This course covers information administrators and other IT professionals need to successfully deploy and manage XenServer Enterprise Edition 4.0 and the XenCenter Management Client. The course includes hands on labs where learners install and configure a virtualization server and then connect to the server with the XenCenter client. Students will then create a mix of Windows and Linux virtual machines. Next, students will create a XenServer resource pool and connect to remote storage. This allows students to explore advanced XenServer capabilities such as XenMotion and Automatic VM placement.

 Dates:

Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 4.0: Administration Duration: 2 days  View Course Pricing Starting Dates Ending Dates Location Enroll   Sep 25, 08   Sep 26, 08   Fremont, CA   Nov 24, 08   Nov 25, 08   Fremont, CA Timings for day courses - 9 am to 5 pm, M-F. Timings for evening courses - 5 pm -10 pm on weekdays; 9 am - 5 pm on weekends.

Audience

This course is designed for IT professionals, Architects, and Systems Engineers.

Preparatory Recommendations

Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that learners have the following:

• 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
• 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, and NFS and CIFS file shares

Key Skills

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

• Understand how the Xen hypervisor differs from other virtualization methods, and how the Xen open source project and XenServer commercial products differ.
• Install XenServer Enterprise Edition version 4 and configure CPU, network and storageresources.
• Install XenCenter Client.
• Create virtual machines and templates.
• Manage virtual machine resources and life cycle operations.
• Configure basic and enhanced storage repositories.
• Configure resource pools and move virtual machines from one server to another.
• Identify the purpose and functionality of the xe CLI.
• Identify sizing guidelines and best practices.
• Identify tips for upgrading and troubleshooting XenServer Enterprise Edition 4.

Instructional Method

This course is an instructor-led training course with classroom discussion, demonstrations and the practical application of concepts through hands-on exercises.

Course Length

2 days

Certification Preparation

This course is recommended training for the Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix XenServer 4.

Topic Outline

Provided is the topic outline for CTX-2401AI.

• Virtualization Overview
• Benefits
• Types of Virtualization

• Product Overview
• Product Architecture
• Architecture Features
• Product Installation

• Product Installation
• Installing XenServer
• Installing XenCenter

• Creating Virtual Machines
• Windows Virtual Machines
• Creating ISO Libraries
• Architecture
• Creating Windows VMs
• Linux Virtual Machines
• Architecture
• Creating Linux VMs

• Working with Virtual Machines
• VM Templates
• Life Cycle Operations

• Resource Management
• Offline and Online Adjustment
• Enhanced Resource Controls

• Networking
• Physical Networking
• Virtual Networking

• Storage
• Physical Storage
• Virtual Storage
• Basic Remote Storage
• Enhanced Shared Remote Storage

• ResourcePools
• Working with Pools
• Creating Resource Pools
• Resource Pool Recovery

• Moving Virtual Machines
• Automatic VM Placement
• XenMotion Live Migration

• Command Line Interface

• Troubleshooting

• Sizing and Best Practices