…is a basic administrator certification in the Administrator Series and is named as CXA-204-2 Basic Administration for Citrix XenApp 6. The preparatory course/certifications includes/covers a total #16 modules as listed below:
- Introduction and Course Overview
- Introducing Basic Administration for XenApp 6
- Licensing XenApp
- Installing XenApp
- Administrative Configuration
- Installing and Configuring Web Interface
- Delivering Applications and Content
- Streaming Applications
- Configuring Policies
- Configuring Load Management
- Optimizing the User Experience
- Configuring Self Service Applications
- Configuring Printing
- XenApp Security
- Monitoring XenApp
- Additional Components
Below provided is the complete topic wise:
Module 1: Introduction and Course Overview
o Overview
o Course Outline
o Citrix Education
o Course Evaluation and Completion Certificate
Module 2: Introducing Basic Administration for Citrix XenApp 6
o XenApp 6 Editions
o XenApp 6 Features
o XenApp Architecture
- § XenApp Components
- § Single and Multiple Farm Environments
- § Data Store
- § Data Store Updates and the Local Host Cache
- § Independent Management Architecture
- § Data Collectors
- § Data Collector Election
- § Zones
- § Additonal XenApp Components
o Delivery Services Console
o Review
Module 3: Licensing XenApp.49
o Overview
o XenApp Licensing
- § Licensing Communication
- § License Communication Process
- § License Types
- § Citrix License Server 11.6.1
- § Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
- § Additional Licensing Considerations
o License Administration Console
- § Port Configuration
- § Delegated Administrators in the License Administration Console
o Installing Licensing
- § Manual Installation and Configuration
- § Uninstalling Licensing
- § License Server Considerations
o License File Management
- § Obtaining License Files
- § Importing License Files
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- § Subscription Advantage
o High Availability Considerations
- § Additional License Server Processes
- § License Server Clustering
o Review
Module 4: Installing XenApp
o Overview
o Installation Decisions
o XenApp Server Role Manager
o Web Interface Installation Decisions
o Unattended Installation and Configuration
o Hardware Requirements
o Software Requirements
o XenApp Configuration Options
- § Which Farm or Zones Will Be Used in the Environment?
- § Which License Server Will Be Used for the Server Farm?
- § Which Database Engine Will Be Used for the Data Store Database?
- § Will Shadowing Be Enabled?
- § On Which Port Will the Citrix XML Service Run?
- § When Will Users Be Added to the Local Remote Desktop Users Group?
- § Which Pass-through Client Will Be Used in the Environment?
- § Will Pass-through Authentication Be Used in the Environment?
- § Will Information in the Data Store and Configuration Logging Databases be Protected with IMA Encryption?
o Review
Module 5: Configuring XenApp Administration
o Overview
o Worker Groups
- § Publishing Applications to Worker Groups
- § Prioritizing Worker Groups
- § Filtering Policies to Worker Groups
o Administrator Privilege Levels
- § Creating Administrator Accounts
- § Configuring Administrator Permissions
- § Configuring Folder Permissions
- § Delegating Administration
o Configuration Logging
- § Creating the Configuration Logging Database
- § Configuration Logging Database Settings
- § Enabling Configuration Logging
o Review
Module 6: Installing and Configuring Web Interface
o Overview
o Architecture and Communications
- § Web Interface Communication Process
o Web Interface Installation
- § Installing the Web Interface
o Site Creation
- § Creating a Web Interface Site
- § Site Creation Considerations
- § XenApp Web Site Configuration Options
- § XenApp Services Site Configuration
o Web Interface Site Modification
- § Modifying the Web Interface Configuration File
- § Using the Web Interface Management Console
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o Specifying Citrix Plug-in Backup URLs
o Site Appearance
- § Site Customization Options
- § Practice A
- § Session Preferences
- § Session Options
- § User Options
o Workspace Control
- § Workspace Control Functionality
- § Workspace Control Configuration Options
- § Workspace Control User Customization
