1Y0-301 Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Resource Guide

By Jeff Rohrer, on November 8, 2016

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Section 1: Installing required technologies

1.1

Objective: Determine the service accounts that should be used to implement a XenDesktop solution

Source: Provisioning Services 6.1, Page 18

http://docs.citrix.com/content/dam/docs/en-us/provisioning-services/6-1/en.provisioning-61.pvs-provisioning-61.pdf

Source: Configuration and management

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/cds-pvd-intro/cds-pvd-configure-considerations.html

Source: To configure LDAP authentication by using the configuration utility

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler-gateway/10-5/ng-configuration-mgmt-wrapper-con/ng-authen-authoriz-wrapper-con/ng-ldap-authen-config-overview-con/ng-ldap-authen-configure-tsk.html

Source: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager ConfigMgr / SCCM / troubleshooting blog / Active Directory LDAP Attribute descriptions with examples

http://systemcenter-noob.blogspot.com/2012/06/active-directory-ldap-attribute.html

1.2

Objective: Determine the security permissions needed for Provisioning Services

Source: Provisioning Services 6.1, Page 18

http://docs.citrix.com/content/dam/docs/en-us/provisioning-services/6-1/en.provisioning-61.pvs-provisioning-61.pdf

Source: Installing and Configuring Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1

http://www.robinhobo.com/installing-configuring-citrix-provisioning-services-7-1/

1.3

Objective: Determine the SQL permissions needed to install or upgrade XenDesktop

Source: Create a Site
http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-create-site.html

1.4

Objective: Determine the database deployment method and requirements

Source: Configuring the farm

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-install-wrapper/pvs-farm-configure-new.html

1.5

Objective: Determine the service account requirements needed to setup hypervisor connections

Source: Prepare the virtualization environment: VMware

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-prep-host-vmware.html

Source: Prepare the virtualization environment: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-prep-host-msscvmm.html

1.6

Objective: Manage Citrix licenses

Source: FAQ: XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x Licensing

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128013

Source: FAQ: XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x Licensing

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128013

Source: Sessions

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-dg-create/xad-dg-manage-sessions.html

1.7

Objective: Determine which factors to consider when installing Citrix Delivery Controller

Source: Unable to Join Second Delivery Controller to an Existing XenDesktop Site in XenDesktop

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200044

Source: Fault tolerance

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-architecture-article/xad-plan-high-availability.html

Source: How to Implement High Availability Features in XenDesktop 5

http://support.citrix.com/article/ctx127564

Source: How to Create ICA Launch Files for High Availability Mode

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX127392

1.8

Objective: Understand communication flow/ architecture

Source: Technical overview

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-architecture-article.html

Source: Plan

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-plan.html

Source: Create a new deployment

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-install/dws-first-auth-store/dws-deploy-multi.html

1.9

Objective: Determine installation and configuration considerations for StoreFront

Source: Smart card deployments

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-security-article/xad-smart-cards-intro/xad-smart-cards-example-deployments.html

Source: StoreFront 2.5, Page 42

https://docs.citrix.com/content/dam/docs/en-us/archive/storefront/storefront-25x.pdf

Source: Install and set up

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-install.html

1.10

Objective: Manage SSL certificates

Source: To replace the default XenServer SSL certificate

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/xenapp-6/ps-vmha-wrapper/ps-vmha-install-wrapper/cds-replace-xs-cert-rho.html

Source: Enable ICA file signing

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-manage/dws-configure-conf-file/dws-configure-conf-ica.html

Source: Create a single Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to access a store internally and externally

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-manage/dws-configure-single-fqdn.html

Section 2: Installing Required Technologies

2.1

Objective: Configure database fault tolerance

Source: Ensure database fault tolerance

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-5/cds-plan-wrapper-rho/cds-plan-high-avail-rho.html

Source: Database fault tolerance

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-5/cds-plan-wrapper-rho/cds-plan-high-avail-rho.html

Source: How to Enable Database Offline in Provisioning Services Farm

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129173

Source: Connection leasing

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-connection-leasing.html

2.2

Objective: Install the virtual delivery agent

Source: Install using the command line

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-command.html

Source: Install or remove Virtual Delivery Agents using scripts

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-vda-adscript.html

Source: Server VDI

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-servervdi.html

2.3

Objective: Configure a site, including connecting to a hypervisor

Source: Create a Site

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-create-site.html

Source: Connection leasing

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-connection-leasing.html

2.4

Objective: Delegate administrative rights

Source: Delegated Administration

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-security-article/xad-delegated-admin.html

