Citrix XenServer 6.0 Administration CXS-203

    

Summary:
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. The labs will guide students through configuring and managing a XenServer host, creating and managing Windows virtual machines and the resource pools in which they will be placed, as well as configuring the Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS) and Workload Balancing (WLB). Students will also be able to gain hands-on experience configuring a Provisioning Services host, and creating and managing vDisks.

Duration:
5 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is designed for IT professionals, Administrators, Architects, Systems Engineers.

Topics:

• Installing and Implementing XenServer
• Creating and Managing Networks
• Configuring Storage
• Managing and Maintaining Virtual Machines
• Installing and Configuring Provisioning Services
• Managing vDisks and Target Devices
• Implementing Resource Pools
• Implementing the Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)
• Implementing Workload Balancing (WLB)
• Configuring High Availability
• Managing and Troubleshooting XenServer

Prerequisites:
Before taking this course, students should have:
A basic overall knowledge of virtualization technology
An understanding of computing architecture, including network and storage devices, device drivers and operating systems
Basic experience installing and administering Microsoft 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

Last Update: May 18, 2013