Learning Objectives:

• Identify risks and areas for improvement in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment by assessing relevant information in an existing deployment.
• Determine core Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops design decisions and align them to business requirements to achieve a practical solution.
• Design a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops disaster recovery plan and understand different disaster recovery considerations.

Audience

This course is recommended for IT Professionals and Consultants.

Prerequisite Knowledge:

This course requires extensive experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 as well as experience with Citrix Gateway and supporting infrastructure.

Recommended:

• CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Deployment and Administration
• CWS-315: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration

Course Outline

Module 1: Methodology & Assessment

• The Citrix Consulting Methodology
• Citrix Consulting Methodology Use
• Business Drivers
• Prioritize Business Drivers
• User Segmentation
• User Segmentation Process
• App Assessment Introduction
• App Assessment Analysis
• Why Perform a Capabilities Assessment?
• Common Capabilities Assessment Risks

Module 2: User Layer

• Endpoint Considerations
• Peripherals Considerations
• Citrix Workspace App Version Considerations
• Citrix Workspace App Multiple Version Considerations
• Network Connectivity and the User Experience
• Bandwidth and Latency Considerations
• Graphics Mode Design Considerations
• HDX Transport Protocols Considerations
• Media Content Redirection Considerations
• Session Interruption Management Session Reliability Feature Considerations
• Session Interruption Management Auto-Client Reconnect Feature Considerations
• Session Interruption Management ICA Keep-Alive Feature Considerations

Module 3: Access Layer

• Access Matrix
• Access Layer
• Access Layer Communications
• Double-Hop Access Layer Considerations
• Citrix Cloud Access Layer Considerations
• Use Cases for Multiple Stores
• Define Access Paths per User Group
• Define Number of URLs
• Configuration and Prerequisites for Access Paths
• Citrix Gateway Scalability
• Citrix Gateway High Availability
• StoreFront Server Scalability
• StoreFront Server High Availability

Module 4: Resource Layer - Images

• Flexcast Models
• VDA Machine Scalability
• VDA Machine Sizing with NUMA
• VDA Machine Sizing
• VDA Machine Scalability Cloud Considerations
• Scalability Testing and Monitoring
• Secure VDA Machines Network Traffic
• Secure VDA Machines Prevent Breakouts
• Secure VDA Machines Implement Hardening
• Secure VDA Machines Anti-Virus
• Review of Image Methods
• Citrix Provisioning Overall Benefits and Considerations
• Citrix Provisioning Target Device Boot Methods
• Citrix Provisioning Read Cache and Sizing
• Citrix Provisioning Write Cache Type
• Citrix Provisioning vDisk Store Location
• Citrix Provisioning Network Design
• Citrix Provisioning Scalability Considerations
• Citrix Machine Creation Services Overall Benefits and Considerations
• Citrix Machine Creation Services Cloning Types
• Citrix Machine Creation Services Storage Locations & Sizing
• Citrix Machine Services Read and Write Cache
• App Layering Considerations
• Image Management Methods

Module 5: Resource Layer - Applications and Personalization

• Application Delivery Option
• Determine the Optimal Deployment Method for an App
• General Application Concerns
• Profile Strategy Profile Types Review
• Citrix Profile Management Design Considerations
• Citrix Profile Management Scaling
• Citrix Profile Management Permissions
• Policies Review
• Optimize Logon Performance with Policies
• Printing Considerations

Module 6: Control Layer

• Pod Architecture Introduction
• Pod Architecture Considerations
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service Design Considerations
• Implement User Acceptance Testing
• Load Balancing the Machine Running the VDA
• Citrix Director Design Considerations
• Management Console Considerations
• Change Control
• Delivery Controller Scalability and High Availability
• Control Layer Security
• Configuration Logging Considerations
• Session Recording

Module 7: Hardware/Compute Layer

• Hypervisor Host Hardware Considerations
• Separating Workloads Considerations
• Workload Considerations
• VMs Per Host and Hosts Per Pool
• Citrix Hypervisor Scalability
• VM Considerations in Azure and Amazon Web Services
• Storage Tier Considerations
• Storage I/O Considerations
• Storage Architecture
• Storage RAID & Disk Type
• Storage Sizing LUNs
• Storage Bandwidth
• Storage in Public Cloud
• Datacenter Networking Considerations
• Securing Hypervisor Administrative Access
• Secure the Physical Datacenter
• Secure the Virtual Datacenter

Module 8: Module 8: High Availability and Multiple Location Environments

• Redundancy vs. Fault Tolerance vs. High Availability
• Multi-Location Architecture Considerations
• Multi-Site Architecture Considerations
• Global Server Load Balancing
• Optimal Gateway Routing
• Zone Preference and Failover
• StoreFront Resource Aggregation
• StoreFront Subscription Sync
• Hybrid Environment Options
• Citrix Provisioning Across Site
• Site Database Scalability and High Availability
• Citrix Provisioning Across Sites Considerations
• Citrix Machine Creation Across Sites
• App Layering Across Sites
• Managing Roaming Profiles and Citrix Workspace App Configurations Across Devices
• Profile Management Multi-Site Replication Considerations
• Folder Redirections and Other User Data in a Multi-Location Environment
• Application Data Considerations
• Cloud-Based Storage Replication Options
• Multi-Location Printing Considerations
• Zone Considerations
• Active Directory Considerations

Module 9: Disaster Recovery

• Tiers of Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Recovery Considerations
• Business Continuity Planning and Testing
• Citrix Standard of Business Continuity