Designing App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenDesktop 7 (CXD-400)

This course is recommended for desktop virtualization solution designers such as Architects, Consultants, and Engineers.

Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that students have:

• Intermediate knowledge of Citrix Desktop Virtualization Components/Concepts
• Basic understanding of project management and documentation best practices
• Basic presentation skills
• Windows Server Knowledge (Windows Server 2012) including
  • Active Directory
  • DHCP
• Basic Networking Knowledge
• SQL Server - General understanding of databases, permissions, security, high availability
• General understanding of physical and virtual storage
  • NAS, SAN, SSD
  • CIFS
• Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (XenServer, Hyper-V, or vSphere)
• Completed the following courses or can demonstrate equivalent knowledge:
  • CXD-102 Introduction to XenDesktop 7
  • CXD-300 Deploying Citrix XenDesktop 7 Solutions

Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to:

• Identify the various components and communication protocols of the Excalibur architecture
• Apply architectural understanding to desktop virtualization solutions
• Conduct an organizational assessment focusing on business capabilities and requirements, applications, and users
• Design desktop virtualization solutions
• Verify and present design recommendations
• Troubleshoot desktop virtualization designs

This course provides students with the ability to successfully assess and design a XenDesktop 7 app and desktop solution based on the top key projects and architectures that a majority of Citrix customers implement, across different industries and use cases. Students may also have an opportunity to build a design for their organization and will have access to all of the tools and reference materials required to support their work.

This course is offered as an instructor-led course with demonstrations and the practical application of concepts through activity-based and application-focused exercises

This course prepares learners for the 1Y1-400 Designing Citrix XenDesktop 7 Solutions exam, a requirement for the Citrix Certified Expert – Apps and Desktops. This exam and certification are currently in development and are expected to release in Q4 2013.

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