Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Deployment, Troubleshooting, Security and PVS Administration

Implementing Redundancy and Scalability

• StoreFront and Citrix Gateway
• Site Infrastructure
• Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

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

Implementing Backups and Disaster Recovery

• Backups
• Disaster Recovery Considerations
• Disaster Recovery Process

Implementing Advanced Authentication Methods

• Multi-factor Authentication - RADIUS & OTP
• Multi-factor Authentication - Smart Card Authentication
• Federated Authentication - ADFS, SAML, and FAS

Improving App and Data Security

• Introduction to Application Security
• Preventing Jailbreak Attacks
• Minimizing the Impact of Attacks

Securing Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent

• TLS to VDA Encryption
• GPOs and Citrix Policies
• Image Management

Introduction to Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting Methodology Process
• Resource Tools and Utilities
• Introduction to PowerShell

Troubleshooting Access Issues

• Troubleshooting StoreFront
• Troubleshooting Citrix Gateway

Troubleshooting Delivery Controller Issues

• Validating FMA Services

Troubleshooting VDA Registration Issues

• Troubleshooting VDA Registration

Troubleshooting HDX Connection Issues

• Troubleshooting HDX Connections

Advanced Provisioning Learning Objectives

• Learning Objectives
• Introduction to Citrix Provisioning (PVS)
• Getting Started with Citrix Provisioning
• Citrix Provisioning Architecture

Citrix Provisioning Infrastructure

• Lab VM Power Management
• Learning Objectives
• The Citrix Provisioning Server
• The Farm Database
• The Store

Streaming the vDisk

• Lab VM Power Management
• Learning Objectives
• vDisk Introduction
• Master Target Device Preparation
• Streaming Introduction
• Boot Methods

Target Devices

• Lab VM Power Management
• Learning Objectives
• Target Devices Introduction
• Reads and Writes
• Machine and User Data

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

Advanced Architecture

• Lab VM Power Management
• Learning Objectives
• Farm Component Scalability
• Store Redundancy
• Farm Database Redundancy

Supporting Citrix Provisioning

• Lab VM Power Management
• Learning Objectives
• vDisk Updates
• Delegate Administration
• Audit and Support
• Alternative vDisk Update Method