- § Configuring Workspace Control
o Citrix Plug-ins and the Web Interface
- § Plug-in Deployment Options
- § Automatically Detecting Plug-ins
- § Client Detection
- § Client for Java
o Authentication Configuration
- § Authentication Options
- § Generic RADIUS Support
- § Explicit Authentication
- § Pass-through Authentication
- § Smart Card Authentication
- § Citrix XML Service Trust Relationships
- § Practice B
o Secure Access Configuration
- § Access Methods
- § Network Address Translation
- § Network Address Translation Access Types
o Client-side Proxy Settings
- § Configuring Client-side Proxy Settings
o Server Configuration
- § Configuring Multiple Server Farms
- § Adding Farms
- § Configuring Load Balancing
- § Enabling Fault Tolerance
- § Specifying the XML Communication Port
- § Ticket Expiration Settings
o Web Interface Site Removal
o Troubleshooting Web Interface Issues
o Review
Module 7: Delivering Applications and Content
o Overview
o Published Resources
- § Published Resource Types
- § Resource Publishing Phases
- § Resource Name and Location
- § Server Assignment
- § Configured or Anonymous Accounts
- § Users and Groups
- § Resource Publishing Settings
o VM Hosted Apps
- § Components of VM Hosted Apps
o Organizing Published Resources for Users
o Advanced Published Resource Settings
- § Access Control
- § Content Redirection
- § Implementing Resource Limits and Client
Options
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- § Configuring Resource Appearance
o Published Resource Configuration
- § Managing Connections to Resources
- § Disabling or Hiding a Published Resource
o Troubleshooting Application Delivery Issues
o Review
Module 8: Streaming Applications
o Overview
o Application Streaming
- § Application Streaming Components
- § Application Streaming Communication Process
- § Streaming App-V Packages
o Citrix Offline Plug-in
- § Citrix Offline Plug-in Cache
- § Citrix Offline Plug-in Installation
o Citrix Streaming Profiler
- § Profiling Process
- § Installing the Citrix Streaming Profiler
- § Creating a Profile
- § Profile Security Setting
- § Targets
- § Inter-Isolation Communication
- § Profile Preference Settings
- § Profile System Requirements
- § Profile Installation Types
- § Profile Properties
- § Known Limits for Profiling Applications
- § Target Properties
- § Upgrading an Application in a Target
o Application Delivery Methods
- § The Benefits of Streaming with Dazzle
o The Web Delivery Method
o Streaming to Servers
o Publishing a Streamed Application
- § Specifying an Alternate Profile for a Published Application
- § Enabling the Least-Privileged User Account
o Configuring Sites for Streaming Applications
- § Support for Both Remote and Streaming Applications
o Offline Access Management
- § Indirect Membership to the Offline Access List
- § Providing Offline Access
- § Offline Access Period
- § Renewing Offline Access Period
- § Application Caching
- § Pre-Deployment of Streaming Applications
o Troubleshooting Streaming Issues
o Review
Module 9: Configuring Policies
o Overview
o Group Policy Integration
- § IMA-based Group Policies
- § Group Policy Extensions
- § Group Policy Architecture
o Policy Evaluation
- § Policy Application Process
- § Policy Processing and Precendence
o Policy Rules
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o Policy Filtering
o Policy Modeling and Troubleshooting
o Review
Module 10: Configuring Load Management
o Overview
o Load Manager
o Load Balancing
- § Load Balancing Process
o Load Calculation
- § Load Calculations
o Load Evaluator Configuration
- § Creating Custom Load Evaluators
- § Thresholds for Load Management
- § Assigning Load Evaluators to Servers and Applications
o Load Balancing Policies
- § Creating Load Balancing Policies
- § Force Application Streaming
o Preferential Load Balancing
- § Preferential Load Balancing Example
- § Preferential Load Balancing Considerations
o Troubleshooting Load Management Issues
o Review
Module 11: Optimizing the User Experience
o Overview
o Optimizing Session Performance
- § Enabling Display Settings
o HDX Broadcast Session Reliability
- § Enabling HDX Broadcast Session Reliability
o HDX Broadcast Session Reliability Considerations
o HDX RealTime
- § Enabling HDX RealTime
- § Understanding HDX RealTime Design Considerations
