Citrix NetScaler 12.x Essentials and Traffic Management

Course Overview

Designed for students with little or no previous NetScaler experience,  the primary objective of the Citrix NetScaler Essentials and Traffic Management course is to provide the foundational concepts and skills necessary to implement, configure, secure, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot a Citrix NetScaler system for application delivery. To reinforce learning objectives in this course students will work through exercises such as configure advanced load balancing and GSLB on a NetScaler, customize the NetScaler for traffic flow and content-specific requirements, and employ recommended tools and techniques to troubleshoot common NetScaler issues within a virtual lab environment. 

The content is based on version 11 of the Citrix NetScaler product, but the skills and fundamental concepts learned are common to earlier product versions.

 

Note: it is not recommended to take both this five-day Citrix NetScaler Essentials and Traffic Management (CNS-220) and the five-day Citrix NetScaler Essentials and Unified Gateway (CNS-222), as these courses share the same first three days of content

Part 1: NetScaler Essentials (Days 1-3) (CNS-218)

Learn the skills required to implement NetScaler components including secure Load Balancing, High Availability, and NetScaler Management. At the end of the course students will be able to configure their NetScaler environments to address traffic delivery and management requirements including load balancing, availability, and NetScaler operation management.

Part 2: NetScaler Traffic Management (Days 4-5) (CNS-219)

Learn the skills required to configure and manage NetScaler Traffic Management features, including Content Switching, Traffic Optimization, and Global Server Load Balancing. At the end of the course students will be able to configure their NetScaler environments to address efficient traffic switching and resilience requirements including content switching, traffic optimization, and disaster recovery.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CNS-220

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Deploying Enterprise Mobility Solutions with Citrix XenMobile

Course Overview

This course provides the skills necessary to install, configure, and integrate components in a Citrix XenMobile 10 Enterprise solution. Students with limited or no XenMobile experience will gain an understanding of the components of a XenMobile Enterprise solution and their functions. Students will deploy and configure the XenMobile Enterprise components, apply principles to enroll mobile devices, install mobile apps, and use policies to manage device and application usage in a lab environment. In addition, topics such as how to integrate additional Citrix products and applications as part of the solution and how to troubleshoot some of the most common implementation issues will be discussed. Students are expected to leverage their own mobile device (personal or corporate-owned, not already enrolled in another Mobile Device Management solution) to use during hands-on lab exercises.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXM-303

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Managing & Supporting a Mobility Solution with Citrix XenMobile

Course Overview

This course provides the skills necessary to manage, support, and troubleshoot a Citrix XenMobile 10 Enterprise environment. Students with limited or no XenMobile experience will gain an understanding of what is required to maintain the components of a XenMobile Enterprise solution. Students will have access to hands-on exercises within a virtual lab environment to configure and test policies, manage device and application usage, perform troubleshooting and reporting, and more.


Students are expected to leverage their own mobile device (personal or corporate-owned, not already enrolled in another Mobile Device Management solution) to use during hands-on lab exercises.

This course is based on the latest XenMobile product release, but the skills and fundamental concepts learned apply to earlier product versions.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXM-202

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.12 x Administration

Course Overview

Designed for students with little or no previous XenApp or XenDesktop experience, this course provides foundational knowledge of the XenApp and XenDesktop platform. You will learn how to install, configure, and manage a highly available environment comprised of XenApp and XenDesktop controllers, StoreFront, Citrix Receiver, Director, and Profile management.

This course is offered in instructor-led training (ILT)/virtual instructor-led training (vILT) formats with application of concepts through hands-on exercises in a live lab environment.

Exam vouchers are also included.

Note: This course is based on XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x CR (Current Release) including the handson labs. The current release of XenApp and XenDesktop is updated frequently with new features and improvements and as such, course content may not always reflect the latest features. This course replaced CXD-203 and CXD-235.
 

 

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXD-210

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Securing Citrix Virtualisation Solutions

Course Overview

Learn to secure your virtualization deployments with this two-day course that covers XenApp and XenDesktop. You’ll learn how to secure XenApp and XenDesktop traffic, gaining an understanding of when and where to secure traffic between XenApp and XenDesktop components and advanced authentication implementations covering multifactor authentication, Smart Card, SAML, and FAS. Additionally, you’ll explore, how to protect your applications against vulnerabilities, Citrix Cloud security leading practices as well as operating system hardening, hypervisor security, and monitoring and operations Citrix recommended practices.

