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Designed for experienced IT professionals, you will learn to build and combine App Layers to optimize management of your app and desktop images for use with Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) and Citrix Provisioning.

You will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage additional solutions and features in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop or Citrix DaaS site.

Product Versions Covered: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR, Citrix App Layering 2003

In order for you to be able to fully complete your labs it is required for learners to have a valid email account and a mobile phone on which you can install an authenticator app on in order to activate Multifactor Authentication. please note, you will not be asked to submit to QA your email address and your email address will be used for no other purpose than activation of the Multifactor Authentication.

Citrix course materials are only available to delegates in e-courseware format. Delegates will be provided with instructions on how to access their e-courseware on day one of the event. Those delegates who are attending via either virtual or extended classroom will be required to provide either three monitors (to view courseware, labs and instructor demos simultaneously) or two monitors and a mobile device.

Technical Prerequisites

Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 or Citrix DaaS

Recommended:

CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Deployment and Administration

CWS-250: Citrix DaaS Deployment and Administration

Create, administer, and manage App Layering OS, platform, application, elastic, and user layers.
Integrate Citrix App Layering into a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops or Citrix DaaS deployment that uses Machine Creation Services (MCS) or Citrix Provisioning.

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix App Layering

App Layering Introduction
Citrix App Layering Benefits
Layer Introductions

Module 2: Planning – Citrix App Layering Architecture

Architecture and Technical Overview
The Enterprise Layer Manager (ELM) Server
The Process to Create a VM Using App Layering
The Layered Image Boot Process Flow
The Citrix App Layering Management Console
App Layering Connectors

Module 3: Planning - OS Layers

Create an OS Layer
How Many OS Layers?
OS Layer Considerations
OS Layer Benefits

Module 4: Planning – Platform Layers

Create a Platform Layer
How Many Platform Layers?
Platform Layer Considerations
Platform Layer Types

Module 5: Planning – App Layers

Create an App Layer
How Many App Layers?
App Layer Considerations
App Layer Benefits
How to Update a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Catalog Using Citrix App Layering?

Module 6: Planning – Elastic App Layers and User Layers

Elastic App Layering
Elastic App Layer Use Case
How Many Elastic Layers?
Elastic Layer Considerations
What are User Layers?
User Layer Requirements
User Layer Considerations
User Layer Locations
User Layer Storage Location Considerations

Module 7: Planning – Using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops with App Layering

Create a Template
Template Considerations
Layers Review
Scenario Walk Through Example to Use App Layering to Plan out Images
Prepare the Layered Image for MCS
Use App Layering with MCS

Module 8: Planning - Layer Priority and Maintaining an App Layering Environment

Layer Priority
Layer Priority Function
How to Update Layers
Layer Update Considerations
Coordinate and Manage the ELM Server
ELM Server Backup Considerations
ELM Multi-Location
Backups for Layers
ELM Server Update Considerations
Layering Anti-Virus
Layering Microsoft Office
App Layering Recipes, Documentation and Labs

Module 9: Building an App Layering Environment (On-Demand Only)

Installing and Configuring the ELM Server
Preparing a Windows Server OS Image
Creating an OS Layer
Creating a Platform Layer
Installing Citrix VDA and Joining Domain
Creating an App Layer
Creating an Elastic App Layer
Configuring a User Layer Repository
Creating an Image Template
Creating a Machine Catalog
Creating a Delivery Group
Launching the Published Resources
Exploring Layer Priority and Maintaining an App Layering Environment

Citrix App Layering Deployment and Administration (CWS-221) Training Course in Norway

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Citrix App Layering Deployment and Administration (CWS-221) Training in Norway

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Citrix App Layering Deployment and Administration (CWS-221) Training in Norway

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