Course Outline

Introduction

  • Comparison of Citrix Hypervisor, Red Hat Virtualization, and Hyper-V
  • Overview of Citrix Hypervisor features and architecture
  • Best practices for virtualization techniques

Getting Started

  • Understanding system requirements for government use
  • Installing and configuring Citrix Hypervisor in a government environment
  • Managing Citrix Hypervisor using XenCenter for government operations
  • Creating resource pools for enhanced management
  • Joining servers into a resource pool to optimize resources

Managing Users and Networking

  • Setting up users and groups for secure access
  • Configuring roles, permissions, and access controls for government compliance
  • Modifying role-based access control using CLI commands for granular control
  • Setting up networks in a standalone server to ensure connectivity
  • Configuring networks in resource pools for efficient management
  • Creating VLANs and NIC bonds to enhance network performance

Managing Storage

  • Supported storage types for government data centers
  • Implementing thin provisioning for GSF2 SR to optimize storage usage
  • Creating and managing storage repositories for reliable data management
  • Increasing LUN and relocating VDIs without downtime to ensure continuous operation
  • Multipathing storage for Fibre Channel and iSCSI to enhance reliability
  • Deploying IntelliCache for virtual desktops to improve performance
  • Using in-memory read caching to reduce latency

Managing Virtual Machines

  • Installing GPUs (NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel) for enhanced computing capabilities
  • Creating Windows and Linux VMs for diverse workloads
  • Using VM templates and cloning images to streamline deployment
  • Migrating VMs and virtual disks for flexible resource allocation
  • Monitoring performance metrics to ensure optimal operation
  • Enabling high availability features to maintain service continuity
  • Setting up disaster recovery and backup strategies for data protection

Implementing Workload Balancing

  • Understanding requirements and basic tasks for workload balancing in government environments
  • Configuring and administering Workload Balancing to optimize resource utilization
  • Configuring self-signed and CA certificates for secure communication

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Knowledge of virtualization technologies
  • Experience in system administration

Audience for Government

  • System administrators
  • IT administrators
 21 Hours

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