Class overview :

Class goals :

Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to demonstrate the following objectives:

• Install Citrix XenApp
• Install and distribute Citrix XenApp Plugins for Windows software
• Create and customize Web Interface sites
• Publish applications, server desktops and content
• Configure XenApp Web and XenApp Services sites
• Create and assign load evaluators
• Configure printers and printer policies and manage print drivers and printer bandwidth
• Create and configure XenApp administrator accounts and their permissions
• Configure display and SpeedScreen settings
• Configure SecureICA encryption, SSL Relay and Secure Gateway
• Install and distribute applications, service packs and hotfixes using Installation Manager
• Identify the key features of Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition additional components

Content of Implementing Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008

Introducing XenApp 5.0

• Components of XenApp 5.0
• Citrix XenApp 5.0 Architecture and Communications
• Features of XenApp 5.0
• Management Consoles in XenApp 5.0
• License Management Console
• Access Management Console
• XenApp Advanced Configuration

Installing XenApp

• XenApp Installation Decisions
• XenApp Installation
• Citrix XenApp Plugins for Windows
• Architecture and Communication
• Citrix XenApp Plugins Installation
• Custom Installation Package
• Citrix XenApp Plugin Usage
  • Using the Citrix XenApp Web Plugin
  • Using the Citrix XenApp Plugin
• Session Reliability

Installing and Configuring Web Interface

• Web Interface Architecture and Communications
• Web Interface Installation
• Creating XenApp Web Sites
• XenApp Services Sites
• Configuring a XenApp Services Site
• Site Appearance
  • Configuring the Site Appearance
  • Configuring Session Preferences
  • Configuring Workspace Control
• XenApp Plugins and the Web Interface
  • Configuring Plugin Deployment
  • Configuring Client for Java Settings
• Authentication Configuration
  • Configuring Explicit Authentication
  • Configuring Pass-Through Authentication
  • Configuring Smart Card Authentication
• Web Interface Access Methods
  • Configuring an Access Method
• Client-Side Proxy Setting Configuration
• Server Configuration
  • Adding Server Farms
  • Configuring Load Balancing
  • Enabling Fault Tolerance
  • Configuring the Citrix XML Service
• Web Interface Site Removal

Delivering Applications and Content

• Resource Publishing
  • Publishing Resources
  • Organizing Published Resources for Users
• Advanced Published Resource Settings
• Configuring Advanced Access Control Properties
• Configuring Client-to-Server Content Redirection
• Configuring Server-to-Client Content Redirection
• Implementing Resource Limits and Client Options and Configuring Resource Appearance
• Published Resource Management
  • Viewing Published Resource Usage
  • Modifying Published Resource Properties
  • Disabling or Hiding a Published Resource

Streaming Applications

• Application Streaming Components Overview
• Application Streaming Communications
• XenApp Plugin for Streamed Applications
• Citrix Streaming Profiler
• Profile Configuration
  • Setting Profiler Preferences
  • Configuring Profiles
  • Configuring Inter-isolation Communication
  • Viewing and Changing Profile Properties
  • Changing Target Properties
  • Adding a Target to a Profile
  • Deleting a Target from a Profile
  • Upgrading an Application in a Target and Deleting an Obsolete Version of a Target
• Streaming Application Configuration
  • Publishing a Streamed Application
  • Changing the Application Type
  • Specifying an Alternate Profile for a Published Application
  • Enabling the Least-Privileged User Account and Configuring Sites for Streaming Applications
• Offline Access Management
  • Providing Offline Access
  • Customizing the Offline License Setting
  • Caching Applications for Offline Access

Configuring Policies in XenApp

• Architecture and Communication
• Policies in XenApp
  • Identifying Policy Rules
  • Using the Streamed Application Policy
  • Creating Policies in XenApp
  • Applying Policies Using Filters
• Policy Administration
  • Prioritizing Policies
  • Using the Policy Search Engine
  • Merging Shadow Policies
  • Common Policy Configuration Missteps

Configuring Load Management

• Load Balancing Process
• Preferential Load Balancing
• Load Calculation
• Load Evaluator Configuration
  • Creating Custom Load Evaluators
  • Assigning Load Evaluators to Servers and Applications
• Load Monitoring
  • Monitoring Load Evaluator Usage
  • Monitoring Load Evaluator Rule Activity
  • Logging Load Manager Activity
• Common Load Management Configuration Missteps

Configuring Printing

• Architecture and Communication
• Print Drivers
• Client Printer Policies
  • Enabling Client Printer Auto-Creation
  • Creating Auto-Retained Printers
  • Creating Permanent Client Printers
  • Creating Auto-Restored Client Printers
• Network Printers
  • Importing Print Servers
  • Assigning Network Printers to Users
  • Limiting Printer Bandwidth
• Print Driver Management
  • Replicating Print Drivers
  • Maintaining Print Driver Compatibility Lists
  • Configuring Print Driver Mappings
  • Assigning Printer Creation Settings to Published Applications
• Common Printing Configuration Missteps

Administrative Configuration

• Administrative Permissions
  • Adding Administrator Accounts
  • Configuring Administrator Permissions
  • Configuring Folder Permissions
• Remote Console Connections
  • Enabling Remote Console Connections
• Configuration Logging
  • Creating the Configuration Logging Database
  • Configuring Configuration Logging

Display and SpeedScreen Configuration

• Session Performance Configuration
  • Configuring Display Settings
  • Configuring SpeedScreen Browser Acceleration
  • Configuring SpeedScreen Multimedia Acceleration
  • Configuring SpeedScreen Flash Acceleration
  • Configuring SpeedScreen Latency Reduction
  • Configuring SpeedScreen Image Acceleration

XenApp Security

• ICA Encryption
  • Configuring ICA Encryption in a Policy
  • Configuring ICA Encryption Through a Hosted or Streamed Application
• Citrix SSL Relay
  • Configuring Citrix SSL Relay
• Access Gateway
• Citrix Secure Gateway
  • Using Digital Certificates
  • Installing the Secure Gateway
• Web Interface Configuration
  • Configuring the Access Method
  • Configuring Secure Gateway Settings
• Secure Gateway Monitoring
• Common Security Configuration Missteps

Installing Applications, Service Packs and Hotfixes

• Application Installation
• Installation Manager for Citrix XenApp
  • Installing Installation Manager
  • Using Installation Manager
• Task Management
  • Installing Service Packs and Hotfixes
• Shadow Key

Platinum Edition Additional Components

• Application Performance Monitoring Overview
• EdgeSight Architecture
• SmartAccess Overview
  • Deploying Access Gateway with XenApp
• SmartAuditor Overview
• SmartAuditor Architecture
• Single Sign-on Overview
• Password Manager Architecture
• EasyCall Overview
  • EasyCall Architecture
• WAN Optimization Overview
• Reviewing the Branch Repeater Architecture