, and security configurations as well as troubleshooting techniques for common issues. You will learn to build and combine App Layers to optimize management of your app and desktop images. You will learn how to implement Workspace Environment Management to improve logon times, centralize user settings management, and optimize the performance of machines. You will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions such as multi-location environments with configurations around StoreFront, the Delivery Controllers, App Layering, and Workspace Environment Management.

Product Versions Covered: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 LTSR, App Layering 2403, and WEM 2407

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

  • How to implement advanced administration concepts such as troubleshooting, backups, disaster recovery, scalability and redundancy for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Site
  • Security considerations and configurations including multi-site management using zones.
  • Create, administer, and manage App Layering OS, platform, application, elastic, and user layers.
  • Integrate Citrix App Layering Into a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop deployment.
  • Install and initialize WEM and integrate into Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS.
  • Configure WEM features to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption.
  • Migrate an on-premises WEM deployment to WEM service.

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced Config, Redundancy, and Scalability

  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Redundancy and Scalability
  • StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway
  • Site Infrastructure Redundancy and Scalability
  • Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

Module 2: Manage CVAD Multiple Locations

  • Zones
  • VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment
  • Zone Preference
  • Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones
  • StoreFront Resource Aggregation
  • Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi-Location Environment

Module 3: Backups and Disaster Recovery

  • Backups
  • Disaster Recovery Considerations
  • Disaster Recovery Process

Module 4: Advanced Authentication Methods

  • Multi-factor Authentication – RADIUS and One Time Passwords (OTP)
  • Multi-factor Authentication – Smart Card Authentication
  • Federated Authentication

Module 5: App and Data Security

  • Introduction to Application Security
  • Preventing Jailbreak Attacks
  • Minimizing the Impact of Attacks

Module 6: Secure VDAs

  • Transport Layer Security (TLS) Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) Encryption
  • Microsoft Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Citrix Policies
  • Image Management

Module 7: Introduction to Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting Methodology
  • Resource Tools and Utilities
  • Introduction to PowerShell

Module 8: Troubleshoot Access Issues

  • Troubleshooting StoreFront
  • Troubleshooting NetScaler Gateway
  • Troubleshooting Access and Authentication
  • Troubleshooting App/Desktop Launch

Module 9: Troubleshoot Delivery Controller Issues

  • Validating FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA) Services

Module 10: Troubleshoot Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) Registration Issues

  • Troubleshooting Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) Registration

Module 11: Troubleshoot HDX Connection Issues

  • Troubleshooting HDX Connections

Module 12: Intro to App Layering and Architecture Overview

  • Citrix App Layering Introduction
  • Architecture

Module 13: OS Layers

  • OS Layers

Module 14: Platform Layers

  • Platform Layers

Module 15: App Layers

  • App Layers

Module 16: Elastic App Layers and User Layers

  • Elastic App Layers
  • User Layers

Module 17: Deploy a Layered Image

  • Using Layered Images with CVAD

Module 18: Layer Priority and Maintaining an App Layering Environment

  • Layer Priority
  • Updating Layers
  • Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment
  • Common Citrix App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources

Module 19: Intro to WEM and Architecture Components

  • WEM Features and Benefits
  • WEM On-Premises Components and Deployments
  • WEM Service Components and Deployments
  • WEM Component Communication Workflows
  • WEM Service Component Communication Workflows

Module 20: WEM Deployment Install

  • On-premises WEM: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
  • Creating the WEM Database
  • Running the WEM Infrastructure Service Configuration Utility
  • WEM On-Premises vs WEM Service
  • WEM Service: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
  • ADMX Template Configuration
  • WEM Agent Installation

Module 21: WEM Consoles and Initial Setup

  • On-Premises WEM and WEM Service Consoles
  • WEM Web Console
  • WEM Initial Setup
  • Migrating GPO settings to WEM

Module 22: WEM System and Log On Optimization

  • WEM System Optimization Overview
  • WEM CPU Management
  • WEM Memory Management
  • Additional System Optimization Features
  • WEM Log On Optimization Overview
  • WEM Assigned Actions
  • WEM Environmental Settings
  • Citrix Profile Management In WEM

Module 23: WEM Security and Lockdown Features

  • WEM Security Management Features
  • Privilege Elevation and Process Hierarchy Control
  • WEM Transformer

Module 24: Planning – The WEM Agent

  • WEM Settings Processing and WEM Agent Caches
  • WEM Agent Integration with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS

Module 25: WEM Monitoring, Reporting, and Troubleshooting

  • WEM Monitoring and Reporting
  • WEM On-Premises Troubleshooting
  • WEM Service Troubleshooting
  • WEM Agent Troubleshooting

Module 26: Upgrading WEM and Migration to WEM Service

  • Upgrading Workspace Environment Management
  • WEM On-Premises Migration to WEM Service

Course Overview

In this course you will learn how to create a new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployment. Get hands-on as the course guides you through the architecture, communications, management, installation, and configuration of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to host apps and desktops for your users.

This course is a necessary step in enabling you with the right training and skills, to not only understand, manage, and deliver successfully, but also to make well-informed planning decisions along the way.

