Module 2: Installing and  Configuring XenServer

•    XenServer Installation

•    Virtual Machine Storage

•    Installing Single and Multiple Disk Systems

•    Installing XenServer

•    Pre-Installation Checklist

•    XenServer Installation Process

•    IntelliCache

•    Configuring NTP

•    XenCenter Installation and Management Consoles

•    XenCenter Consoles

•    XenServer Licensing Components

•    License File Management

•    Citrix License Server Virtual Appliance

•    Obtaining License Files

•    License Management Console

•    Managing XenServer Users

•    Key Benefits of Active Directory Integration

•    Configuring Active Directory Integration

•    End-User Authentication Using Active Directory

•    Active Directory Integration

•    External Authentication Process

•    Role-Based Access Control

•    Roles

•    Security Logs  

Module 3: XenServer  Networking

•    XenServer Networking Overview

•    Network Stacks Supported by XenServer

•    Network Components and Architecture

•    Network Architecture Diagram

•    Network Adapter Drivers

•    Private-Server and External Networks

•    VLAN Support and Components 3

•    Initial Network Setup

•    NIC Bond

•    NIC Bonding Architecture

•    Load Balancing

•    NIC Bond Configuration for Resource Pools 

Module 4: XenServer Storage  Repositories

•    Storage Technologies

•    Virtual Disk Image Formats

•    Storage Technology Comparison

•    XenServer Storage Architecture

•    Storage Repository Architecture

•    Multiple Storage Repositories

•    Local Storage Repositories

•    Virtual Disk Size

•    Storage Capability Comparison

•    NFS Storage Overview

•    NFS Architecture

•    NFS Virtual Disks

•    NFS Remote Storage Configuration and Recommendations

•    iSCSI Setup Configuration and Recommendations

•    Resizing a Storage Repository

•    Resizing a Storage Repository - iSCSI

•    Resizing a Storage Repository - HBA

•    Fibre Channel SANs Overview

•    Fibre Channel Architecture

•    LUN Device Path

•    Dedicated NIC Bonds for Remote Storage

•    Dedicated Remote Storage Interface Configuration

•    Storage Multipathing

•    Citrix StorageLink Overview

•    Citrix StorageLink Storage Repository

•    StorageLink Supported Array Types

•    Upgrading to StorageLink with XenServer   

Module 5: Creating and  Managing Virtual Machines

•     Windows Virtual Machine  Architecture

•    Virtual Memory and Disk Size Limits for Windows Virtual  Machines

•    Virtual Device Support for Windows Virtual Machines

•    Installation from an ISO

•    ISO Libraries

•    To Create a Windows Virtual Machine

•    Linux Distributions

•    Creating Linux Virtual Machines

•    XenServer Tools

•    XenServer Tools for Windows Virtual Machines

•    XenServer Tools for Linux Virtual Machines

•    To Install XenServer Tools

•    Life Cycle Operations

•    Suspend and Resume

•    Deleting a Virtual Machine

•    Virtual Machine Templates

•    Virtual Machine Snapshots

•    To Create a Template from a Windows Virtual Machine

•    Creating a Template from a Linux Virtual Machine

•    Exporting a Virtual Machine

•    Copying a Virtual Machine

•    Assigning Resources to a Virtual Machine

•    Importing a Virtual Machine 4

•    Modifying Virtual Machine or Template Resources

•    Virtual Disks

•    Virtual Disk Sizes

•    Virtual NICs

•    Virtual CPUs

•    Memory

•     Virtual Appliance  Packages

•    To Create Virtual Appliances

•    Exporting an Appliance Package

•    To Export an Appliance Package

•    Importing an Appliance Package

•    To Import an Appliance Package

•    XenConvert Overview

•    Physical Machine Conversion

•    Converting from Physical to Virtual Machine .