2.5

Objective: Set up Citrix Director

Source: Advanced configuration

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-monitor-article/xad-monitor-director-wrapper/xad-monitor-advance-config.html

Source: Director

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-monitor-article/xad-monitor-director-wrapper.html

2.6

Objective: Install Provisioning Services

Source: Error: Windows cannot connect to the domain, either because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable, or because your computer account was not found...

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129424

Source: Offline Database Support

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-ha-wrapper/pvs-ha-offline-db-config.html

2.7

Objective: Configure different boot options for Provisioning Services

Source: Preparing a Master Target Device for Imaging

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-install-wrapper/pvs-target-image-prepare.html

Source: How to Add DHCP PXE Options to Microsoft DHCP Server

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX115094

Source: Configuring the Farm

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-install-wrapper/pvs-farm-configure-new.html

Source: Using the Manage Boot Devices Utility

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-install-wrapper/pvs-boot-devices-utility.html

Source: How to Troubleshoot a Target Device not Booting into a vDisk

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX133193

2.8

Objective: Configure the write cache for Provisioning Services

Source: Selecting the Write Cache Destination for Standard vDisk Images

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-product-wrapper-6-2/pvs-technology-overview-write-cache-intro.html

2.9

Objective: Create multiple target devices in Provisioning Services

Source: Deploy virtual desktops to VMs using the XenDesktop Setup Wizard

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-xendesktop-setup-wizard-readme.html

2.10

Objective: Deploy Citrix Receiver

Source: Configure and install Receiver for Windows using command-line parameters

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/receiver/windows/4-0/receiver-windows-install-wrapper/receiver-windows-cfg-command-line-40.html

Source: Deploy Receiver from Receiver for Web

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/receiver/windows/4-0/receiver-windows-install-wrapper/ica-client-deploy-from-rec-for-web.html

Source: Configure Receiver for Web sites

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-manage/dws-configure-site.html

2.11

Objective: Install StoreFront

Source: Secure

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-secure.html

Source: How To Import Personal Certificate With MMC

http://www.databasemart.com/howto/SQLoverssl/How_To_Import_Personal_Certificate_With_MMC.aspx

Source: Installing and Configuring Citrix StoreFront 2.0

http://www.robinhobo.com/installing-and-configuring-citrix-storefront-2-0

Source: Connecting to StoreFront by Using Email-Based Discovery

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler-gateway/10-5/ng-xa-xd-integration-edocs-landing/ng-clg-integration-wrapper-con/ng-clg-session-policies-overview-con/ng-clg-storefront-policies-con/ng-clg-storefront-email-discovery-tsk.html

Section 3: Configuring Technical Components

3.01

Objective: Create machine catalogs

Source: Implementation Guide - Migrating from MCS to PVS

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129451

Source: Create a machine catalog

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-mach-cat-intro/xad-mach-cat-create.html

3.2

Objective: Create Delivery Groups

Source: Restrict access to machines in a Delivery Group

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7/cds-manage-wrapper-rho/cds-manage-delivery-groups-wrapper/cds-set-access-policies-rho.html

Source: XenDesktop MCS vs View Composer

http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/03/10/xendesktop-mcs-vs-view-composer

Source: Machines

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-dg-create/xad-dg-manage-machines.html

Source: Delivery groups

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-dg-create.html

Source: Settings

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-dg-create/xad-dg-manage-general.html

3.3

Objective: Configure policies

Source: Policies

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-policies-article.html

Source: Work with policies

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-policies-article/xad-policies-intro.html

Source: ICA policy settings

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-policies-article/xad-policies-settings-wrapper/xad-policies-settings-ica.html

Source: Create policies

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-policies-article/xad-policies-create.html

3.4

Objective: Configure the user experience

Source: Graceful Logoff from a Published Application Renders the Session in Active State

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX891671

Source: How to Configure XenServer 6.x Multi-GPU Passthrough for XenDesktop HDX 3D Pro Graphics

