Through the years of providing Citrix certification preparation materials, I’ve noticed that many, if not the majority, of people who take Citrix exams don’t actually have the experience that Citrix recommends. Not that I’m saying there is anything wrong with that, I just think people should be aware of the recommendations and not go blindly into the exams. So I’ve decided to throw together several posts regarding the recommended knowledge, skills, and experience needed for each of the Citrix Access Suite 4.0 and 4.5 exams. I’ve taken the information directly from the exam enablement guides*, which can be found on my study pages, and at Citrix Education’s web site on each exam’s description page.
I’ve decided to start with the newest exam first, the 1Y0-308 Citrix Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition: Administration. The following recommendations should be used as a guideline, not a definitive requirement.
The Intended Audience:
Citrix Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition Administrators
Citrix Access Suite 4.0 Administrators
Systems Engineers
Technical Consultants
Technical Trainers
Network Administrators
Windows Administrators
Security Administrators
Recommended Knowledge and Skills:
Basic administration of Citrix Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition Basic knowledge of SSL VPN technologies, including certificates Knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Advanced Server
Intermediate knowledge of Active Directory 2003
Basic knowledge of web application architecture, such as ASP.NET
Basic administration of Internet Information Services (IIS) servers
Intermediate network administration skills, including the ability to:
Navigate the system Create users
Manage permissions and administer rights
Configure operating system options
Create shares and grant access to shared folders and files
Configure DNS
Basic knowledge of networking topics, including:
Routing Protocols, including TCP and ICA
Firewall administration
Basic knowledge of network management using SNMP
Recommended Experience:
It is recommended that exam-takers have at least six months of experience with the following:
Installing Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition Configuring resources for use with an Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition implementation
Configuring continuous and endpoint analysis scans in an environment
Configuring logon points for Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition
Defining policies for an Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition implementation
Configuring access server farm settings
Migrating access server farm settings
It is also recommended that exam-takers attend the Citrix course CTX-1308AI Citrix Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition: Administration.
[tags]Citrix, 1Y0-308, 308, Access Gateway, Citrix exam, Citrix experience[/tags]
