Module 1: Introduction to Advanced Configuration of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7
- Deployment of Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops and advanced configuration
Module 2: Planning: Redundancy and Scalability
- Redundancy and scalability of a Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops solution
- High availability and scalability of Storefront and Citrix Gateway components
- Redundancy and scalability of a Site infrastructure
- Machines with Virtual Delivery Agent
Module 3: Planning: Multi-location Virtual Apps and Desktops Environment
- Zones
- VDA registration in a Multi-Zone environment
- Zone preferences
- Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones
- Resource aggregation with Storefront
- Managing Storefront favorites in a Multi-Zone environment
Module 4: Planning: Backups and Disaster Recovery Plan
- Backups
- Best practices for a disaster recovery plan
- Procedure for a disaster recovery plan
Module 5: Planning: Advanced Authentication Methods
- Multi-factor authentication – RADIUS & OTP
- Multi-factor authentication – Smart Card Authentication
- Federated authentication – ADFS, SAML, and FAS
Module 6: Enhancing Application and Data Security
- Introduction to application security
- Protecting against Jailbreak attacks
- Minimizing the impact of an attack
Module 7: Securing Machines with a “Virtual Delivery Agent”
- TLS with VDA encryption
- GPOs and Citrix security policies
- Image management
- Troubleshooting and support tools
Module 8: Introduction to Troubleshooting
- Support methodology
- Resource tools and utilities
- Introduction to PowerShell
Module 9: Troubleshooting Access Automation Issues
- Troubleshooting StoreFront
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway – Troubleshooting processes
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway – Troubleshooting access and authentication
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway – Troubleshooting application and desktop launch
Module 10: Troubleshooting Delivery Controller Issues
- Validation of FMA (FlexCast Management Architecture) services
Module 11: Troubleshooting VDA Registration
- Troubleshooting VDA registration
Module 12: Troubleshooting HDX Protocol
- Troubleshooting HDX connections
- Configuring Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM)
Module 13: Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)
- WEM features and benefits
Module 14: Planning – WEM Architecture and Communications
- WEM On-Premises components and deployments
- WEM Service components and deployments
- Communication processes between WEM components
Module 15: Planning – On-Premises WEM Deployment and Installation
- On-Premises WEM: Best installation practices, prerequisites, and installation steps
- On-Premises WEM: Configuring ADMX Templates
- Selecting a service account to run the WEM Infrastructure Service
- Creating the WEM database
- Running the WEM Infrastructure Service Configuration Utility
- On-Premises WEM, Installing the agent
Module 16: Planning – WEM Service Deployment and Installation
- WEM On-Premises vs WEM Service
- WEM Service: Best installation practices: Prerequisites and installation steps
- WEM Service: Configuring ADMX Templates
- WEM Service: Installing the agent
Module 17: Planning – WEM Consoles and Startup Setup
- On-Premises WEM and WEM Service: Consoles
- WEM Startup Configuration
- Migrating AD GPO settings into WEM
Module 18: Planning – WEM Systems and Session Optimization
- Overview of WEM System Optimization
- WEM CPU management
- WEM memory management
- Additional features for optimization
- WEM session optimization
- WEM action assignments
- WEM Environment Settings
- Citrix Profile Management within WEM
Module 19: Planning – WEM Security and Lockdown Features
- Managing WEM features
- WEM security features
- Privilege elevation and Process hierarchy controls
- WEM Transformer
Module 20: Planning – WEM Agent
- Applying WEM console settings on an Agent
- Integrating the WEM agent with Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops and Citrix DaaS
Module 21: Planning – Monitoring WEM, Reporting, and Troubleshooting
- Monitoring and reporting WEM
- Troubleshooting the WEM Agent
- Troubleshooting WEM Service
Module 22: Planning – WEM Updates and Migration to WEM Service
- Updating Workspace Environment Management
- WEM On-Premises migration to WEM Service
Module 23: Deploying a WEM Environment
- WEM Agent options and settings for Windows Desktops
Module 24: Managing a WEM Environment
- Measuring the successful implementation of WEM