Moving to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on Citrix Cloud with Amazon Web Services (CXD-254) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Cloud
  • What is Citrix Cloud
  • Citrix Cloud Services
  • Citrix Cloud Operation and Architecture
  • Citrix Cloud Administration
Module 2: Citrix Cloud Connectors
  • Cloud Connector Architecture
  • Installing and configuring Citrix Cloud Connectors
  • Securing Citrix Cloud Connectors
  • Citrix Cloud with Multiple Domains
Module 3: Introduction to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Deployment Models
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Service with
  • On-Premises Resources
  • Configuring the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Service
  • Delivering Apps and Desktop to End-Users Using
  • On-Premises Resources with MCS
Module 4: Managing the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service
  • Citrix Studio and Director
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Remote
  • PowerShell SDK
  • Managing Multiple Resource Locations
  • Using PVS with the Citrix Virtual Apps and
  • Desktops 7 Services
Module 5: Providing Access in Citrix Cloud
  • Selecting Between Workspace Experience and
  • On-premises StoreFront
  • Consideration for Citrix Gateway Locations
  • User Authentication
Module 6: Operations and Support in
  • Citrix Cloud
  • Citrix Smart Tools
  • Cloud Connector Operations
  • Monitoring your Environment
Module 7: Public Cloud Considerations
  • General Public Cloud Considerations
  • Microsoft Azure as a Citrix Cloud Resource Location (Lecture only)
  • Amazon Web Services as a Citrix Cloud Resource Location (Lecture only)
Module 8: On-Premises Migration to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service
  • Citrix Cloud Migration Options and Considerations
  • Migrating Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups
  • Migrating Policies and Settings
  • Considerations for Migrating to a Public Cloud
Module 9: Deployment models and migration paths
  • CVAD Service on AWS and Cloud Computing
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on AWS Deployment Options
  • Supported migration paths to a CVAD Service on AWS deployment
Module 10: Components, Products and Services required for a CVAD Service on AWS
  • AWS products, components, and services
  • Citrix components, products, and services
  • Active Directory requirements and options
  • Integration between CVAD Service and AWS Resource Locations
  • Management consoles
  • Control billing costs within an AWS Resource Location
Module 11: Creating Resource Locations on AWS
  • Set up a resource location in AWS
  • Install Cloud Connectors
  • Creating a Master image on AWS for use with MCS
Module 12: Connecting CVAD Service to AWS and MCS Provisioning
  • Host Connections: Connecting CVAD Service to AWS Cloud
  • Provisioning VMs in AWS using MCS
Module 13: Providing Access to End Users
  • Workspace and StoreFront in CVAD Service Deployments
  • Gateway Service vs Gateway on-premise
  • Connectivity options for multi-location deployments
Module 14: Maintaining a CVAD Service on AWS Deployment
  • Infrastructure maintenance requirements for Citrix Cloud and with AWS as a Best practices for maintaining AWSbased resource locations
  • Power management options for VDAs in AWS-based resource locations
Module 15: Supporting your Deployment
  • Citrix Self-Help Support Offerings
  • Common deployment problem resolution examples