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135811

Source: System requirements

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-system-requirements-76.html

Source: ICA policy settings

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-policies-article/xad-policies-settings-wrapper/xad-policies-settings-ica.html

Source: Default policy setting

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-policies-article/xad-policies-defaults.html

Source: Windows desktop applications > Develop > Desktop technologies > Desktop App UI > Data Exchange > Clipboard > Clipboard Reference > Standard Clipboard Formats

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff729168(v=vs.85).aspx

Source: Sessions

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-dg-create/xad-dg-manage-sessions.html

3.5

Objective: Configure shadowing permissions

Source: How to Enable Remote Assistance for Citrix Director

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX127388

3.6

Objective: Configure Remote PC Access

Source: Remote PC Access

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-plan-remotepcaccess.html

3.7

Objective: Configure power management

Source: Set-BrokerDesktopGroup

https://docs.citrix.com/de-de/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-5/cds-sdk-wrapper-rho/cds-sdk-cmdlet-help/citrix-broker-admin-v2-wrapper-xd75/set-brokerdesktopgroup-xd75.html

Source: Get-BrokerDesktopGroup

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-5/cds-sdk-wrapper-rho/cds-sdk-cmdlet-help/citrix-broker-admin-v2-wrapper-xd75/get-brokerdesktopgroup-xd75.html

Source: Turn off xendesktop vms when not in use

http://discussions.citrix.com/topic/353486-turn-off-xendesktop-vms-when-not-in-use

3.8

Objective: Publish hosted applications

Source: Configure application delivery

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/receiver/windows/4-0/ica-overview-receiver-config/receiver-windows-config-app-delivery.html

Source: New-BrokerCatalog

http://support.citrix.com/static/kc/CTX127254/help/New-BrokerCatalog.html

3.9

Objective: Configure printing policies

Source: Maintain the printing environment

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-print-landing/xad-print-drivers-optimize-display.html

Source: Best practices, security considerations, and default operations

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-print-landing/xad-print-bpractice-security-defaultops.html

3.10

Objective: Set up the Universal Print Server

Source: Universal Print Driver not Loading from Universal Print Server with Error "Operation could not be completed error 0X00000709"

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200181

Source: Provision printers

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-print-landing/xad-print-provision.html

3.11

Objective: Configure the master image

Source: Windows 7 Optimization Guide For Desktop Virtualization

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX127050

Source: Provisioning Services 6.1, Page 196

http://docs.citrix.com/content/dam/docs/en-us/provisioning-services/6-1/en.provisioning-61.pvs-provisioning-61.pdf

3.12

Objective: Create devices using Provisioning Services

Source: Using the Streamed VM Setup Wizard

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-vm-wizard-using.html

Source: Configure Personal vDisks

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-inventory-vdisks-pvd.html

Source: Deploy virtual desktops to VMs using the XenDesktop Setup Wizard

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-xendesktop-setup-wizard-readme.html

3.13

Objective: Configure HA for Provisioning Services

Source: Database Mirroring

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-ha-wrapper/pvs-ha-db-mirror.html

Source: Support for Replicated vDisk Storage

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-vdisks-lifecycle-wrapper/pvs-vdisks-replication.html

Source: Provisioning Server Failover

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-ha-wrapper/pvs-ha-option-intro.html

Source: Support for Replicated vDisk Storage

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-vdisks-lifecycle-wrapper/pvs-vdisks-replication.html

Source: Managing Load Balancing Across Servers

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-vdisks-lifecycle-wrapper/pvs-vdisks-load-balancing.html

3.14

Objective: Configure Citrix Profile Management

Source: Secure

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/profile-management/5/upm-plan-permissions.html

Source: Security Recommendations for Roaming User Profiles Shared Folders

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757013.aspx

Source: To configure offline profiles

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/profile-management/5/upm-offline-profiles.html

3.15

Objective: Configure and streamline user profiles

Source: To stream user profiles

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/profile-management/5/upm-streaming.html

Source: What's New in Folder Redirection and User Profiles

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff458273%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

Source: What's New in Offline Files

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff183315%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

Source: Troubleshooting Common Issues

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/profile-management/5/upm-troubleshoot-wrapper-den/upm-troubleshoot-specifics.html