o HDX Plug-n-Play
- § Enabling HDX Plug-n-Play
- § Understanding HDX Plug-n-Play Design Considerations
o HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration
- § HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration Benefits
- § Enabling HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration
o HDX MediaStream for Flash
- § Enabling HDX MediaStream for Flash
o SpeedScreen Latency Reduction
- § Enabling SpeedScreen Latency Reduction
o HDX 3D Image Acceleration
- § Enabling HDX 3D Image Acceleration
o HDX 3D Progressive Display
- § Enabling HDX 3D Progressive Display
o Practice: Determing the Session Optimization Technology
o User Profiles
- § Differentiating User Profile Types
- § Redirecting User Data
- § Managing User Profiles
- § Enabling Profile Management
- § Understanding the Profile Management Logon Process
o Troubleshooting User Experience Issues
o Review
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Module 12: Configuring Self-Service Applications
o Overview
o Citrix Receiver
- § Citrix Receiver for Windows
- § Citrix Receiver for Macintosh
o Citrix Merchandising Server
- § Citrix Merchandising Server Architecture
o Citrix Dazzle
- § Citrix Dazzle Communication Process
o Plug-ins
- § Plug-in Delivery
- § Citrix Online Plug-in for Windows
- § Citrix Online Plug-in for Mac
- § Client for Java
- § Citrix Receiver for Linux
o Troubleshooting Self-Service Application Issues
o Review
Module 13: Configuring Printing
o Overview
o Printing Concepts
- § Printing Definitions
- § Printer Types
- § Printing Security
o Default Printing Behavior
- § Altering the Default Printing Behavior
o Printer Provisioning
- § User Self-Provisioning
- § Printer Auto-Creation
- § Practice: Printing Definitions
o Printing Pathways
- § Network Printing Pathway
- § Client Printing Pathway
- § Printing Pathway Demonstration
o Printer Drivers
- § Printer Driver Types
- § Practice: Printer Drivers
o Citrix Universal Printing
- § Enhanced MetaFile Format
- § Print Preview
- § Citrix Universal Printer
- § Configuring Citrix Universal Printing
o Administrator-Assigned Network Printers
- § Adding a Network Printer
- § Editing Network Printer Settings
- § Specifying the Default Printer
o Workspace Control and Proximity Printing
- § Configuring Proximity Printing
o Printing Preferences
- § Printing Properties
- § Printing Preference Hierarchy
- § Configuring Printer Property Retention
o Printing Bandwidth
o Troubleshooting Printing Issues
o Review
Module 14: Securing XenApp
o Overview
o XenApp Security Solutions
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o SecureICA
o Citrix SSL Relay
- § SSL Relay Communication
- § Configuring SSL Relay
o Access Gateway
- § Access Gateway Deployment Scenarios
- § Access Gateway Communications
- § Digital Certificates
- § Securing Access to Hosted Applications
- § SmartAccess
o Web Interface Configuration
- § Access Methods
- § Access Gateway Settings
- § Configuring Web Interface for Access Gateway Connections
o Security Confi
guration Best Practices
o Troubleshooting Access Gateway with XenApp
o Review
Module 15: Monitoring XenApp
o Overview
o Health Monitoring and Recovery
o EdgeSight Monitoring
- § EdgeSight Components
- § EdgeSight Communication
o License Usage Monitoring
- § Configuring License Alerts
- § Viewing License Usage
- § Viewing Historical License Data
o Workflow Studio Overview
- § Workflow Studio Architecture
- § Workflow Automation Use Cases
o Accessing the Server Farm using PowerShell
o Administering the Server Farm using Commands
o Review
Module 16: Additional Components
o Overview
o SmartAuditor
- § SmartAuditor Components
- § Session Recording Process
o Single Sign-on
- § Single Sign-on Components
- § Single Sign-on Process
o EasyCall Voice Services
- § EasyCall Components
- § EasyCall Process
o Branch Optimization
- § Branch Repeater Components
- § Branch Optimization Process for the Plug-in
o Provisioning Services
- § Provisioning Services Components
o Power and Capacity Management
- § Power Management
- § Load Consolidation
- § Power and Capacity Management Components
- § Power Setpoints
o XenServer
- § XenServer Components
o Review
Reference: CXA-204-2 Basic Administration for Citrix XenApp 6 Course Description or download as PDF file from
