Basic Administration for Citrix XenApp 6 (CXA-204-1I) Training
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What You'll Learn
- Basics of XenApp
- Licensing and Installing XenApp
- Administrative Configuration
- Installing and Configuring Web Interface
- Delivering Applications and Content
- Streaming Applications
- Configuring Policies, Printing, and Self-Service Applications
- Optimizing the User Experience
- XenApp Security
- Monitoring XenApp
- Additional Components
Who Needs to Attend
- IT professionals, such as server, network, and systems administrators, who are familiar
with Microsoft Windows environments
- Systems engineers, sales engineers, analysts, consultants, and architects
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server or enterprise database servers
- Experience with Active Directory and Group Policy
- Basic understanding of Remote Desktop Services (previously called Terminal Services)
- Familiarity with application virtualization technologies, such as Citrix application streaming
or Microsoft App-V (previously called SoftGrid)
- Basic understanding of Windows Server networking concepts, such as DNS, IIS, load balancing,
and file and printing services
- Exposure to basic system administration concepts, including logging, software upgrade procedures,
and high availability operations
- Familiarity with server monitoring tools
- Basic understanding of VPN concepts, including SSL encryption and certificates
Course Outline:
1. Introducing Basic Administration for Citrix XenApp 6
- XenApp 6 Editions
- XenApp 6 Features
- XenApp Architecture
- XenApp Components
- Single and Multiple Farm Environments
- Data Store
- Data Store Updates and the Local Host Cache
- Independent Management Architecture
- Data Collectors
- Data Collector Election
- Zones
- Additonal XenApp Components
- Delivery Services Console
2. Licensing XenApp.49
- XenApp Licensing
- Licensing Communication
- License Communication Process
- License Types
- Citrix License Server 11.6.1
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
- Additional Licensing Considerations
- License Administration Console
- Port Configuration
- Delegated Administrators in the License Administration Console
- Installing Licensing
- Manual Installation and Configuration
- Uninstalling Licensing
- License Server Considerations
- License File Management
- Obtaining License Files
- Importing License Files
- Subscription Advantage
- High Availability Considerations
- Additional License Server Processes
- License Server Clustering
3. Installing XenApp
- Installation Decisions
- XenApp Server Role Manager
- Web Interface Installation Decisions
- Unattended Installation and Configuration
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- XenApp Configuration Options
- Which Farm or Zones Will Be Used in the Environment?
- Which License Server Will Be Used for the Server Farm?
- Which Database Engine Will Be Used for the Data Store Database?
- Will Shadowing Be Enabled?
- On Which Port Will the Citrix XML Service Run?
- When Will Users Be Added to the Local Remote Desktop Users Group?
- Which Pass-Through Client Will Be Used in the Environment?
- Will Pass-Through Authentication Be Used in the Environment?
- Will Information in the Data Store and Configuration Logging Databases be Protected with
IMA Encryption?
4. Configuring XenApp Administration
- Worker Groups
- Publishing Applications to Worker Groups
- Prioritizing Worker Groups
- Filtering Policies to Worker Groups
- Administrator Privilege Levels
- Creating Administrator Accounts
- Configuring Administrator Permissions
- Configuring Folder Permissions
- Delegating Administration
- Configuration Logging
- Creating the Configuration Logging Database
- Configuration Logging Database Settings
- Enabling Configuration Logging
5. Installing and Configuring Web Interface
- Architecture and Communications
- Web Interface Communication Process
- Web Interface Installation
- Installing the Web Interface
- Site Creation
- Creating a Web Interface Site
- Site Creation Considerations
- XenApp Web Site Configuration Options
- XenApp Services Site Configuration
- Web Interface Site Modification
- Modifying the Web Interface Configuration File
- Using the Web Interface Management Console
- Specifying Citrix Plug-In Backup URLs
- Site Appearance
- Site Customization Options
- Practice A
- Session Preferences
- Session Options
- User Options
- Workspace Control
- Workspace Control Functionality
- Workspace Control Configuration Options
- Workspace Control User Customization
- Configuring Workspace Control
- Citrix Plug-Ins and the Web Interface
- Plug-In Deployment Options
- Automatically Detecting Plug-Ins
- Client Detection
- Client for Java
- Authentication Configuration
- Authentication Options
- Generic RADIUS Support
- Explicit Authentication
- Pass-Through Authentication
- Smart Card Authentication
- Citrix XML Service Trust Relationships
- Practice B
- Secure Access Configuration
- Access Methods
- Network Address Translation
- Network Address Translation Access Types
- Client-Side Proxy Settings
- Configuring Client-Side Proxy Settings
- Server Configuration
- Configuring Multiple Server Farms
- Adding Farms
- Configuring Load Balancing
- Enabling Fault Tolerance
- Specifying the XML Communication Port
- Ticket Expiration Settings
- Web Interface Site Removal
- Troubleshooting Web Interface Issues
6. Delivering Applications and Content
- Published Resources
- Published Resource Types
- Resource Publishing Phases
- Resource Name and Location
- Server Assignment
- Configured or Anonymous Accounts
- Users and Groups
- Resource Publishing Settings
- VM Hosted Apps
- Organizing Published Resources for Users
- Advanced Published Resource Settings
- Access Control
- Content Redirection
- Implementing Resource Limits and Client Options
- Configuring Resource Appearance
- Published Resource Configuration
- Managing Connections to Resources
- Disabling or Hiding a Published Resource
