1Y0-311 Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 Resource Guide Part 3 of 3

1Y0-311 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 Advanced Administration Resource Guide

Part Three of Three

Sections 1 - 4 / Sections 5 - 8Sections 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?

https://serverfault.com/questions/288631/what-switches-can-robocopy-use-to-preserve-file-and-directory-times-on-the-targe

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

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-15-ltsr/policies/reference/virtual-delivery-agent-policy-settings/monitoring-policy-settings.html

 

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

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-15-ltsr/install-configure/machine-catalogs-create.html

 

11.2

 

Objective: Determine how to manage the target devices

 

Source: Importing target devices into a collection

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-device-collection/collections-device-import.html

 

 

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

https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2014/04/01/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

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-1/pvs-vdisks-lifecycle-wrapper/pvs-vdisks-update-wrapper/pvs-vdisks-update-promotion.html

 

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

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/7-13/managing-administrative-roles/device-operator-manage.html

 

 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

 

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