Course details

Gain the foundation necessary to effectively centralize and manage desktops in the data center and deliver them as a service to users anywhere. You will learn how to select a desktop delivery model for each user group based on their needs, build proof-of-concept and production XenDesktop environments, assign virtual desktops to users, and customize the user experience through policies. You will also learn to build a Provisioning Services farm to enable single-image desktop management, and you will learn to host virtual machines on the client device using Citrix XenClient.

You will learn about XenDesktop 5.5 new HDX enhancements, including quality video and audio on WAN connections, full Windows 7 aero graphical experience, and simplified HDX configuration. This new and helpful content is not included in the course manual, but instructors have it for classroom review.

Target Audience

  • IT professionals, including server, network, and system administrators and system engineers, analysts, consultants, and architects
  • Citrix Partner Network members

Objectives

  • Determine the best Flexcast delivery model for each user group
  • Build a XenDesktop proof-of-concept environment
  • Configure a XenServer host for desktop delivery
  • Build and configure a production XenDesktop site
  • Manage virtual desktops as a single entity by creating a desktop catalog
  • Modify a desktop image without impacting user productivity
  • Restrict or allow certain XenDesktop features using policies
  • Monitor site activity and troubleshoot issues in Desktop Director
  • Install and configure Provisioning Services
  • Copy a desktop image to a virtual disk that can be streamed to virtual and physical target devices
  • XenClient infrastructure
  • Install and configure Synchronizer for XenClient

Course Outline

  • Introducing XenDesktop
  • Configuring the Hypervisor for Desktop Delivery
  • Installing and Configuring XenDesktop
  • Managing Desktop Catalogs and Groups
  • Customizing the User Experience
  • Monitoring XenDesktop Sites
  • Streaming Desktops to Virtual and Physical Machines
  • Creating a Shared vDisk
  • Administering Provisioning Services Components
  • Delivering Local VM Desktops
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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