Product Versions Covered: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the architecture and communication flows for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 LTSR on-premises.
  • Install, configure, and manage Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment.
  • Create Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops workloads.
  • Deliver app and desktop resources to users.
  • Prepares learner for Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization (CCA-V) exam

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops & Architecture

  • Introduction to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 LTSR Refresh – What’s New
  • Overview of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Components
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Features and Resource Capabilities
  • Hosting Platform Considerations: Architecture By Layers
  • Connection Flow Process Introduction

Module 2: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site Considerations

  • Pre-Deployment Considerations
  • Citrix Licensing Setup
  • Delivery Controller Setup
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site Setup
  • Redundancy Considerations

Module 3: Provisioning Workloads: VDA and Master Images

  • Master Image Creation Methods
  • Master Image Requirements

Module 4: Provisioning Workloads: VDA and Master Image Prep

  • Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups
  • Provisioning Methods and Considerations
  • Machine Creation Services – Deep Dive
  • MCS Environment Considerations

Module 5: – Providing Access to End Users

  • StoreFront Overview
  • StoreFront Beacons
  • Citrix Workspace app
  • StoreFront Features

Module 6: Managing the User Experience

  • Citrix Policies – Methods to Manage Policies
  • Citrix HDX Features – Using Policies

Module 7: Published App and Desktop Presentation and Management

  • Published App Properties
  • Server OS Published App Optimizations
  • Published App Presentation
  • Application Groups
  • Apps and Desktops Presentation

Module 8: Printing for User Sessions

  • Printing Concepts and Printer Provisioning
  • Printer Drivers
  • Print Environment – Considerations

Module 9: Profile Management

  • User Profiles – Introduction and Considerations
  • Configuring Citrix Profile Management
  • Profile Containers – VHDX-based Policies

Module 10: Manage the Site

  • Studio & Web Studio
  • Delegated Administration
  • Use PowerShell with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
  • Power Management Considerations
  • Using Autoscale to Power Manage Machine

Module 11: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Basic Security Considerations

  • Citrix Admin Security Considerations
  • XML Service Security Considerations
  • Secure HDX External Traffic

Module 12: Citrix Workspace app Deployment and Configuration

  • Citrix Workspace Deployment and Configuration

Module 13: Manage Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Deployment

  • Citrix Director Introduction
  • Monitor and Interact with User Sessions
  • Published Apps Analysis
  • Monitor the Machines Running the VDA
  • Site Specific Common Monitoring
  • Alerts and Notifications
  • Optimize Citrix Director Monitoring with Citrix Application Delivery Management
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Module 14: Manage – Supporting and Troubleshooting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Workloads

  • Introduction to Supporting a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site
  • A List of Common Tools
  • Common Tasks for Proactive Administration

Module 15: Optimize – Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Deployment

  • Optimizing VDAs – Citrix Optimizer
  • Citrix Workspace Environment Management Overview
  • HDX Optimization

Course Overview

This advanced 5-day training course teaches the design principles for creating a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops virtualization solution. In this training, you will learn how to assess existing environments, explore different scenarios and make design decisions based on business requirements.

This course covers the Citrix Consulting approach to design and covers the key design decisions through lectures, lab exercises, and interactive discussions. Additional considerations and advanced configurations for multi-location solutions and disaster recovery planning are also incrporated into this class.

This training will help you prepare for the Citrix Certified Expert in Virtualization (CCE-V) exam.

This course includes an exam.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Identify risks and areas for improvement in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment by assessing relevant information in an existing deployment.
  • Determine core Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops design decisions and align them to business requirements to achieve a practical solution.
  • Design a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops disaster recovery plan and understand different disaster recovery considerations.

Course Content

Methodology & Assessment

  • Methodology
  • Business Drivers
  • User Segmentation
  • Application Assessment
  • Capabilities Assessment

User Layer

  • Endpoints & Peripherals
  • Citrix Workspace App
  • Network Connectivity

Access Layer

  • Access Matrix*
  • Access Layer Architecture Design Considerations
  • StoreFront Store Design
  • Scalability and Redundancy

Resource Layer – Images

  • FlexCast Model Assignment*
  • Virtual Delivery Agent Machine Scalability
  • Virtual Delivery Agent Machine Security
  • Provisioning Strategy / Image Management

Resource Layer – Applications and Personalization

  • Application Delivery
  • Profiles
  • Policies
  • Printing*

Control Layer

  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site Design
  • Machine Catalogs & Delivery Groups*
  • Site Management Considerations
  • Control Layer Scalability & High Availability
  • Control Layer Security

Hardware/Compute Layer

  • Assessment Considerations for Hardware & Hypervisor Selection
  • Cluster / Resource Pool Design
  • Hardware / Compute Layer Sizing
  • Storage
  • Datacenter Networking
  • Security

Maintaining an App Layering Environment

  • Multiple Location Considerations – Introduction
  • Multiple Location Considerations – Access
  • Multiple Location Considerations – Image Management
  • Multiple Location Considerations – Profiles & Data
  • Multiple Location Considerations – Printing
  • Multiple Location Considerations – Control Layer

Disaster Recovery

  • Disaster Recovery – Levels
  • Disaster Recovery – Strategy
  • Disaster Recovery – Process

*Optional content based on instructor criteria