Engineering a Citrix Virtualization Solution (CVE-400)

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The CVE-400-1I Engineering a Citrix Virtualization Solution course teaches Citrix engineers how to plan for and perform the tasks necessary to successfully integrate the component technologies that make up a Citrix virtualization solution in a Windows Server 2008 environment. Upon course completion, students will be able to interpret environmental assessment documentation, plan for a virtualization solution project and integrate key Citrix virtualization technologies, including XenAppTM, XenServerTM, and XenDesktopTM, to create a holistic, end-to-end virtualization solution that will address the most pressing business issues of the day. The extensive, highly hands-on curriculum includes exercises that allow students to demonstrate the advanced technical knowledge gained from instruction.

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This course is intended for IT professionals, such as Server, Network and Systems Engineers. Systems Integrators, Systems Administrators and Application Engineers are also appropriate candidates for this

course.

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The following preparatory recommendations describe the experience and knowledge students should possess to ensure successful completion of this course.

Experience using the following Citrix products:

• Citrix XenApp 4.5 or higher
• Citrix XenServer 5.0 or higher
• Citrix XenDesktop 2.0 or higher
• Citrix Provisioning Services 5.0 or higher
• Citrix EdgeSight for Load Testing 3.0
• Citrix EdgeSight for Endpoints 5.0
• Citrix EdgeSight for XenApp 5.0

Experience using Windows Server 2008, including:

• Active Directory
• Terminal Services
• DHCP
• DNS
• Performance Monitoring
• Troubleshooting
• Base OS, including server roles
• Group Policy Objects

Experience using Microsoft SQL Server

Completion of the following courses or demonstrate equivalent knowledge:

• CXA-201-1 - Implementing Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008
• CXS-200-1 - Implementing Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0
• CXD-200-1 - Implementing Citrix XenDesktop 3
• CXA-300-1 - Advanced Administration for Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008

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Upon completion of this course, learners are able to:

• Explain the benefits and considerations for VM storage, including local host disk, iSCSI SAN,Fibre Channel SAN and NFS SAN.
  Explain how network considerations, including network topology, utilization requirements and the number of interfaces, affect a virtualization host server.
• Configure network connectivity and storage for the XenServer host.
• Configure a resource pool for optimal performance.
• Identify information in the project documentation that is required for project decision-making purposes.
• Create an order of execution plan that reflects the tasks required to implement the virtual solution and organizational goals.
  Identify the available Provisioning Services server optimizations.
• Install, configure and test a Provisioning Services configuration.
• Configure XenApp for optimal performance in a virtualized environment.
• Prepare, install and configure a provisioned XenApp server within a Citrix virtualization solution.
• Identify the components that comprise a XenDesktop virtual solution.
• Provision a XenDesktop pool in a virtual solution.
• Identify the uses and differences of EdgeSight for Load Testing, EdgeSight for Endpoints and EdgeSight for XenApp.
• Configure an EdgeSight alert to trigger a Workflow Studio workflow.
• Identify common workflows that can be automated using Workflow Studio.
• Perform a XenApp server upgrade using the vDisk update process.