CWS-322 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Configuration and WEM Administration
Designed for experienced IT professionals, this course builds on the foundational implementation and management skills introducing scalability, redundancy, and security configurations. You will learn to build to implement Workspace Environment Management to improve logon times, centralize user settings management, and optimize the performance of machines. In the advanced troubleshooting section, you will learn techniques to investigate many of the common issues that can affect environment health and how to solve issues more effectively. You will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions such as multi-location environments with configurations around StoreFront, the Delivery Controllers, Cloud Connectors, and HDX.
Course Objectives
How to implement advanced administration concepts such as backups, disaster recovery, scalability and redundancy for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 Site. Advanced troubleshooting techniques to troubleshoot Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7. Security considerations and configurations for Citrix Apps and Desktop 7 site including multi-site management using zones. Install and initialize WEM and integrate into Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS. Configure WEM features to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption. Migrate an on-premises WEM deployment to WEM service
Agenda
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Deployments – Advanced Configuration
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Redundancy and Scalability
- StoreFront and Citrix Gateway Redundancy and Scalability
- Site Infrastructure Redundancy and Scalability
- Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent
- Zones
- VDA Registration in a Multi-Zone Environment
- Zone Preference
- Optimal Gateway Routing and Zones
- StoreFront Resource Aggregation
- Managing StoreFront Store Subscriptions in a Multi-Location Environment
- Backups
- Disaster Recovery Considerations
- Disaster Recovery Process
- Multi-factor Authentication – RADIUS and One Time Passwords (OTP)
- Multi-factor Authentication – Smart Card Authentication
- Federated Authentication
- Introduction to Application Security
- Preventing Jailbreak Attacks
- Minimizing the Impact of Attacks
- Transport Layer Security (TLS) Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) Encryption
- Microsoft Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Citrix Policies
- Image Management
- Troubleshooting Methodology
- Resource Tools and Utilities
- Introduction to PowerShell
- Troubleshooting StoreFront
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway – Workflow and Troubleshooting Overview
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway – Troubleshooting Access and Authentication
- Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway – Troubleshooting App/Desktop Launch
- Validating FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA) Services
- Troubleshooting Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA)
- Registration
- Troubleshooting HDX Connections
- WEM Features and Benefits
- WEM On-Premises Components and Deployments
- WEM Service Components and Deployments
- WEM Component Communication Workflows
- On-Premises WEM: Leading Practice
- Installation Prerequisites and Steps
- On-Premises WEM: ADMX Template Configuration
- Choosing a Security Principal to run the WEM Infrastructure Service
- Creating the WEM Database
- Running the WEM Infrastructure Service Configuration Utility
- On-Premises WEM: Agent Installation
- WEM On-Premises vs WEM Service
- WEM Service: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
- WEM Service: ADMX Template Configuration
- WEM Service: Agent Installation
- On-Premises WEM and WEM Service Consoles
- WEM Initial Setup
- Migrating GPO settings to WEM
- WEM System Optimization Overview
- WEM CPU Management
- WEM Memory Management
- Additional System Optimization Features
- WEM Log On Optimization Overview
- WEM Assigned Actions
- WEM Environmental Settings
- Citrix Profile Management In WEM
- WEM Security Management Features
- Privilege Elevation and Process Hierarchy Control
- WEM Transformer
- WEM Settings Processing and WEM Agent Caches
- WEM Agent Integration with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS
- WEM Monitoring and Reporting
- WEM Agent Troubleshooting
- WEM Service Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Workspace Environment Management
- WEM On-Premises Migration to WEM Service
- WEM Agent User Options on Windows
- Desktops
- Measuring WEM Success
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Course Type: Instructor Led