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Citrix XenDesktop 4
View All CoursesIn this course, you’ll work hands-on to virtualize desktops, deploy, configure and manage XenDesktop 4, utilize Profile Manager and Citrix Receiver, and much more. This course is designed for IT professionals, server administrators, network engineers, desktop architects, systems integrators, consultants and Citrix Partners looking to expand their competencies into the desktop virtualization space. To get the most out of this course, you should have a strong foundation in networking and understand the basics of virtualization.
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- Introduction
- Building a Desktop Virtualization Solution
- A Modest vBio of Your vInstructor
- About the Course
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- Introduction
- Ways to Setup Your Lab
- The Ultimate Lab Setup
- Workstation Lab Configuration
- Software Needed
- Our Scenario Architecture
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- The Scenario
- What We Currently Have in Place
- XenDesktop 4 Project Phases
- The Installation Order
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- What is Desktop Virtualization (DV)?
- Why Are You Considering DV?
- Server Virtualization vs. Desktop Virtualization
- Journey to the Cloud
- Desktop Virtualization Types
- VDI: Server-Hosted Virtual Desktops
- Terminal Server
- Client Hypervisors
- Application Virtualization
- Thin Clients
- Desktop Virtualization Challenges
- Misconceptions
- Benefits of Using DV
- Tips and Best Practices
- Introducing Citrix XenDesktop
- XenDesktop Components
- XenDesktop Architecture
- Key Terms You Should Know
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Provisioning Server (PVS) Overview
- Scenario: EK Enterprises
- PVS Components and Services
- Boot Device Management
- Infrastructure Requirements
- PVS Farm Design
- PVS System Requirements
- Virtual or Physical PVS?
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Configuring Infrastructure
- Installing Citrix License Server
- Uploading a License File
- Installing PVS
- Configuring PVS
- Connecting to and Configuring a Farm
- Creating and Configuring Sites
- Role-based Administration
- Server Properties
- Testing Configuration
- Creating a Store
- XenDesktop Architecture
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- vDisk Modes
- Write Cache Types
- Creating a vDisk
- Assiging the vDisk to a Target Device
- Master Target Device
- Mounting, Unmounting and Formatting vDisks
- Creating an Image
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- vDisk Management
- Updating a vDisk
- Rolling Back to a Previous Image
- Incremental Updates
- Automatically Adding Target Devices to Database
- Using Views to Organize Target Devices
- Importing Target Devices
- Copying and Pasting Target Device Properties
- Port Blocker
- Integrating with Active Directory
- Managing Servers
- Managing Printers
- Exercise: Updating a vDisk
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- High Availability (HA) Components
- HA Configuration Types
- HA Configuration Tasks
- Adding PVS02 to the Farm
- Adding PVS02 to the Bootstrap File
- Configuring Stream Service and Write Cache
- Enabling vDisk HA and Load Balancing
- HA Failover Test
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- XenDesktop 4 Editions
- XenDesktop 4 Licensing
- FlexCast Technology
- XenDesktop 4 Core Components
- Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) Components
- Requirements
- DDC Design
- XenDesktop 4 Farm Design
- XenDesktop Architecture
- Key Terms You Should Know
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- VMware vCenter Considerations
- VMware vCenter User Account Permissions
- Installation and Configuration Tasks
- Installing the DDC
- Integrating the DDC with Active Directory
- Managing the Farm with the Desktop Delivery Services Console
- Creating a Desktop Group
- Installing the Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) on a VM
- Adding the VM to the Desktop Group
- Testing Our Desktop Group Configuration
- Configuring the Web Interface
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Preparing a Template
- Installing and Configuring XD Setup Wizard
- Testing
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Management Consoles
- Farm Administrator Types
- Desktop Group Settings and Policies
- Enhancing User Experience
- Adding a Farm Administrator
- Configuring Desktop Group Settings
- Working with Desktop Groups in the Delivery Services Console
- Moving DDCs to Another Farm
- Citrix Policies and Enhancing User Experience
- Applying Policies
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Clients and Plugins
- Access Modes
- Endpoint Devices
- XenDesktop User Experiences
- USB
- Smart Cards
- Installing Citrix Receiver and the Online Plugins
- Client-Managed Preferences
- Configuring Client Settings
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Why Profile Management
- User Profile Types
- Citrix Profile Management and Profile Manager Components
- Creating a Group Policy for Profile Management
- Downloading Profile Manager and Testing Our Configuration
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Large Send Offload
- Common NIC
- Disable Intermediate Buffering
- Troubleshooting
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- What We Learned
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- Introduction
- Exam Profile
- Exam Topics and Weights
- Candidate Profile
- Personal Study Recommendations
- Credit Toward Certification
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- Introduction
- Looking Back
- The Road Ahead
- My Favorite Supporting Resources
- We Value Your Opinion
Instructor
Elias Khnaser
Elias Khnaser is an author, speaker, and IT consultant specializing in Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware virtualization technologies. With more than 14 years of experience, Elias is one of the world's leading experts on Virtualization and Cloud Computing, and a recipient of the VMware vExpert award. Elias is the Practice Manager for Virtualization and Cloud Computing at Artemis Technology and well known for his ability to relate highly technical concepts to align IT with business needs. Elias is highly sought-after and top rated speaker for live and recorded events. He is a frequent contributor to Forbes and InformationWeek. He has written hundreds of whitepapers and countless articles. Elias has authored and co-authored many books and computer based training for EliasKhnaser.com and TrainSignal.com. From a hands on perspective, Elias has designed and deployed some of the largest Citrix and VMware implementations in the world.
