1Y0-311 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 Advanced Administration Resource Guide
Part Three of Three
Sections 1 - 4 / Sections 5 - 8 / Sections 9 - 13
Section 9: Streaming the vDisk
9.1
Objective: Determine how to create a vDisk given a scenario or a set of requirements
Source: Upgrading vDisks by reverse imaging
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/upgrade/upgrade-vdisks/upgrade-vdisks-reimage.html
Source: Using the Imaging Wizard to Create a New vDisk
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-1/pvs-install-wrapper/pvs-vdisks-image-wizard.html
Source: Troubleshooting Replication Status in Citrix Provisioning Server
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200804
Source: Copying vDisk Versions from one PVS to another - the correct way
http://adminhelper.blogspot.com/2013/07/copying-vdisk-versions-from-one-pvs-to.html
Source: What switches can robocopy use to preserve file and directory times on the target?
Source: Specifying a Copy Schedule in Robocopy
https://windows.tips.net/T013219_Specifying_a_Copy_Schedule_in_Robocopy.html
9.2
Objective: Understand the streaming process
Source: Selecting the write cache destination for standard vDisk images
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-vdisks/write-cache.html
Source: Windows Media Client-Side Content Fetching
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX137469
Source: Provisioning Services Stream Process Architecture and Advanced Troubleshooting
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX125182
9.3
Objective: Determine which boot method to use for a given environment
Source: Getting the bootstrap file
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/install/bootstrap-file.html
Section 10: Target Devices
10.1
Objective: Understand reads and writes for the target device
Source: Monitoring policy settings
Source: How to monitor IOPS for local disks?
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/196856-how-to-monitor-iops-for-local-disks
Source: Understanding Write Cache in Provisioning Services Server
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX119469
10.2
Objective: Understand data persistence for a target device
Source: Selecting the write cache destination for standard vDisk images
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-vdisks/write-cache.html
Source: Citrix PVS Write Cache Design Considerations
http://www.vhersey.com/2014/03/citrix-pvs-write-cache-design-considerations/
Source: How to Change the Default Event Log Location
http://support.en.ctx.org.cn/ctx115601.citrix
Source: How to Perform Reverse Image in Provisioning Services to upgrade NIC Software
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202159
Section 11: Integrating Provisioning Services with XenApp and XenDesktop
11.1
Objective: Understand how to use the XenDesktop Setup wizard
Source: System requirements
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-15-ltsr/system-requirements.html
Source: Create machine catalogs
11.2
Objective: Determine how to manage the target devices
Source: Importing target devices into a collection
Section 12: Advanced Provisioning Services Architecture
12.1
Objective: Determine how to implement Farm component redundancy
Source: Citrix Virtual Handbook 7.x
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX221865
12.2
Objective: Determine how to implement High Availability for the TFTP Service
Source: A Solid Option for the PVS Boot Method: TFTP Load Balancing using NetScaler 10.1
12.3
Objective: Determine how to implement Store redundancy
Source: PVS Internals #3 – Designing vDisk stores
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2016/11/10/pvs-internals-3-designing-vdisk-stores
12.4
Objective: Determine how to implement Farm database redundancy
Source: Offline database support
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-high-availability/ha-offline-db-config.html
Section 13: Supporting PVS
13.1
Objective: Determine how to make updates to components within Provisioning Services
Source: Merging VHDX differencing disks
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-vdisks/vdisks-update/vdisks-vhd-merge.html
Source: Promoting Updated Versions
Source: Creating vDisks
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-vdisks/vdisk-create.html
13.2
Objective: Determine how to delegate administration in the Provisioning Services Management Console
Source: Managing device operators
Source: Provisioning Services administrator roles
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/overview/admin-overview.html
13.3
Objective: Determine how to audit and support a given environment
Source: Auditing
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/auditing.html
13.4
Objective: Determine how to migrate vDisks between different vDisk Stores
Source: Exporting and importing vDisks
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-vdisks/vdisks-versioning-import-export.html
13.5
Objective: Determine how to resolve common Provisioning Services issues
Source: PVS vDisk Replication - Orange Triangle
https://discussions.citrix.com/topic/317688-pvs-vdisk-replication-orange-triangle
Source: Changing Machine Account Passwords Causes Vista or Windows Server 2008 vDisks to Reboot
http://support.ctx.org.cn/ctx122777.citrix