Information Technology

CWS-314 Citrix App Layering and WEM Administration

Instructor-Led 13 Agenda

Description

Students will learn to build and combine App Layers to optimize management of your app and desktop images and to implement Workspace Environment Management to improve log-on times, centralize user settings management, and optimize the performance of machines. Students will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage more complex solutions and features in their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 site.

Course Overview

Course Objective

After completing this course you should be able to: Configure Workspace Environment Management to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption Implement App Layering skills, for example how to create and administer OS, platform, application, elastic and user layers Migrate to Workspace Environment Management

Who Should Attend

Built for experienced IT Professionals familiar with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 in an on-premises environment or Citrix Cloud looking to expand their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops skills to an advanced level. Potential students include administrators or engineers responsible for the Citrix Apps and Desktop 7 Site.

Introduction to App Layering Lesson Id 1

Introduction to App Layering

The OS Layer Lesson Id 2

The OS Layer

The Platform Layer Lesson Id 3

The Platform Layer

The App Layers Lesson Id 4

The App Layers

Creating Elastic App and User Layers Lesson Id 5

Creating Elastic App and User Layers

Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Lesson Id 6

Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Exploring Layer Priority Lesson Id 7

Exploring Layer Priority

Maintaining an App Layering Environment Lesson Id 8

Maintaining an App Layering Environment

Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Lesson Id 9

Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management Lesson Id 10

Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management

Using WEM for Performance Lesson Id 11

Using WEM for Performance

Using WEM to Secure Environments Lesson Id 12

Using WEM to Secure Environments

Migrating and Upgrading WEM Lesson Id 13

Migrating and Upgrading WEM

Lesson Id	Title	Description
1	Introduction to App Layering	App Layering Introduction<br />Architecture and How it Works
2	The OS Layer	Creating an OS Layer
3	The Platform Layer	Creating a Platform Layer
4	The App Layers	Creating App Layers
5	Creating Elastic App and User Layers	Elastic App Layering<br />User Layers
6	Deploying a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops	Using Templates in App Layering<br />Using Layered Images in a Citrix Virtual Apps and<br />Desktops Site
7	Exploring Layer Priority	Layer Priority
8	Maintaining an App Layering Environment	Updating Layers<br />Maintaining and Updating the App Layering Environment<br />Common App Layering Considerations and Additional<br />Resources
9	Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)	Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Introduction<br />WEM Administration
10	Using WEM to Centralize Environment Management	Managing User Resources with WEM<br />Managing Profiles with WEM<br />Managing Endpoints with the WEM Transformer Feature
11	Using WEM for Performance	Optimizing Machine Performance with WEM<br />Optimizing User Experience with WEM
12	Using WEM to Secure Environments	WEM Security Features
13	Migrating and Upgrading WEM	Migrating to WEM<br />Upgrading a WEM Deployment<br />WEM Multi-Location Considerations