Training: Citrix Provisioning 7 Administration

Ref. CIT-CWS-316

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Duration:

2

days

Exam:

Not certifying

Level:

Advanced

Funding:

Temptraining

ITTA | Trainings | IT Pro | Virtualization | Citrix Provisioning 7 Administration

Description

Improve your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops image management and performance with Citrix Provisioning. Learn to install and configure a highly available Citrix Provisioning farm according to leading practices. In this course, you will learn about the architecture, communication, and processes that make up Citrix Provisioning to be successful with deploying and managing a farm.

Manage and integrate vDisks and target devices with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for easy rollback, upgrades, and performance of Virtual Delivery Agent machines. At the end of this course you will be able to install, configure and manage the Citrix Provisioning 7 solution.

Participant profiles

Experienced IT Professionals working with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops who need to plan for, implement, or manage a Provisioning Services environment
Administrators, engineers, and architects

Objectives

Understand Provisioning Services architecture and communication
How to install and configure a Provisioning Services farm
How to deploy Provisioning Services target devices for use with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Delivery Agents
How to manage a Provisioning Services farm, vDisks, and target devices

Prerequisites

Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7
Having followed the course or have the equivalent knowledge: CWS-215 – Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud

Course content

Module 1: Advanced Provisioning

Learning Objectives
Introduction to Citrix Provisioning (PVS)
Getting Started with Citrix Provisioning
Citrix Provisioning Architecture

Module 2: Citrix Provisioning Infrastructure

Lab VM Power Management
Learning Objectives
The Citrix Provisioning Server
The Farm Database
The Store

Module 3: Streaming the vDisk

Lab VM Power Management
Learning Objectives
vDisk Introduction
Master Target Device Preparation
Streaming Introduction
Boot Methods

Module 4: Target Devices

Lab VM Power Management
Learning Objectives
Target Devices Introduction
Reads and Writes
Machine and User Data

Module 5: Integrating Citrix Provisioning with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Lab VM Power Management
Learning Objectives
The Complete Architecture Overview
The Citrix Virtual Desktops Setup Wizard
Manage the Target Devices through Creating Device Collections
Using Provisioned Services with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Managing Citrix Provisioning from Citrix Cloud

Module 6: Advanced Architecture

Lab VM Power Management
Learning Objectives
Farm Component Scalability
Store Redundancy
Farm Database Redundancy

Module 7: Supporting Citrix Provisioning

Lab VM Power Management
Learning Objectives
vDisk Updates
Delegate Administration
Audit and Support
Alternative vDisk Update Methods

Documentation

Digital courseware included

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Temptraining funding

ITTA is a partner of Temptraining, the continuing education fund for temporary workers. This training fund can subsidize continuing education for anyone who works for an employer subject to the Collective Work Agreement (CCT) Rental of services.