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CXS-202-1 Citrix XenServer 5.6 Administration

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In this Citrix XenServer 5.6 training course, students will learn skills necessary to configure and administer XenServer 5.6, XenCenter, and Provisioning Services 5.6. Through hands-on labs, students will gain hands-on experience:

Configuring a XenServer virtualization server
Managing a XenServer using XenCenter
Creating Windows and Linux virtual machines
Creating XenServer resource pools and connecting to remote storage
Using XenMotion and automatic virtual machine placement
Designing a Provisioning Services farm
Creating, assigning and administering virtual disks
Managing target devices

 

Who should attend?
This course is designed for IT professionals, Datacenter Administrators, Systems Engineers and Citrix Partner Network members.

 

Prerequisites
Prior to taking this course, Citrix recommends that learners possess the following knowledge and experience:
• A basic knowledge of the purpose and goals of virtualization technology
• An understanding of computing architecture, including network and storage devices, device drivers and operating systems
• Basic experience installing and administering Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008
• Basic experience installing and administering Linux variants
• Intermediate knowledge of network devices and site architecture, including configuring vLANs
• Basic knowledge of storage terminology and technologies, including partitions, SANs, LUNs, iSCSI, and NFS and CIFS file shares

 

Course Objectives
This course is an instructor-led course. The course features interactive discussion, demonstrations and hands-on exercises. 
Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to:
• Install, configure and administer XenServer 5.6
• Configure and administer XenCenter
• Deploy and manage Provisioning Services 5.6
• Configure a XenServer virtualization server
• Manage a XenServer using XenCenter
• Create Windows and Linux virtual machines
• Create XenServer resource pools and connect to remote storage
• Use XenMotion and automatic virtual machine placement
• Design a Provisioning Services farm
• Create, assign and administer virtual disks
• Manage target devices

 

Course Outline
Provided is the outline for CXS-202-1:
• Module 1: Introductions and Course Overview
• Module 2: XenServer Introduction
• Module 3: XenServer and XenCenter Installation
• Module 4: Windows Virtual Machines
• Module 5: Linux Virtual Machines
• Module 6: Templates and Life-Cycle Operations
• Module 7: XenConvert
• Module 8: Resource Management
• Module 9: Managing XenServer
• Module 10: Networking
• Module 11: Storage
• Module 12: Resource Pools
• Module 13: High Availability
• Module 14: Workload Balancing
• Module 15: Troubleshooting XenServer
• Module 16: Provisioning Services Installation and Configuration
• Module 17: vDisk Administration

 

Certification
This course prepares learners for the Citrix Certified Administrator™ (CCA) for Citrix XenServer 5 - Pearson Vue Exam 1Y1-A24