Class overview :

Class goals :

On completion of this course, students will have learnt about:

• Troubleshooting the XenApp environment
• Scaling the XenApp environment
• Creating farm redundancy
• Maintaining the XenApp environment
• Optimizing the XenApp environment
• Optimizing printing
• Monitoring XenApp with standard utilities
• Monitoring XenApp with EdgeSight
• Securing XenApp

Content of Citrix XenApp 6.5 Advanced Administration

Module 1: Troubleshooting the XenApp Environment

• Troubleshooting Methodology
• Logon Issues
• User Sessions
• Server Resources
• Exercise 1-1: Troubleshooting an AppCenter Issue
• Exercise 1-2: Troubleshooting Web Interface and XML Issues
• Exercise 1-3: Troubleshooting Launching a Hosted Application
• Exercise 1-4: Troubleshooting Streaming Applications

Module 2: Scaling the XenApp Environment

• Farm Configuration Recommendations
• Farm Scalability
• Scripted Installation
• Server Build Scripting
• XenApp Server Templates
• Data Store Database Migration
• Dedicated Data Collector
• Web Interface Planning
• Delivery Services
• XenApp and XenDesktop Integration
• XenApp and Provisioning Services Integration
• XenApp and Merchandising Server Integration
• Exercise 2-1: Preparing to Clone a XenApp Server
• Exercise 2-2: Cloning a XenApp Server
• Exercise 2-3: Preparing a XenApp Server for Scripted Configuration
• Exercise 2-4: Performing a Scripted Configuration

Module 3: Creating Farm Redundancy

• Eliminating Single Points of Failure
• Disaster Recovery
• Load Balancing
• XenApp and NetScaler Integration
• Exercise 3-1: Load Balancing Web Interface and XML Services Using Citrix NetScaler
• Exercise 3-2: Testing Load Balancing through Citrix NetScaler
• Exercise: 3-3: Installing and Configuring Web Interface on Citrix NetScaler

Module 4: Maintaining the XenApp Environment

• Farm Setting Migration
• Data Store Database Maintenance
• Data Store Database Recovery
• Local Host Cache
• XML Service Overview
• Routine Operations
• Power and Capacity Management
• Exercise 4-1: Updating the Mozilla Firefox Streaming Profile
• Exercise 4-2: Performing Data Store Maintenance Commands
• Exercise 4-3: Configuring Power and Capacity Management
• Exercise 4-4: Creating a Restart Schedule for the XenApp Servers

Module 5: Optimizing the XenApp Environment

• Performance Tuning
• Windows Server Tuning for XenApp
• XenApp Tuning
• Virtual Memory Optimization
• CPU Optimization
• Virtual Machine Sizing
• Multi-Streaming
• Accelerating ICA Traffic with Branch Repeater
• QoS through Branch Repeater
• Exercise 5-1: Enabling Multi-Stream ICA Policies for Specific ICA Traffic
• Exercise 5-2: Enabling CPU and Memory Optimization

Module 6: Optimizing the User Environment

• Access methods
• Application Compatibility
• Application Streaming
• General Guidelines For Improving Application Performance
• User Profiles
• Session Pre-Launch
• User Connection Configuration
• Exercise 6-1: Configuring Profile Management
• Exercise 6-2: Profiling an Application Requiring A Service
• Exercise 6-3: Configuring Session Pre-Launch

Module 7: Optimizing Printing

• Printing Architecture Review
• Managing Printers
• Citrix Universal Printer
• Printing Performance Policies
• Non-Native Printer Drivers
• Printer Driver Isolation
• Printing Tools
• Troubleshooting Printing
• Exercise 7-1: Verifying Printer Driver Compatibility with XenApp
• Exercise 7-2: Replicating Print Drivers Using PowerShell
• Exercise 7-3: Troubleshooting a Printer Issue with the Citrix Group Policy Modeling Wizard

Module 8: Securing XenApp

• Setting Rights and Permissions
• XenVault
• SSL Certificates
• XenApp Security with Access Gateway
• Exercise 8-1: Creating and Distributing a Root CA Certificate
• Exercise 8-2: Encrypting External ICA Traffic Using ICA Proxy
• Exercise 8-3: Restricting External Application Access
• Exercise 8-4: Encrypting XML Traffic With SSL Relay

Module 9: Monitoring XenApp with Standard Utilities

• XenApp Monitoring
• XenApp Utilities
• Citrix Utilities
• Third-party tools
• Execise 9-1: Using Desktop Director to View Session Data
• Exercise 9-2: Monitoring XenApp using Performance Monitor
• Exercise 9-3: Monitoring XenApp Using Command Line Utilities

Module 10: Monitoring XenApp with EdgeSight

• EdgeSight Components
• Real-Time Information
• Reports
• Alerts
• Active Application Monitoring
• Exercise 10-1: Viewing EdgeSight Historical Data
• Exercise 10-2: Viewing EdgeSight Real-Time Data