Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Assessment, Design and Advanced Configurations

This 5 day course teaches the design principles for creating a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops virtualization solution. In this Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Assessment, Design and Advanced Configurations course, you will also 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. You will also learn about additional considerations and advanced configurations for multi-location solutions and disaster recovery planning. This training will help you prepare for the Citrix Certified Expert in Virtualization (CCE-V) exam.

Versions covered
This course is currently on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 1906

Is this course for me?
Built for IT Professionals with significant experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 as well as supporting infrastructure. If you are responsible
for the environment design and overall health, or are guiding others through the process (as a consultant), you should consider taking this training.

Prerequisites
In order for you to be able to fully complete your labs it is required for learners to have a valid email account and a mobile phone on which you can install an authenticator app on in order to activate Multifactor Authentication. please note, you will not be asked to submit to QA your email address and your email address will be used for no other purpose than activation of the Multifactor Authentication.

Citrix course materials are only available to delegates in e-courseware format. Delegates will be provided with instructions on how to access their e-courseware on day one of the event. Those delegates who are attending via either virtual or extended classroom will be required to provide either three monitors (to view courseware, labs and instructor demos simultaneously) or two monitors and a mobile device. Delegates will be required to have an active TCC (Training.Citrix.com) account in order to access course materials and labs.

Please set up Your TCC account up in advance of the course using the following link:

https://www.citrix.com/welcome/create-account/create-account-form.html

Please note: It is highly recommended that the delegate uses a personal email address (rather than company email) to set up their TCC account.

Should you encounter any issues in setting up your TCC account please ensure that you raise this directly with Citrix in advance of your event by visiting http://training.citrix.com then on the home page click, Help, then select Classroom Support, and submit a Critical or High priority request notifying Citrix of the course start date.

Technical Pre-requisites
This Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Assessment, Design and Advanced Configurations course requires extensive experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 as well as experience with Citrix Gateway and supporting infrastructure.

Learning Outcomes
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

We have a comprehensive range of Citrix courses.

• Course content

  Module 1: Methodology & Assessment

  Methodology
  Business Drivers
  User Segmentation
  Application Assessment
  Capabilities Assessment
  Module 2: User Layer

  Endpoints & Peripherals
  Citrix Workspace App
  Network Connectivity
  Module 3: Access Layer

  Access Matrix*
  Access Layer Architecture Design Considerations
  StoreFront Store Design
  Scalability and Redundancy
  Module 4: Resource Layer – Images

  FlexCast Model Assignment*
  Virtual Delivery Agent Machine Scalability
  Virtual Delivery Agent Machine Security
  Provisioning Strategy / Image Management
  Module 5: Resource Layer – Applications and Personalization

  Application Delivery
  Profiles
  Policies
  Printing*
  Module 6: Control Layer

  Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site Design
  Machine Catalogs & Delivery Groups*
  Site Management Considerations
  Control Layer Scalability & High Availability
  Control Layer Security
  Module 7: Hardware/Compute Layer

  Assessment Considerations for Hardware & Hypervisor Selection
  Cluster / Resource Pool Design
  Hardware / Compute Layer Sizing
  Storage
  Datacenter Networking
  Security
  Module 8: 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
  Module 9: Disaster Recovery

  Disaster Recovery – Levels
  Disaster Recovery – Strategy
  Disaster Recovery – Process
  *Optional content based on instructor crite