1Y0-400 Citrix Exam Resource Guide Part 1

By Jeff Rohrer, on November 16, 2016

1Y0-400 Designing Citrix XenDesktop 7 Solutions Resource Guide Part 1

Section 1: Assessing the current environment

1.01

Task Description: Identify the user types and the tasks they perform, as well as their needs and the permissions they require

Testing Aspect: What

Choose an application and desktop delivery method

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-7/cds-apps-compare-delivery-methods.html

1.02

Task Description: Assess the condition and specifications of hardware components in the environment, including the current hardware configurations and hardware constraints

Testing Aspect: What

Edition Comparison by Server Role

http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/C/6/FC6006B5-866E-42C1-88F8-9AC4B8BC610D/WS%20Brand%20Pages%20-%20Editions%20Comparison%20Guide.pdf

XenDesktop Planning Guide - Hosted VM-Based Resource Allocation

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX127277

Hyper-V Dynamic Memory and Host Memory Reserve setting

http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualpfe/archive/2011/08/29/hyper-v-dynamic-memory-and-host-memory-reserve-setting.aspx

Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook 7.x

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331

Citrix Project Accelerator

http://project.citrix.com

1.03

Task Description: Assess the configuration and constraints of the current environment, including desktops and applications configurations and constraints

Testing Aspect: What

Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook 7.x

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331

1.05

Task Description: Assess the printing infrastructure; including the printing needs, configuration of printers, the model of printers in use, and the types of printer drivers implemented in the environment

Testing Aspect: What

XenDesktop and XenApp Best Practices

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132799

XenDesktop and XenApp Printing - Planning Guide

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134943

Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook 7.x

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331

Manage printer drivers

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-7/cds-print-manage-drivers.html

Default print operations

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-7/cds-print-defaults.html

1.06

Task Description: Assess the current imaging, provisioning, and deployment strategy for servers and desktops, as well as applications and web content

Testing Aspect: What

XenDesktop and XenApp Best Practices

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132799

Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook 7.x

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331

Provisioning Services Security Backgrounder

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX120803

FAQ: Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 2 through 5.6

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX125744

XenDesktop Planning Guide: Image Delivery (Provisioning Services / Machine Creation Services)

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128643

1.07

Task Description: Assess the disaster recovery strategy in the current environment, including the backup and restore procedures in place, the types of data that is backed up, and the frequency at which data is backed up and backed up data is tested

Testing Aspect: What

Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook 7.x

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331

XenDesktop and XenApp Best Practices

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132799

1.08

Task Description: Identify Business Drivers

Testing Aspect: What

XenDesktop Handbook - An architect’s guide to desktop virtualization

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331

StoreFront

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-7/cds-plan-storefront.html

1.09

Task Description: Capture data (including user, application, and other pieces of information pertaining to the environment)

Testing Aspect:How/For Whom/From Where

NetScaler Gateway Plug-in System Requirements

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/netscaler-gateway-101/ng-user-connection-ag-plugin-sys-reqs-con.html

HDX Insight

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/ni-10-1-map/ni-hdxinsight-overview-con.html

1.10

Task Description: Identify the types of applications in the environment, the groups that use them, and the requirements for each application (i.e., hardware requirements, system requirements such as terminal services, licensing requirements, etc.)

Testing Aspect: What

Microsoft Support KB 2830069: How to sequence Microsoft Office 2010 in Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2830069

Microsoft Support KB 896458: 64-bit versions of Windows do not support 16-bit components, 16-bit processes, or 16-bit applications

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896458

Choose an application and desktop delivery method

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-71/cds-apps-compare-delivery-methods.html

Microsoft Application Virtualization

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-71/app-v-overview.html

App-V 5.0 Supported Configurations

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj713426.aspx

Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook 7.x