Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Course

Overview
On completing this course delegates will be able to:- Describe the benefits of Terminal Services over basic Windows 2003 clients and the new features included in Windows 2003 server State the hardware requirements for Terminal server and Citrix and carry out basic capacity planning Install and configure a Windows 2003 Terminal Server and customise the terminal server for maximum stability and performance. Understand and configure terminal services group policy settings Lock down a terminal sever using group policy loop-back processing Install a Microsoft licensing server and understand user and device licensing issues. Describe the features and benefits of Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 4.5 and the enhancements that are new in this version. Describe, plan and install a Citrix License Server Describe, plan and install a Citrix Server Farm Install and customise the I.C.A. thin client software. Create and deploy customised ICA client packages. Install application programs on the server using best practices. Install applications into an application isolation environment and publish applications and desktops to users and groups. Configure virtual IP addresses and virtual loop-back addresses for applications. Create and configure streaming profiles and publish streamed applications to clients Add new Citrix Metaframe farm administrators. Manage Citrix servers and set-up load balancing and load throttling Add and administer Citrix policies Set-up and monitor Client and Server printing using native and universal print drivers Set-up and use applications via the Web Interface and customise the web interface. Monitor and tune the Terminal Server's for maximum performance and set-up server health monitoring


Examination information


Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
Have a good understanding of Windows 2003 server,Active Directory and TCP/ IP Networking.
Course outline
Day 1
Introduction to Windows 2003 Terminal Server and Citrix.
Terminal Server Architecture.
New Terminal Server features and capabilities.
Server Capacity planning and server sizing techniques.
Major deployment considerations.
Terminal Server installation and set up.
Setting registry keys for stability.
Introduction to Citrix Presesntation Server 4.5 features and terminology.
Installation of a citrix licensing server.
Installing a citrix presentation farm.
Installing and deploying ICA clients.

Day 2
Creating ICA client installation packages.
Server ICA and RDP connection settings.
Application installation and management.
Publishing applications, desktops and content.
Using group policy loop-back for server configuration.
Installing and publishing isolated applications.
Deploying applications to clients and servers via citrix streaming.
Citrix server load evauators.

Day 3
Using citrix policies.
Shadowing users.
Setting the farm's properties.
Configuring Farm configuration logging.
Printer driver management, mappings and the universal printer driver.
Common printer problems and their solutions.
Deploying and controlling applications using the citrix web interface.
Server tuning and troubleshooting techniques.