Citrix Core Technologies and Architecture

Aims and Objectives
Students will be required to break down the elements of Citrix technologies as well as isolate and describe related communications processes.

The topics covered by this course serve as a foundation and prerequisite for the design integration and methodology courses in the Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) program.

CCIA-certified individuals will use this knowledge to make design and integration decisions when implementing Citrix solutions.

Target Audiences
Designed for solution architects developers, systems integrators and other IT professionals familiar with Citrix products.
This three-day course provides students with an in-depth study of Citrix core technologies from an architectural perspective.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of the following is highly recommended for the successful completion of this course:
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
Citrix® MetaFrame XP
ODBC databases

Course Content
Module 1: Outline the benefits of server-based computing and identify key milestones in Citrix and server-based computing histories.
Module 2: Dissect the core components and processes of a Windows Terminal Server in context of Citrix MetaFrame.
Module 3: List licensing components and processes in a terminal server environment.
Module 4: Identify key design considerations for terminal services architecture.
Module 5: Describe the Citrix Independent Management Architecture (IMA) subsystems and communication processes and define the Citrix IMA Service.
Module 6: List the major components of a Citrix MetaFrame XP server farm and related architectural and communication processes between and within zones.
Module 7: Zone data collectors, the data store and the local host cache.
Module 8: Identify key design considerations for server farm architecture related to each of the major components.
Module 9: List the architectural processes and communications for Citrix Load Manager.
Module 10: Identify key design considerations for the Citrix Load Manager architecture.
Module 11: Outline the components of Citrix Resource Manager and the process that occurs for updating Citrix Resource Manager metrics.
Module 12: Outline the components of Citrix Installation Manager and related architectural and communication processes.
Module 13: Outline the components of Citrix Network Manager.
Module 14: SNMP and related functionality.
Module 15: Identify key design considerations for Citrix Resource Manager.
Module 16: Citrix Installation Manager and Citrix Network Manager.
Module 17: Identify printing components and related architectural and communication processes related to network printing.
Module 18: Client printing and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) printing.
Module 19: Diagram and describe the communication processes related to driver replication.
Module 20: Printer mapping, printer creation, printer importing and the universal print driver.
Module 21: Identify key design considerations for printing in a Citrix MetaFrame environment.
Module 22: Identify key components and processes related to ICA technology.
Module 23: Diagram the architecture and communication processes for server farm access using Enterprise services for NFuse.
Module 24: Citrix Secure Gateway and Citrix NFuse® Elite.
Module 25: Identify key design considerations for information and application access in a Citrix environment.