CXD-254: Moving to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on Citrix Cloud with Amazon Web Services

Navigate the move from an on-premises environment into Citrix Cloud and learn to deploy resource locations onto Amazon Web Services. Learn architecture, communications, and management of Citrix Cloud and the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service an

Understand the differences between Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on-premises and the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service Deploy and manage Virtual Delivery Agent machines in AWS using Machine Creation Services Integrate Citrix Cloud and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops with AWS Active Directory Service Design Machine Catalogs and virtual machines on AWS Provide remote access with Citrix Workspace, Citrix StoreFront, and Citrix Gateway on AWS

Course Outline

1 - INTRODUCTION TO CITRIX CLOUD

What is Citrix Cloud
Citrix Cloud Services
Citrix Cloud Operation and Architecture
Citrix Cloud Administration

2 - CITRIX CLOUD CONNECTORS

Cloud Connector Architecture
Installing and configuring Citrix Cloud Connectors
Securing Citrix Cloud Connectors
Citrix Cloud with Multiple Domains

3 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CITRIX VIRTUAL APPS AND DESKTOPS SERVICE

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Deployment Models
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Service with
On-Premises Resources
Configuring the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Service
Delivering Apps and Desktop to End-Users Using
On-Premises Resources with MCS

4 - MANAGING THE CITRIX VIRTUAL APPS AND DESKTOPS SERVICE

Citrix Studio and Director
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Remote
PowerShell SDK
Managing Multiple Resource Locations
Using PVS with the Citrix Virtual Apps and
Desktops 7 Services

5 - PROVIDING ACCESS IN CITRIX CLOUD

Selecting Between Workspace Experience and
On-premises StoreFront
Consideration for Citrix Gateway Locations
User Authentication

6 - OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT IN

Citrix Cloud
Citrix Smart Tools
Cloud Connector Operations
Monitoring your Environment

7 - PUBLIC CLOUD CONSIDERATIONS

General Public Cloud Considerations
Microsoft Azure as a Citrix Cloud Resource Location(Lecture only)
Amazon Web Services as a Citrix Cloud Resource Location(Lecture only)

8 - ON-PREMISES MIGRATION TO THE CITRIX VIRTUAL APPS AND DESKTOPS SERVICE

Citrix Cloud Migration Options and Considerations
Migrating Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups
Migrating Policies and Settings
Considerations for Migrating to a Public Cloud

9 - DEPLOYMENT MODELS AND MIGRATION PATHS

CVAD Service on AWS and Cloud Computing
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on AWS
Deployment Options
Supported migration paths to a CVAD Service on AWS
deployment

10 - COMPONENTS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES REQUIRED FOR A CVAD SERVICE ON AWS

AWS products, components, and services
Citrix components, products, and services
Active Directory requirements and options
Integration between CVAD Service and AWS
Resource Locations
Management consoles
Control billing costs within an AWS Resource Location

11 - CREATING RESOURCE LOCATIONS ON AWS

Set up a resource location in AWS
Install Cloud Connectors
Creating a Master image on AWS for use with MCS

12 - CONNECTING CVAD SERVICE TO AWS AND MCS PROVISIONING

Host Connections: Connecting CVAD Service to
AWS Cloud
Provisioning VMs in AWS using MCS

13 - PROVIDING ACCESS TO END USERS

Workspace and StoreFront in CVAD Service Deployments
Gateway Service vs Gateway on-premise
Connectivity options for multi-location deployments

14 - MAINTAINING A CVAD SERVICE ON AWS DEPLOYMENT

Infrastructure maintenance requirements for Citrix Cloud
and with AWS as a Best practices for maintaining AWSbased resource locations
Power management options for VDAs in AWS-based
resource locations

15 - SUPPORTING YOUR DEPLOYMENT

Citrix Self-Help Support Offerings
Common deployment problem resolution examples

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