Citrix Xenapp, Xendesktop7.15 administration, PVS and Wem

Prepare your lab for the Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 course by setting up a physical server or home hardware, with options for Azure or AWS.

Learn how to prepare a complete or light Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 lab, covering domain controller setup, delivery controllers, storefronts, virtual apps and desktops, and licensing.

Set up a Citrix lab with a domain controller, broker express edition, storefront, and Windows 10 client for access; learn XenDesktop platinum license retrieval and lab simulation using vSphere.

Learn how Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop deliver virtual apps and desktops hosted on servers, accessed via Receiver and RDP/ICA/HDX protocols, with StoreFront, broker, and VDI workflows.

Discover the delivery controller, the central broker in Citrix, and its communication with the VDA. Explore site, monitoring, and logging databases and how high availability uses multiple controllers.

The VDA, installed on every physical VM, registers with the broker to deliver apps or desktops, enforce licensing and policies, and enable automated deployment via machine creation services.

Storefront serves as the gateway to deliver desktops and applications by connecting users to a broker and their resources, enabling self-service access, favorites, and a consistent experience across devices.

Learn how Citrix Receiver, now called Citrix Workspace app, provides on-demand access to Windows, web, and software as a service applications across devices via storefronts and HTML5.

Studio acts as the management console for configuring and delivering virtual apps and desktops, guiding you through workloads, catalogs, and delivery groups with built-in licensing and policy support.

Explore Citrix Director, a web-based tool for admin and helpdesk teams to monitor, troubleshoot, and support users across delivery controllers, sessions, and applications in a VDI environment.

Explore hosting virtual machines and desktops with Citrix Hypervisor, cloud services, and PVS provisioning, using vCenter, Nutanix Acropolis, Hyper-V, or Citrix Hypervisor on premise or in the cloud.

Explore how the license server manages Citrix licenses for virtual apps and desktops, including installing license files, generating trial keys, and enforcing host name consistency.

Discover Citrix Cloud and cloud computing, comparing hybrid and pure cloud deployments where on premise resources are hosted on Azure or Amazon and managed through the cloud connector.

Explore optional Citrix components, especially PVS for diskless provisioning and streaming, plus the use of a DMZ proxy appliance for secure remote access.

Explore Citrix product name changes, from receiver to workspace app and XenDesktop to Citrix virtual apps and desktops, plus updated names for gateway, hypervisor, provisioning services, and content collaboration.

Explore flexcast models for application delivery, including windows apps, linux apps, and browser apps, with random vs static desktops and persistent vs non-persistent options.

Inventory and consolidate applications by category, reducing duplicates and legacy software. Assess installation complexity, resource needs, and infrastructure readiness to plan Citrix XenApp deployment and disaster recovery.

Explore preparing a Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.15 deployment by selecting a hypervisor, planning network and Active Directory structure, configuring group policies, and understanding user, device, and control license options and editions.

Install and manage certificates for storefront and delivery controller to enable SSL encryption, configure firewalls for on-premises and hybrid cloud Citrix deployments, and secure backend connections.

Develop hardware design methodology by sizing processors, memory, storage, and GPUs to match user workload and decide on resource clusters for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop.

Design the delivery controller as a core, scalable broker that manages user access, licenses, and resources, with automatic failover and load distribution across multiple controllers.

Design methodology VLAN and database: outline site configuration, logging, and monitoring databases, and high-availability options like Always On, database mirroring, clustering, and broker cache failover.

Install and configure the Citrix license server, obtain a trial license file via your Citrix account, and import it to activate platinum licenses for brokers and storefront.

Install the first delivery controller (broker) for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, setting up the broker with Studio, Director, StoreFront, and optional SQL Server 2014 Express, including silent installation options.

Identify and monitor the Citrix delivery controller services, including broker, identity, analytics, app library, AppDisk, and AppDNA integration, to manage and troubleshoot the environment.

Create a new Citrix site by configuring license, virtual connection, storage network, and site database, then enable remote access and monitoring.

Resolve a site creation issue by cleaning up a duplicate database, validating site configuration, and testing connections, VM, cloud resources, storage, and network.

Recapitulates key deployment decisions for Citrix XenApp and Xendesktop7.15 with PVS and Wem, covering license types, certificate and firewall, Active Directory, cloud deployments, delivery controllers, brokers, and database considerations.

Learn how the virtual delivery agent (VDA) registers with the broker to deliver apps and desktops hosted on VMs or servers via storefront and Citrix Receiver.

Install and configure the Citrix VDA on Windows Server to publish apps and desktops, manage pools, and secure connections with SSL using the helper tool.

Install the VDA on a Windows 10 master image, test on a VM, create a catalog and delivery group, and use the Citrix health assistant to troubleshoot broker connectivity.

Create machine catalogs and delivery groups in Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.15, using PVS or MCS to stream a master image for desktops.

Learn to create machine catalogs and delivery groups, register VMs with the broker, assign desktops and apps to users, and configure random versus static delivery for Windows 10 VDI.

Explore how the MCS deep dive enables image-based provisioning with a master VM, snapshots, full copies, preparation VMs, and identity and differential disks to deploy linked clones.

Create and snapshot a Windows 10 master VM, integrate it into the domain, then build a machine catalog using PVS and MCS for desktop delivery.

Create a master Windows 10 image and an MCS catalog, troubleshoot ISO-related failures, rebuild the master, and configure delivery groups with Active Directory and power management.

Install Firefox on the master image, create a snapshot named Windows 10 based config plus Firefox, and roll out the update to the pool with user notifications before the update.

Demonstrates updating the master image, creating a snapshot, and deploying Firefox across pooled VMs via catalog updates and automatic reboots.

Install and configure storefronts to authenticate users, enumerate resources, and host an enterprise app store, while leveraging delivery controller integration, SSL certificates, and load balancing best practices.

The storefront presents apps and desktops in a web store, connects to the delivery controller, broker, database, licenses, and Active Directory, and supports login via a web page or Receiver.

Create your first store by provisioning a storefront deployment, configuring the storefront URL and broker, and testing access via browser or Citrix receiver.

Install and bind a domain certificate for the storefront and update the base URL to https. Test access from the client and configure the default domain for streamlined login.

Manage subscriptions and favorites in storefront, store data in the ESD persistent dictionary, and synchronize storefront servers for consistent app availability.

Choose the ideal endpoint for your Citrix environment by evaluating desktops, laptops, thin clients, smartphones, and tablets, aligned with user types and workloads; cover sgx premium and sgx pro.

Select the Citrix Workspace app receiver for your endpoint using feature metrics and OTA updates, then deploy via storefront or website with DNS discovery and group policies.

Install and access receiver and storefront, configure DNS records, and use policies or manual setup; learn how beacons enable internal and external access with the EDT protocol and adaptive transport.