 

This course covers XenApp and XenDesktop 7.13

 

Students who are looking to understand how to secure Citrix Networking and Mobility solutions should consider the 5 day CTX-270 course which combines this course with CTX-271.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CTX-272

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Citrix XenServer 7.1 LTSR Administration

Course Overview

Build a new skill set around Citrix XenServer 7.x focusing on the 7.1 Long Term Services Release, which delivers optimized server virtualization for all datacenter workloads. In this five-day course, you’ll learn how to install, manage, secure, size and troubleshoot an enterprise XenServer implementation. The course will walk you through configuration and administration of the environment, from architecture and virtual machines to resource pools, storage and networking. Key topics will include capabilities such as virtual CPU optimization, VM management, and high availability/disaster recovery, and features such as Intellicache and XenMotion.

 

This course is currently based on XenServer 7.1 Long Term Service Release however a review of newer features is covered in the course.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXS-301

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Architecting a Citrix Networking Solution

Course Overview

In this expert level 5-day training course you will be exposed to advanced networking and NetScaler concepts and configurations. Through lecture, lab exercises, and real-world case studies, you will learn to look critically at environment requirements, constraints, and business drivers to create a complex Citrix networking solution. Topics to be covered in this course include multi-site and multi-tenant deployments, advanced authentication and load balancing, and automation and orchestration and advanced troubleshooting. This training will also prepare you for the Citrix Certified Expert in Networking (CCE-N) exam to be released in 2018.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CNS-420

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Moving to the XenApp and XenDesktop Service on Citrix Cloud and Microsoft Azure

Course Overview

Navigate the move from an on-premises environment into Citrix Cloud and learn to deploy resource locations onto Microsoft Azure. Learn the architecture, communications, and management of Citrix Cloud and the XenApp and XenDesktop Service and then migrate existing infrastructure and settings into Citrix Cloud. Plan machine catalog and virtual machine design based in Microsoft’s public cloud and deploy those machines using Machine Creation Services. Additional Azure considerations include maintenance and power management. Learn to configure Citrix StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway as a service within Citrix Cloud or as managed machines in your datacenter or on the Azure platform for remote access.

This course is currently based on XenApp and XenDesktop 7.13 components and Citrix Cloud.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXD-252

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Help Desk Support

Course Overview

The Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Help Desk Support course provides help desk representatives with the skills required to effectively troubleshoot and resolve user issues faster, prevent issues from reoccurring and use the proper consoles during troubleshooting to quickly determine the root cause of user issues within a XenApp or XenDesktop 7.x environment. Students will leave class with the ability to troubleshoot user issues, including interpreting user needs, asking the proper questions to resolve common issues, and applying documentation practices when troubleshooting to ensure a smooth transition when escalation is necessary.

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXD-105

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Service on Microsoft Azure

Course Overview

Learn to deploy and manage your XenApp and XenDesktop apps and desktops in Microsoft Azure. Gain the skills to plan your machine catalog and virtual machine design based in Microsoft’s public cloud and get hands-on practice deploying those machines using Machine Creation Services. You will also learn about additional Azure considerations including maintenance and power management which are critical in a cloud environment. For remote access, you will learn to configure Citrix StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway on the Azure platform.

This course focuses on Microsoft Azure as a Citrix Cloud resource location, however concepts are relevant to both Citrix Cloud and fully managed XenApp and XenDesktop sites. If you are planning to move to Citrix Cloud, it is recommended that you enroll in CXD-252 Moving to the XenApp and XenDesktop Service on Citrix Cloud and Microsoft Azure which includes both Citrix Cloud architecture and administration in addition to the content covered in this course in a 5-day format.

This course is currently based on XenApp and XenDesktop 7.13 components and Citrix Cloud

Day(s):5

Course Code: CXD-251

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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Citrix Enterprise Security Solutions

Course Overview

Learn to secure your Citrix environment in this hands-on course that encompasses the core Citrix technologies, including XenApp and XenDesktop, NetScaler, XenMobile, ShareFile, and Citrix Cloud. Explore potential security gaps in your environment and learn how to mitigate these through a comprehensive look at the Citrix technologies. Topics include application and data security, Citrix authentication, authorization, and auditing workflows, operating system hardening, mitigation against network vulnerabilities, hypervisor security, and methods to secure Citrix traffic.

 

The Citrix Technologies covered are: XenApp/XenDesktop 7.13 : NetScaler 12.0:  XenMobile 10.5 : ShareFile and Citrix Cloud

This course combines the CTX-271 and CTX-272 courses into a 5 day offering. 

 

Day(s):5

Course Code: CTX-270

Delivery Methods:

Public Classroom

Online Training

 

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