Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration

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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration 

Course Code: CWS-315 
 
Duration: 5 Days 
 
Prerequisite: 
 
Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7. Citrix recommends students prepare for this course by taking the following course: CWS-215 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration OnPremises and in Citrix Cloud. 
 
Course Description: 
 
Designed to learn how to set up scalability, redundancy and security configurations. You will learn advance features to optimize management of your app and desktop images by building and combining App Layers and Workspace Environment Management, which can improve logon times, centralize user settings management, optimize the performance of machines running the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA). In the advanced troubleshooting section, you will learn techniques to investigate many of the common issues that can affect environment health. You’ll leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions such as multizone environments spanning multiple locations with configurations around StoreFront, the Delivery Controllers, and HDX. 
 
Course Objectives: 
 
Following the completion of the course delegates will be able to: •  How to implement advanced administration concepts such as backups, disaster recovery, scalability and redundancy consideration for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 Site  •  How to configure Workspace Environment Management to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption  •  App Layering skills such as how to create and administer OS, platform, application, elastic and user layers 
 
Target Audience: 
 
Built for experienced IT Professionals familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 in an on-premises environment or Citrix Cloud looking to expand their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops skills to an advanced level. Potential students include administrators or engineers responsible for the Citrix Apps and Desktop 7 Site. 

Course Outline: 
 
Module 1: Implementing Redundancy and Scalability  

• StoreFront and Citrix Gateway  

• Site Infrastructure  

• Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent  
 
Module 2: Managing a Virtual Apps and Desktops Environment with Multiple Locations Zones  

• VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment  

• Zone Preference  

• Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones  

• Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi Location Environment  

• StoreFront and Citrix ADC Branding  
 
Module 3: Implementing Backups and Disaster Recovery  

• Backups  

• Disaster Recovery Considerations  

• Disaster Recovery Process  
 
Module 4: Implementing Advanced Authentication Methods  

• Multi-factor Authentication - RADIUS & OTP  

• Multi-factor Authentication - Smart Card Authentication  

• Federated Authentication - ADFS, SAML, and FAS  
 
Module 5: Improving App and Data Security  

• Introduction to Application Security  

• Preventing Jailbreak Attacks  

• Minimizing the Impact of Attacks 
 
Module 6: Securing Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent  

• TLS to VDA Encryption  

• GPOs and Citrix Policies  

• Image Management 
 
Troubleshooting techniques and tools 
 
Module 7: Introduction to Troubleshooting  

• Troubleshooting Methodology Process (Standard Slide)  

• Resource Tools and Utilities  

• Introduction to PowerShell  
 
Module 8: Troubleshooting Access Issues  

• Troubleshooting StoreFront  

• Troubleshooting Citrix Gateway  
 
Module 9: Troubleshooting Delivery Controller Issues  

• Validating FMA Services  
 
Module 10: Troubleshooting VDA Registration Issues  

• Troubleshooting VDA Registration  
 
Module 11: Troubleshooting HDX Connection Issues  

• Troubleshooting HDX Connections 

Citrix App Layering Considerations and Configuration 
 
Module 12: Introduction to App Layering  

• App Layering Introduction  

• Architecture and How it Works 
 
Module 13: Creating an OS Layer  

• The OS Layer  
 
Module 14: Creating a Platform Layer  

• The Platform Layer  
 
Module 15: Creating App Layers  

• The App Layers  
 
Module 16: Creating Elastic App and User Layers  

• Elastic App Layering  

• User Layers  
 
Module 17: Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops  

• Using Templates in App Layering  

• Using Layered Images in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site  
 
Module 18: Exploring Layer Priority  

• Layer Priority  
 
Module 19: Maintaining an App Layering Environment  

• Updating Layers  

• Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment  

• Common App Layering Considerations and Additional Resources 
 
Workspace Environment Management (WEM) considerations and configuration 
 
Module 20: Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)  

• Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction  

• WEM Administration  
 
Module 21: Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management  

• Managing User Resources with WEM  

• Managing Profiles with WEM  

• Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature  
 
Module 22: Using WEM for Performance Optimization  

• Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM  

• Optimizing User Experience with WEM  
 
Module 23: Using WEM to Secure Environments  

• WEM Security Features  
 
Module 24: Migrating and Upgrading WEM  

• Migrating to WEM  

• Upgrading a WEM Deployment  

• WEM Multi-Location Considerations