Citrix Virtual Aps and Desktops 7.1 x Advanced Management with App Layering, WEM and HDX

Intra-company training

Who is the training for?

Built for experienced IT Professionals working with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Potential students include administrators, engineers and architects responsible for the end user workspace, app and desktop images and overall health and performance of the solution.

Level reached

Advanced

Duration

3,00 day(s)

Language(s) of service

EN

Prerequisites

Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.x. Citrix recommends students prepare for this course by taking the following course: CXD-210 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.x Administration.

Goals

  • How to configure Workspace Environment Management to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption
  • Understand Zones in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and how to account for user and desktop locations and optimal connection and registration
  • How to build and manage App Layers to minimize image sprawl with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Contents

Get more value out of your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops investment through the use of Workspace Environment Management, Application Layering and advanced features. You’ll leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions such as multi-zone environments spanning multiple locations with configurations around StoreFront, the Delivery Controllers and HDX. You’ll gain the skills to improve logon times, user personalization and resource performance through Workspace Environment Management. Also, learn to optimize management of your app and desktop images by building and deploying App Layers with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.

Module 1: Intermediate FlexCast Management Architecture FMA
  • FMA Services
  • SQL database connectivity and security
  • Multi-zone VDA registration
  • Zone preference
Module 2: Workspace Environment Management WEM Extended Module
  • Introduction to WEM
  • Administration
  • Optimizing resource consumption on VDA hosts
  • Managing the end-user experience with WEM
  • Migrating existing settings and configurations to WEM
Module 3: StoreFront Optimization and Routing
  • User experience optimizations
  • StoreFront branding
  • Optimal Gateway routing and Zones
  • Subscription Store
Module 4: HDX and Multimedia
  • HDX in the network
  • Enlightened Data Protocol EDT
  • Multimedia delivery and redirection
  • Delivering Skype for Business with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Module 5: App Layering Full day module
  • App Layering Introduction
  • Layering Architecture
  • Creating Layers
  • App Layering Maintenance
Module 6: Supporting and Troubleshooting
  • Connections
  • Communications
  • Session Launch

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