•    Performing a PV Conversion

•    Dynamic Memory Control

•    Dynamic Memory Control Optimization

•    Static Memory Range

•    DMC Behavior when Launching New Virtual Machines  

Module 6: Installing and  Configuring Provisioning Services

•    Provisioning Services Technology

•    Provisioning Services for XenServer

•    Citrix Provisioning Services Components

•    Citrix Provisioning Services Infrastructure

•    Provisioning Services Administration

•    Administrative Roles

•    Key Services

•    DHCP Deployment Options

•    DHCP Configuration

•    Installation Planning

•    Provisioning Services Farm Design

•    Farms

•    SQL Database Server

•    SQL Database Authentication and Configuration

•    Configuration Wizard User Permissions

•    Service Account Permissions

•    Sites

•    Stores

•    Storage Requirements

•    Sample vDisk Storage Requirements

•    Provisioning Services Installation

•    Provisioning Services Configuration

•    Store Configuration

•    Provisioning Services Hosts in the Console

•    Target Device Connections

•    Server Properties

•    Target Device Collection

•    Target Device Template

•    Target Device Properties

•    Target Device Additions to the Database

•    Auto-Add Wizard

•    Active Directory Integration

•    Domain Password Validation Process

•    Automatic Password Renegotiation

•    To Integrate Active Directory

•    To Reset Computer Accounts for Target Devices

Module 7: Managing vDisks  and Target Devices

•    vDisk Image Modes

•    Standard Image Mode 5

•    Private Image Mode

•    Write Caches

•    Write-Cache Types

•    Cache on Server Disk

•    Cache on Server Disk: Local Storage

•    Cache on Server Disk: Shared Storage

•    Cache on Target Device Hard Drive

•    Cache on Target Device Hard Drive: Local Storage

•    Cache on Target Device Hard Drive: Shared Storage

•    Target Device-based RAM Cache

•    Target Device RAM

•    Cache Persistent on Server

•    Microsoft Licensing for Provisioning Services

•    Master Target Device

•    Preparing a Master Target Device

•    Preparing the Hard Disk of the Master Target Device

•    Configuring the BIOS of a Master Target Device

•    To Configure the BIOS of a Master Target Device

•    Installing Master Target Device Software

•    Imaging a Windows Target Device with XenConvert

•    vDisk File Creation

•    vDisk Lifecycle Operations

•    VHD Formats

•    Create vDisks Automatically Using Imaging Wizard

•    To Create a New vDisk Automatically Using the Imaging Wizard

•    Creating a vDisk Manually

•    vDisk Management

•    Assigning vDisks to Target Devices

•    To Assign a vDisk to a Single Target Device

•    vDisk Versions

•    vDisk Backup

•    vDisk Updates

•    Autoupdate Tool

•    vDisk Update Management Requirements

•    To Install Updates Automatically

•    Incremental Update Rollback

•    vDisk Replication

•    vDisk Inventory Service

•    High Availability Overview

•    Provisioning Services Failover

•    Configuring the Boot File for High Availability

•    Adding Provisioning Services Hosts to the Boot File

•    Enabling High Availability on vDisks

•    To Provide Provisioning Services Hosts with Access to Stores

•    Considerations for Offline Database Support

•    To Enable Offline Database Support

•    Stream Logging

•    To Enable Logging

•    Troubleshoot vDisk Images

Module 8: Implementing  Resource Pools

•    Resource Pools

•    Pool Member Types

•    Resource Pool Communication

•    Homogeneous Pools

•    Heterogeneous Pools

•    Shared Configurations

•    Adding a Host to a Resource Pool

•    To Add a Member to a Resource Pool

•    To Remove a Secondary Member from a Resource Pool

•    XenMotion 6

•    Migrating a Virtual Machine or Template

•    Pool Member Failure Overview

•    Failure Detection Process

•    To Promote a Secondary Member to a Master

Module 9: Distributed  Virtual Switching

•    Distributed Virtual Switching Features

•    Distributed Virtual Switching Components

•    vSwitch Controller Virtual Appliance Deployment

•    Accessing the vSwitch Controller

•    Accessing the vSwitch Controller

•    High Availability

•    Monitoring Network Activity

•    Viewing Flow Statistics

•    Exporting NetFlow Statistics

•    Managing Address Groups and Virtual Machine Groups

•    Distributed Virtual Switching Policy Configuration Hierarchy

•    Access Control List Policies

•    Access Control Policies Hierarchy

•    Defining Access Control List Rules

•    Access Control List Rule Enforcement Order

•    Configuring Fail Modes

•    Setting Up Port Configuration Policies

•    Configuring QoS

•    Configuring RSPAN

•    To Configure RSPAN

•    Configuring Mac Address Spoof Checking

•    Cross-Server Private Networks

•    Cross-Server Private Network Requirements

•    XenMotion with Cross-Server Private Networks

•    Recovering from a Failed vSwitch Controller

Module 10: Workload  Balancing

•    Workload Balancing Overview

•    Workload Balancing Key Concepts

•    Workload Balancing Components

•    To Download the Workload Balancing Virtual Appliance

•    Import Considerations for the Workload Balancing Virtual  Appliance

•    Workload Balancing Configuration

•    To Update Workload Balancing Credentials

•    Connecting to the Workload Balancing Virtual Appliance

•    Workload Balancing Access Control Permissions

•    Workload Balancing Settings

•    Critical Thresholds

•    Critical Threshold Evaluation and Edit

•    Metric Weighting

•    Fixed and Scheduled Optimization Modes

•    Optimization Recommendations

•    Workload Balancing Power Management

•    Power Management Behavior

•    Power Management and Virtual Machine Consolidation

•    To Apply Optimization Recommendations Automatically

•    Optimal Server Selection

•    Host Exclusion from Recommendations

Module 11: Configuring High  Availability

•    High Availability Requirements

•    High Availability Considerations

•    Restart Priorities

•    Server Failure Tolerance

•    Overcommitting

•    Host Fencing

•    Disaster Recovery 7

•    Disaster Preparedness and Response

•    Backup and Recovery of XenServer Hosts and Virtual Machines

•    Metadata

•    Backing Up a Pool Installation

•    To Restore a Pool Installation

•    Backing Up Virtual Machines as Snapshots

•    To Take a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine

•    To Restore a Running XenServer Host

•    Listing Snapshots Using the Command-line Interface

•    Deleting a Snapshot

•    Restoring a Virtual Machine from a Snapshot

Module 12: Managing and  Troubleshooting XenServer

•    Command-line Interface Overview

•    Command-line Interface Operations Targets

•    Command-line Interface Basics

•    Command-line Interface Shortcuts

•    XenServer Menu-Driven Text Console

•    Monitoring XenServer

•    Using the XenTop Utility to Monitor Host and Virtual Machine

•    Performance

•    Logging to a Remote Syslog Server

•    To Log Using a Remote Syslog Server

•    Events and Alerts

•    Alert Customization

•    Persistent XenServer Performance Statistics

•    Performance Statistics in XenCenter

•    XenServer Logs and Reports

•    XenCenter Event Logs

•    Server Status Reports

•    Xen-Bugtool Utility

•    XenServer Crashdump Overview

•    Generating the Crashdump File in the Command-Line Interface

•    Running a Network Trace and Triggering a Memory Dump

•    XenServer Updates and Hotfixes

•    Update or Hotfix Considerations

•    To Update XenServer Hosts Using XenCenter

•    To Update Hosts or Pool Using the Command-line Interface

•    Rolling Pool Upgrade

•    Planning a Rolling Upgrade

•    Workload Balancing Reports Overview

•    Workload Balancing Reports