Course
digicode: CTX314
Citrix Enterprise Deployment, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Combo
Course facts
Download as PDF- Learning how to implement advanced administration concepts such as backups, disaster recovery, scalability, and redundancy for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Site
- Creating, administering, and managing App Layering OS, platform, application, elastic, and user layers
- Integrating Citrix App Layering into a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop deployment
- Installing and initializing WEM and integrating into Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS
- Configuring WEM features to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption
- Migrating an on-premises WEM deployment to WEM service
- Identifying tools available for monitoring and troubleshooting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop
- Examining advanced use cases for Citrix Director, including infrastructure monitoring, application probing, session recording, and integration with NetScaler Console/HDX Insight
- Installing, configuring, and managing Citrix uberAgent
- Understanding advanced architectures and communication flows to aid with troubleshooting a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Site
You will learn how to implement Workspace Environment Management to improve logon times, centralize user settings management, and optimize the performance of machines.
Additionally, in this course you will learn how to use tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a CVAD environment. You'll learn advanced use-cases for Citrix Direct and learn about uberAgent and ow to install, manage and configure Splunk, ESA and UXM dashboards and the uberAgent plug-in.
You'll also understand core-architecture and traffic flows as they relate to common breakpoints and the tools to identify issues.
1 Intro to CVAD Advanced Configuration, Redundancy, and Scalability
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Redundancy and Scalability
- StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway
- Site Infrastructure Redundancy and Scalability
- Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent
2 Manage CVAD Multiple Locations
- Zones
- VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment
- Zone Preference
- Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones
- StoreFront Resource Aggregation
- Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi-Location Environment
3 Backups and Disaster Recovery
- Backups
- Disaster Recovery Considerations
- Disaster Recovery Process
4 Intro to WEM Architecture Components
- WEM Features and Benefits
- WEM On-Premises Components and Deployments
- WEM Service Components and Deployments
- WEM Component Communication Workflows
- WEM Service Component Communication Workflows
5 WEM Deployment and Initial Installation
- On-premises WEM: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
- Creating the WEM Database
- Running the WEM Infrastructure Service Configuration Utility
- WEM On-Premises vs WEM Service
- WEM Service: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
- ADMX Template Configuration
- WEM Agent Installation
- WEM Consoles
- WEM Initial Setup
6 WEM System and Log On Optimization
- WEM System Optimization Overview
- WEM CPU Management
- WEM Memory Management
- Additional System Optimization Features
- WEM Log On Optimization Overview
- WEM Assigned Actions
- WEM Environmental Settings
- Citrix Profile Management In WEM
7 WEM Security and Lockdown Features
- WEM Security Management Features
- Privilege Elevation and Process Hierarchy Control
- WEM Transformer
8 The WEM Agent
- WEM Settings Processing and WEM Agent Caches
- WEM Agent Integration with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS
9 WEM Monitoring, Reporting, and Troubleshooting
- WEM Monitoring and Reporting
- WEM On-Premises Troubleshooting
- WEM Service Troubleshooting
- WEM Agent Troubleshooting
10 Upgrading WEM and Migration to WEM Service
- Upgrading Workspace Environment Management
- WEM On-Premises Migration to WEM Service
11 Intro to App Layering and Architecture Overview
- Citrix App Layering Introduction
- Citrix App Layering Architecture
12 OS, Platform, and App Layers
- The OS Later
- The Platform Layer
- The App Layers
13 Elastic App and User Layers
- Elastic App Layers
- User Layers
14 Layer Priority and Maintaining an App Layering Environment
- Layer Priority
- Updating Layers
- Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment
- Common Citrix App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources
15 Citrix Tools for Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Automation
- Introduction to Support a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site
- Tools for Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Tools for Automation
16 Monitoring CVAD with Citrix Director
- Citrix Director Introduction
- Monitor and Interact with Users Sessions
- Infrastructure Monitor
- Application and Desktop Probing
- Cost Optimization
- Citrix Director and NetScaler Gateway
17 Activity Monitoring with Session Recording
- Session Watermark
- Session Recording
18 Citrix Director and NetScaler Console Integration
- Introduction to NetScaler Console
- Insight Monitoring
- Integrate Citrix Director with NetScaler Console
19 Install, Configure, and Manage Citrix uberAgent
- Introduction to Citrix uberAgent
- Splunk
- Architecture Overview
- Architecture Deep Dive
- Installing and Configuring uberAgent
- uberAgent - Endpoint Configuration
- Dashboards
- Alert and Reporting
- Logging and Troubleshooting
20 Introduction to Troubleshooting
- Introduction to PowerShell
- Architecture and Communication
21 Troubleshoot Access Issues
- Troubleshooting StoreFront
- Troubleshooting NetScaler Gateway
- Troubleshooting Access and Authentication
- Troubleshooting App/Desktop Launc
22 Troubleshoot Delivery Controller Issues
- Validating FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA) Services
23 Troubleshoot Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) Registration Issues
- Troubleshooting VDA Registration
24 Troubleshoot HDX Connections
- Troubleshooting HDX Connections
- Installing Scout EMS, ELIAS, and Scout Board
Consists of the following modules
This course is aimed at administrators and engineers.
Strong foundational knowledge of:
- Windows Server and Desktop operating systems
- Active Directory, Policies, Profiles, Networking and Hypervisors
In this course you will receive electronic course materials. The documents will be sent to the address you provided when you registered. Please bring your own tablet or laptop so that you can read the contents and exercises parallel to the course or save the documents at the right place.