Citrix XenServer 5.6 Administration
Course Code: CXS2022
Duration: 5 Days
Overview
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 virtual labs, as well as demonstrations and the practical application of concepts, students will gain experience with:
- 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 Server farm
- Creating, assigning and administering virtual disks
- Managing target devices
- Configuring high availability
Audience
This course is designed for IT professionals, Architects, Systems Engineers and Citrix Partner Network members.
Preparatory Recommendations
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, NFS, and CIFS file shares
Delegates will learn how to
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 experience with:
- 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
Course Outline
- Module 1: XenServer Introduction
- Module 2: XenServer and XenCenter Installation
- Module 3: Windows Virtual Machines
- Module 4: Linux Virtual Machines
- Module 5: Templates and Life-Cycle Operations
- Module 6: XenConvert
- Module 7: Resource Management
- Module 8: Networking
- Module 9: Managing XenServer
- Module 10: Storage
- Module 11: Resource Pools
- Module 12: High Availability
- Module 13: Workload Balancing
- Module 14: Provisioning Services Installation and Configuration
- Module 15: vDisk Administration