3.16

Objective: Configure Personal vDisk

Source: XenDesktop Personal vDisk FAQ

https://support.citrix.com/content/dam/supportWS/kA560000000TNDoCAO/XD_FAQ_Personal_vDisk.pdf

Source: Configuration and management

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/cds-pvd-intro/cds-pvd-configure-considerations.html

3.17

Objective: Configure hypervisor connection

Source: Add-HypHypervisorConnectionAddress

https://docs.citrix.com/de-de/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/cds-sdk-wrapper-rho/xad-commands/citrix-host-admin-v2-wrapper-xd76/add-hyphypervisorconnectionaddress-xd76.html

Source: Prepare the virtualization environment: VMware

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-install-prep-host-vmware.html

3.18

Objective: Configure a resource pool for virtual desktops using XenServer

Source: System requirements

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-system-requirements-76.html

Source: Using the Streamed VM Setup Wizard

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-vm-wizard-using.html

Source: Deploy virtual desktops to VMs using the XenDesktop Setup Wizard

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-6/pvs-xendesktop-setup-wizard-readme.html

3.19

Objective: Determine the appropriate shared storage

Source: Connections and resources

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-connections.html

Source: System requirements

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-system-requirements-76.html

3.20

Objective: Configure HA for XenServer

Source: How to Configure High Availability Feature in XenServer

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX121708

3.21

Objective: Configure StoreFront

Source: Deploy Receiver from Receiver for Web

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/receiver/windows/4-0/receiver-windows-install-wrapper/ica-client-deploy-from-rec-for-web.html

3.22

Objective: Configure the StoreFront Store

Source: StoreFront

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-5/cds-plan-wrapper-rho/cds-plan-storefront.html

Source: User access options

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/3/sf-plan/sf-plan-user-access.html

Source: Join an existing server group

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-install/dws-first-auth-store/dws-deploy-join.html

3.23

Objective: Configure remote access to StoreFront through NetScaler Gateway

Source: Configure NetScaler Gateway connection settings

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-manage/dws-configure-gateway.html

Source: Additional Configuration Guidelines

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler-gateway/10-5/ng-xa-xd-integration-edocs-landing/ng-integrate-web-interface-apps-wrapper/ng-sso-wi-c/ng-sso-wi-guidelines-more-c.html

Source: Create a store

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-manage/dws-create-store.html

3.24

Objective: Configure HA for StoreFront

Source: About StoreFront

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-about-26.html

Source: System requirements

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-system-requirements.html

Source: Install and set up

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-install.html

3.25

Objective: Configure NetScaler Gateway to accept user connections using email-based discovery

Source: User access options

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/storefront/2-6/dws-plan/dws-plan-user-access.html

Connecting to StoreFront by Using Email-Based Discovery

3.26

Objective: Configure ICA Proxy

Source: Citrix Deployment Guide ICA Proxy for XenApp Access Gateway Enterprise Edition (NetScaler AGEE)

http://cdn.ws.citrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Citrix_AGEE_ICAProxyXenApp.pdf

3.27

Objective: Configure NetScaler Gateway for load balancing StoreFront servers

Source: StoreFront Load Balancing

http://www.carlstalhood.com/storefront-load-balancing

Source: Installing and Configuring Citrix Storefront 2.5.2 and configure Load Balancing on NetScaler 10.5

http://www.robinhobo.com/installing-configuring-citrix-storefront-2-5-2-configure-load-balancing-netscaler-10-5

Section 4: Testing Configurations

4.1

Objective: Troubleshooting HA

Source: Monitoring Citrix StoreFront Stores

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/netscaler/10-5/ns-tmg-wrapper-10-con/ns-lb-wrapper-con-10/ns-lb-monitors-builtin-con/ns-lb-monitors-builtin-ctx-storefront-stores-tsk.html

4.2

Objective: Assess the user experience (is everything working as smoothly as expected)

Source: Connection leasing

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-connection-leasing.html

Source: Sessions

http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-6/xad-build-new-enviroment/xad-dg-create/xad-dg-manage-sessions.html

Source: Citrix XenDesktop Handbook: An architect’s guide to desktop virtualization Version 7.x

http://support.citrix.com/content/dam/supportWS/kA460000000CoLKCA0/Citrix_Virtual_Desktop_Handbook_(7x).pdf

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