- Troubleshooting Application Delivery Issues
7. Streaming Applications
- Application Streaming
- Application Streaming Components
- Application Streaming Communication Process
- Streaming App-V Packages
- Citrix Offline Plug-In
- Citrix Offline Plug-In Cache
- Citrix Offline Plug-In Installation
- Citrix Streaming Profiler
- Profiling Process
- Installing the Citrix Streaming Profiler
- Creating a Profile
- Profile Security Setting
- Targets
- Inter-Isolation Communication
- Profile Preference Settings
- Profile System Requirements
- Profile Installation Types
- Profile Properties
- Known Limits for Profiling Applications
- Target Properties
- Upgrading an Application in a Target
- Application Delivery Methods
- The Benefits of Streaming with Dazzle
- The Web Delivery Method
- Streaming to Servers
- Publishing a Streamed Application
- Specifying an Alternate Profile for a Published Application
- Enabling the Least-Privileged User Account
- Configuring Sites for Streaming Applications
- Support for Both Remote and Streaming Applications
- Offline Access Management
- Indirect Membership to the Offline Access List
- Providing Offline Access
- Offline Access Period
- Renewing Offline Access Period
- Application Caching
- Pre-Deployment of Streaming Applications
- Troubleshooting Streaming Issues
8. Configuring Policies
- Group Policy Integration
- IMA-Based Group Policies
- Group Policy Extensions
- Group Policy Architecture
- Policy Evaluation
- Policy Application Process
- Policy Processing and Precedence
- Policy Rules
- Policy Filtering
- Policy Modeling and Troubleshooting
9. Configuring Printing
- Printing Concepts
- Printing Definitions
- Printer Types
- Printing Security
- Default Printing Behavior
- Altering the Default Printing Behavior
- Printer Provisioning
- User Self-Provisioning
- Printer Auto-Creation
- Practice: Printing Definitions
- Printing Pathways
- Network Printing Pathway
- Client Printing Pathway
- Printing Pathway Demonstration
- Printer Drivers
- Printer Driver Types
- Practice: Printer Drivers
- Citrix Universal Printing
- Enhanced MetaFile Format
- Print Preview
- Citrix Universal Printer
- Configuring Citrix Universal Printing
- Administrator-Assigned Network Printers
- Adding a Network Printer
- Editing Network Printer Settings
- Specifying the Default Printer
- Workspace Control and Proximity Printing
- Configuring Proximity Printing
- Printing Preferences
- Printing Properties
- Printing Preference Hierarchy
- Configuring Printer Property Retention
- Printing Bandwidth
- Troubleshooting Printing Issues
10. Configuring Load Management
- Load Manager
- Load Balancing Process
- Load Calculation
- Load Evaluator Configuration
- Creating Custom Load Evaluators
- Thresholds for Load Management
- Assigning Load Evaluators to Servers and Applications
- Load Balancing Policies
- Creating Load Balancing Policies
- Force Application Streaming
- Preferential Load Balancing
- Preferential Load Balancing Example
- Preferential Load Balancing Considerations
- Troubleshooting Load Management Issues
11. Optimizing the User Experience
- Optimizing Session Performance
- Enabling Display Settings
- HDX Broadcast Session Reliability
- HDX Broadcast Session Reliability Considerations
- HDX RealTime
- Enabling HDX RealTime
- Understanding HDX RealTime Design Considerations
- HDX Plug-n-Play
- Enabling HDX Plug-n-Play
- Understanding HDX Plug-n-Play Design Considerations
- HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration
- HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration Benefits
- Enabling HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration
- HDX MediaStream for Flash
- Enabling HDX MediaStream for Flash
- SpeedScreen Latency Reduction
- HDX 3D Image Acceleration
- HDX 3D Progressive Display
- Practice: Determining the Session Optimization Technology
- User Profiles
- Differentiating User Profile Types
- Redirecting User Data
- Managing User Profiles
- Enabling Profile Management
- Understanding the Profile Management Logon Process
- Troubleshooting User Experience Issues
12. Configuring Self-Service Applications
- Citrix Receiver
- Citrix Receiver for Windows
- Citrix Receiver for Macintosh
- Citrix Merchandising Server Architecture
- Citrix Dazzle
- Communication Process
- Plug-Ins
- Plug-In Delivery
- Citrix Online Plug-In for Windows
- Citrix Online Plug-In for Mac
- Client for Java
- Citrix Receiver for Linux
- Troubleshooting Self-Service Application Issues
13. Securing XenApp
- XenApp Security Solutions
- SecureICA
- Citrix SSL Relay
- SSL Relay Communication
- Configuring SSL Relay
- Access Gateway
- Access Gateway Deployment Scenarios
- Access Gateway Communications
- Digital Certificates
- Securing Access to Hosted Applications
- SmartAccess
- Web Interface Configuration
- Access Methods
- Access Gateway Settings
- Configuring Web Interface for Access Gateway Connections
- Security Configuration Best Practices
- Troubleshooting Access Gateway with XenApp
14. Monitoring
- Health Monitoring and Recovery
- EdgeSight Monitoring
- EdgeSight Components
- EdgeSight Communication
- License Usage Monitoring
- Configuring License Alerts
- Viewing License Usage
- Viewing Historical License Data
- Workflow Studio Overview
- Workflow Studio Architecture
- Workflow Automation Use Cases
- Accessing the Server Farm using PowerShell
- Administering the Server Farm using Commands
15. Additional Components
- SmartAuditor
- SmartAuditor Components
- Session Recording Process
- Single Sign-On
- Single Sign-On Components
- Single Sign-On Process
- EasyCall Voice Services
- EasyCall Components
- EasyCall Process
- Branch Optimization
- Branch Repeater Components
- Branch Optimization Process for the Plug-In
- Provisioning Services
- Provisioning Services Components
- Power and Capacity Management
- Power Management
- Load Consolidation
- Power and Capacity Management Components
- Power Setpoints
- XenServer
- XenServer Components
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