Course Description

In this course, students are provided the foundational knowledge necessary to effectively install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot XenServer 6.0 and Provisioning Services 6.0. Students will have the opportunity to apply that foundational knowledge through the use of hands-on labs.

Skills and Key Topics
In this Citrix XenServer 6.0 training course, students will learn skills necessary to configure and
administer XenServer 6.0, XenCenter, and Provisioning Services 6.0. Through hands-on labs, students will gain experience with:

• Installing and Implementing XenServer
  
• Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
  
• Configuring the Network
  
• Configuring Storage
  
• Creating, Configuring, and Managing Resource Pools
  
• Configuring the Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)
  
• Configuring Workload Balancing (WLB)
  Configuring High Availability, Back up, and Restore
• Managing and Troubleshooting Hosts
  
• Installing and Configuring Provisioning Services
  
• Managing vDisks

Audience
This course is designed for IT professionals, Architects, Systems Engineers
and Citrix Partner Network
members.

Course Length
5 days or 30 hours

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
  

Certification Information
This course prepares learners for Exam A26 Citrix XenServer 6.0 Administration, a requirement for the CCA for Citrix XenServer 6 (This exam and certification are currently in development and are expected to release in Q4 2011)

Instructional Method
This course is available in either classroom or self-paced online formats, and includes access to a live lab environment, as well as demonstrations and the practical application of concepts through hands-on
exercises.