Citrix XenApp 5.0 (Presentation Server 4.5) Administration

THE COURSE
The course will allow the delegate to plan, install, and administer a Citrix XenApp 5.0/Presentation Server 4.5 farm. This course deals with Citrix XenApp 5.0 (and PS4.5) in Windows 2003/Windows 2008 environments covering client and application connectivity as well as performance and optimisation, load balancing, security, and monitoring.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Those who wish to plan, implement and administer a Citrix XenApp 5.0 (and PS4.5) farm. The course will also give the delegate enough knowledge to attain the Certified Citrix Administrator (CCA) qualification. This course is not a beginners course in Terminal Services.

PRE-REQUISITES
Delegates should be familiar with administration of Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server. In addition, some knowledge of administering a Windows-based Terminal Server is ESSENTIAL, which can be obtained from the Windows Terminal Services course from Quanta.

COURSE TOPICS
CITRIX XenApp/PRESENTATION SERVER INTRODUCTION
Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server
The Citrix Solution

PRESENTATION SERVER ARCHITECTURE
Where Does Presentation Server Fit In?
Independent Management Architecture (IMA)
Farms
IMA Database
Data Collectors
Zones
Designing the Data Store
The ICA Protocol

INSTALLING CITRIX PRESENTATION SERVER
Planning the Presentation Server Installation
Clients, Protocols, and Applications
Citrix Presentation Server Installation

ICA CLIENTS
Introduction to the ICA Client
Installing the Client Software
Using the ICA Client
Program Neighbourhood Agent client
Using SpeedScreen Latency Reduction

SERVER AND FARM CONFIGURATION & ADMINISTRATION TASKS
Administering Servers and Farms
Configuring Server and Connection Properties
The Citrix Access Suite Console
Managing Presentation Server
Configuring Server and Farm Settings
Using Citrix Management Console
Configuring Client Connections with User Policies

APPLICATIONS
Introduction to Applications on Terminal Servers
Installing Applications on Terminal Servers
Introduction to Publishing Applications
Managing Applications
Application Isolation Environments
Streaming Published Applications

LOAD BALANCING AND MANAGEMENT
What is Load Balancing?
Load Balancing with Terminal Services
Introduction to Presentation Server Load Manager
Rules and Load Evaluators
Configuring Load Manager

PRINTING
Printing in Citrix Environments
Printer Operation in Presentation Server
Installing and Replicating Printer Drivers
Using the Universal Printer Driver

WORKING WITH THE WEB INTERFACE
Introduction to Web-based Application Services
Introduction to Citrix Web Interface