• Course overview
  • Course details
  • Prerequisites

Course overview

About this course

In this course, you will learn how to create a new Citrix DaaS deployment on Citrix Cloud, with a resource location on Microsoft Azure. You will also learn how to migrate to Citrix DaaS from an on-premises Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site. Get hands-on as the course guides you through the architecture, communications, management, installation, and configuration of Citrix DaaS on Citrix Cloud and a Microsoft Azure resource location that will host apps and desktops for your users.

Audience profile
  • For administrators and engineers
At course completion

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

  • Understand the differences between Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2203 LTSR on-premises and the Citrix DaaS.
  • Install, configure, and manage Citrix Cloud Connectors.
  • Deploy and manage Virtual Delivery Agent machines to on-premises resource locations as well as in Microsoft Azure using MCS.
  • Integrate Citrix Cloud and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2203 LTSR with Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
  • Provide remote access with Citrix StoreFront and Citrix Gateway on Microsoft Azure.

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Course details

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix DaaS
  • New Citrix Workspace Packaging
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops – On Premises Site
  • What is Citrix Cloud?
  • Why Citrix DaaS?
  • What is a Migration from Citrix Virtual App and Desktops to Citrix DaaS?
  • Citrix Cloud Administration
Module 2: Planning - Citrix DaaS Architecture, Security, and Operations
  • Architecture and Deployment Options
  • Citrix DaaS Security
  • Citrix DaaS Operations
Module 3: Planning – Citrix Cloud Connectors
  • Cloud Connector Architecture
  • Cloud Connector Services and Communications Overview
  • Cloud Connector Operations in a Resource Location
  • Cloud Connector Resiliency
  • Installing, Updating, and Removing Cloud Connectors
  • Supported Domain Scenarios for Cloud Connectors
  • Securing Cloud Connector Communications
  • Local Host Cache (LHC)
  • Citrix Cloud Connector vs Delivery Controller Operations
Module 4: Planning – Citrix DaaS Resource Locations
  • Citrix DaaS Resource Locations
  • Citrix DaaS Hosting Connections
  • Zones
Module 5: Active Directory, Authentication, and Authorization
  • Active Directory Design Options
  • Desktops from Non-Domain Joined VDAs
  • Citrix Federated Authentication Service and Identity Provider Services
Module 6: Planning – Provisioning VDA Workloads and Delivering Resources
  • Master Images
  • Machine Creation Services (MCS) in Citrix DaaS
  • Citrix Provisioning in Citrix DaaS
  • Machine Catalogs
  • Delivery Groups
  • Citrix Cloud Library
Module 7: Planning – Provide Access in Citrix Cloud
  • Selecting Between Citrix digital workspace experience and StoreFront
  • Citrix StoreFront and Citrix digital workspace experience Communications
  • Selecting Between Citrix Gateway Service and On-Premises Citrix Gateway
  • Access Layer Communications
  • User Authentication
Module 8: Planning – Citrix DaaS Administration
  • Citrix Cloud Manage and Monitor
  • Delegated Administration
  • Citrix DaaS Remote PowerShell Software Development Kit
  • Manage Multiple Resource Locations
Module 9: Planning – Public Cloud Considerations
  • General Public Cloud Considerations
  • Using Autoscale to Power Manage Machine in a Public Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure as a Citrix DaaS Resource Location
  • Amazon Web Services as a Citrix DaaS Resource Location
  • Google Cloud as a Citrix DaaS Resource Location
Module 10: Planning - Migrating to Citrix DaaS from Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
  • Citrix Cloud Migration Options and Considerations
  • Citrix Automated Configuration Tool
  • Citrix Image Portability Service
Module 11: Manage - Operations and Support in Citrix Cloud
  • Citrix Cloud Connector Support
  • Updating and Rolling Back Machine Catalogs
  • VDA Restore
  • Citrix Self-Help Strategy
  • Monitor Your Environment
Module 12: Introduction to Citrix DaaS on Microsoft Azure
  • Partnering for Success
Module 13: Planning - Citrix DaaS Resource Location on Microsoft Azure
  • Overview of Citrix DaaS Components
  • Creating a Citrix DaaS Deployment Overview
Module 14: Planning – Microsoft Azure Overview
  • Azure Virtual Network Structure
  • Azure Virtual Network Connectivity
  • Azure Virtual Resources
  • Azure Active Directory Identity and Access Management
  • Azure Active Directory Options and Considerations
Module 15: Planning – Deploying Citrix DaaS on Microsoft Azure
  • Citrix DaaS Resource Locations in Azure
  • Citrix DaaS Components in Azure
  • Creating and Managing Workloads in an Azure Resource Location
Module 16: Planning – Provide Access to End Users
  • Providing Access to Resources in Citrix Cloud
  • Citrix Gateway Deployment Options
  • Deploying Citrix Gateway or ADC in Azure
  • GSLB and StoreFront Optimal Gateway in Hybrid Environments
Module 17: Rollout - Citrix DaaS Deployment on Microsoft Azure
  • Citrix Workspace App Rollout
  • Preparing Migration of
  • End-Users to Workspace Platform
Module 18: Managing - Citrix DaaS Workloads on Microsoft Azure
  • Maintaining Citrix Gateway
  • Backup and Monitoring in Azure
  • Maintaining Master Images in Azure
  • Monitoring VDAs in Manage Console and Azure
Module 19: Optimize - Citrix DaaS on Microsoft Azure
  • Managing Azure Costs
  • Using Azure Pricing Calculator - Instructor Demo

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Prerequisites

Strong foundational knowledge of:
Windows Server and Desktop operating systems.
Active Directory, Policies, Profiles, Networking and Hypervisors.

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