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CWS-316 Citrix Provisioning 7 Administration

  • Length 2 days
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Why study this course

Improve your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops image management and performance with Citrix Provisioning.

Learn to install and configure a highly available Citrix Provisioning farm according to leading practices. In this course, you will learn about the architecture, communication, and processes that make up Citrix Provisioning to be successful with deploying and managing a farm.

Manage and integrate vDisks and target devices with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for easy rollback, upgrades, and performance of Virtual Delivery Agent machines. At the end of this course you will be able to install, configure and manage the Citrix Provisioning 7 solution.

Please note:

  • Citrix provides students with electronic courseware for all Citrix authorised training courses. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via http://training.citrix.com/ before they attend their first day of class. This will ensure they have access to all Citrix authorised training content on day one of their booked Citrix course.

  • This course is partial preparation for the 1Y0-311 CCP-V certification exam. For full preparation of the newer CCP-V exam releasing in 2019, we recommend the CWS-315: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Deployment, Troubleshooting, Security, and Administration course.

  • This course does not include an exam or exam voucher.

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What you’ll learn

  • Understand Provisioning Services architecture and communication

  • How to install and configure a Provisioning Services farm

  • How to deploy Provisioning Services target devices for use with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Delivery Agents

  • How to manage a Provisioning Services farm, vDisks, and target devices


Citrix Partner Authorized Learning Center

Citrix at Lumify Work

Citrix provides server, application and desktop virtualisation, networking, software as a service, and cloud computing technologies. Lumify Work is the most experienced provider of Citrix training in Australia with 15 years as a Citrix CALC (Citrix Authorised Learning Center).


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Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor-approved in-depth course content.

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Ahead of the Technology Curve

No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.

Who is the course for?

Built for experienced IT Professionals working with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops who need to plan for, implement, or manage a Provisioning Services environment. Potential students include administrators, engineers, and architects.

We can also deliver and customise this training course for larger groups – saving your organisation time, money and resources. For more information, please contact us on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276)


Course subjects

Module 1: Advanced Provisioning

  • Learning Objectives

  • Introduction to Citrix Provisioning (PVS)

  • Getting Started with Citrix Provisioning

  • Citrix Provisioning Architecture

Module 2: Citrix Provisioning Infrastructure

  • Lab VM Power Management

  • Learning Objectives

  • The Citrix Provisioning Server

  • The Farm Database

  • The Store

Module 3: Streaming the vDisk

  • Lab VM Power Management

  • Learning Objectives

  • vDisk Introduction

  • Master Target Device Preparation

  • Streaming Introduction

  • Boot Methods

Module 4: Target Devices

  • Lab VM Power Management

  • Learning Objectives

  • Target Devices Introduction

  • Reads and Writes

  • Machine and User Data

Module 5: Integrating Citrix Provisioning with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

  • Lab VM Power Management

  • Learning Objectives

  • The Complete Architecture Overview

  • The Citrix Virtual Desktops Setup Wizard

  • Manage the Target Devices through Creating Device Collections

  • Using Provisioned Services with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

  • Managing Citrix Provisioning from Citrix Cloud

Module 6: Advanced Architecture

  • Lab VM Power Management

  • Learning Objectives

  • Farm Component Scalability

  • Store Redundancy

  • Farm Database Redundancy

Module 7: Supporting Citrix Provisioning

  • Lab VM Power Management

  • Learning Objectives

  • vDisk Updates

  • Delegate Administration

  • Audit and Support

  • Alternative vDisk Update Methods


Prerequisites

Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7.

Citrix recommends students prepare for this course by taking the following course:


Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.


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Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor-approved in-depth course content.

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Ahead of the Technology Curve

No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.


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