Citrix Desktop Virtualization Fast Track

Special Notices

Please note: Students taking this course should have a minimum of one year experience administering Citrix XenApp or attended authorized Citrix training for XenApp 4.5 or higher.

Target Audience

This class is a Fast Track delivery of the XenApp 6.5 and XenDesktop 5.5 administration courses. As a Fast Track course, the goal is to provide students with a streamlined training experience that takes place in 5 days instead of the original 10 days. This course is designed to provide students with access to the majority of lab exercises for both products, to clarify key topics through a minimal amount of lecture, and to provide a forum for questions and answers.

This class is intended for customers and partners interested in an accelerated method of receiving the up-to-date training for Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop. Students should have some experience using Citrix XenApp to get the most benefit from this accelerated class. Students without basic XenApp knowledge may find it difficult to keep up with the pace of the class.

Delegates will learn how to

This accelerated offering includes a skills update to the features and functionality of XenApp 6.5, plus the following key XenDesktop learnings:

• Install and configure XenDesktop
• Manage desktop catalogs and groups
• Stream desktop to virtual and physical machines
• Administer Provisioning Services components
• Deliver local VM desktops

This fast-paced course covers select content from training courses CXA-206 and CXD-202 and provides the foundation necessary for students to effectively centralize and manage desktops and applications in the datacenter and deliver them as a service to users anywhere. Students will learn how to build XenApp aand XenDesktop environments; assign virtual desktops; deliver published resources and printers to users; use policies to customize farm settings and the user experience; and administer the environments. In addition, students will learn how to build a Provisioning services farm to enable single-image desktop management.

This course is scheduled to run approximately nine hours each day. Students are expected to self-study select modules designated by the instructor, as not all topics will be covered during the classroom time.