Citrix XenServer 7.1 LTSR Administration
CODE: CTX_CXS-301
LENGTH: 40 Hours (5 days)
PRICE: €3.695,00
Description
Build a new skill set around Citrix XenServer 7.x focusing on the 7.1 Long Term Services Release, which delivers optimized server virtualization for all datacenter workloads. In this five-day course, you'll learn how to install, manage, secure, size and troubleshoot an enterprise XenServer implementation. The course will walk you through configuration and administration of the environment, from architecture and virtual machines to resource pools, storage and networking. Key topics will include capabilities such as virtual CPU optimization, VM management, and high availability/disaster recovery, and features such as Intellicache and XenMotion.
This course is currently based on XenServer 7.1 Long Term Service Release however a review of newer features is covered in the course.
Objectives
After completing this course you should be able to:
Understand XenServer architecture, features, and leading practices
Configure and manage virtual machines
Install, configure, and manage XenServer and the XenServer environment
Configure Resource Pools and high availability in the XenServer environment
Configure network, storage, and security for XenServer
Troubleshoot the XenServer environment
Audience
IT Professionals who need to design, deploy, manage, and support Citrix XenServer.
Programme
Module 1: XenServer Architecture
Describing the XenServer virtualization platform
Product editions and entitlements
XenServer architecture
XenServer key components
Module 2: Managing Virtual Machines
Virtualization techniques
XenTools
Creating virtual machines
Managing virtual machines
Understanding vApps
Managing snapshot
Module 3: Installing XenServer
Hardware requirements
Licensing
Available installation methods
XenServer supplemental packs
Module 4: Managing a XenServer Environment
Deploying hotfixes
Upgrading XenServer
Upgrading XenTools
Monitoring and alerting
Pool metadata backups
Module 5: Resource Pools
Understanding resource pools
XenServer pool master
Pool master election
Workload balancing
Module 6: Networking • XenServer networking architecture
Virtual network types
Network interface bonds
XenServer physical connectivity
Module 7: Storage
XenServer storage architecture
Understanding thick and thin provisioning
Storage locations
File based and block based storage
Storage multipathing
XenServer Intellicache
XenServer in-memory read caching
XenApp and XenDesktop Provisioning enhancements
Module 8: High Availability
Purpose of high availability
High availability recommendations
Detecting a host failure
High availability recovery process
Module 9: Security
Integrating with Active Directory
Understanding role-based access
Minimizing the attack surface
Certificates and SSL with XenServer
XenServer Hypervisor Introspection Direct Inspect API
Module 10: Sizing and Optimizations
Dom0 sizing
Dom0 in-memory reach caching
Virtual CPU optimization
Device pass-through
Dynamic memory control
Resource scheduling
Network QoS
Disk prioritization
XenServer vGPU and GPU pass-through
Module 11: Troubleshooting
XenServer maintenance mode
Host logs and event notifications
Xsconsole
XenTop
Command line and PowerShell commands
Using Citrix Insight Services
Network tracing