CXA-206-2I Citrix XenApp 6.5 Administration

CXA-206-2I Citrix XenApp 6.5 Administration
Citrix XenApp 6.5 Administration training course provides the foundation necessary for administrators to
effectively centralize and manage applications in the datacenter and instantly deliver them as a service to
users anywhere. Learners will receive training for installing and configuring Citrix XenApp 6.5, Citrix
Receiver and plug-ins, as well as for using administrative consoles and tools to configure resources,
policies, server and farm settings, printers, virtualized applications and more.

Audience

This course is intended for IT professionals, such as server, network and systems administrators familiar
with Microsoft Windows environments, including Windows 2008 R2 administrators interested in becoming
a XenApp administrator. Existing XenApp administrators or systems engineers interested in updating their
XenApp skills, receiving Citrix authorized training on XenApp 6.5, or achieving certification for XenApp 6.5
are ideal candidates. Systems engineers, sales engineers, analysts, consultants and architects also are
also appropriate candidates for this course.

Preparatory Recommendations

Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that learners have the following:

Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server or enterprise database servers
Experience with Active Directory and Group Policy
Basic understanding of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Familiarity with application virtualization technologies, such as Citrix application streaming or
Microsoft App-V
Basic understanding of Windows Server networking concepts, such as DNS, IIS®, load
balancing, and file and printing services
Exposure to basic system administration concepts, including logging, software upgrade
procedures and high availability operations
Familiarity with server monitoring tools
Basic understanding of VPN concepts, including SSL encryption and certificates

Key Skills

Topics covered in this course include:

Introducing XenApp
Licensing XenApp
Installing XenApp
Administrative Configuration
Installing and Configuring Web Interface and StoreFront
Delivering Applications and Content
Citrix Receiver
Application Streaming and App-V Integration
Configuring Policies
Configuring Load Management
Optimizing the User Experience
Configuring Printing
XenApp Security
Monitoring XenApp
Additional Components

Instructional Method

This course is offered as a classroom or self-paced online training course and can include virtual labs or
classroom discussion, as well as demonstrations and the practical application of concepts through hands
on exercises.

Course Length

30 hours or 5 days