Course Overview
This course provides the necessary foundation to deploy and administer Citrix(R) Presentation Server 4.0. This course covers installation and administration of Presentation Server and its components, including Web Interface, Secure Gateway, Installation Manager and Load Manager.
Learners receive in-depth training using the Citrix Presentation Server Console to configure server farm and individual server settings and the Citrix Access Suite Console to manage multiple farms. In addition, this course provides training for managing, implementing and deploying the Citrix Presentation Server Clients.
Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals, such as server, network, system and help desk administrators, familiar with Microsoft(R) Windows Server 2003 environments. Systems engineers, analysts, consultants, architects and Citrix accessPARTNER network members are also appropriate candidates for this course.
Examinations
Certification
Exams
Prerequisites
Preparatory Recommendations:
Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that learners successfully complete the following:
- CTX-1455AW Citrix Access Suite 4.0: Common Management Platform Administration
- CTX-1255AW Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Architectural Overview
Learners who do not complete the courses risk not having the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to attend CTX-1256AI.
Content covered in these courses will not be repeated during the CTX-1256 ILT course. The Citrix Authorised Learning Centre (CALC) cannot be held responsible for students who attend the CTX-1256 course without sufficient preparation.
Please note that if you are following the CCA Certification Track - CTX-1455AW is a MANDATORY component of the CCA 4.0
Before taking either CTX-1256AI make sure that you can perform the tasks below. If not, it is important for you to take the recommended CTX-1455AW eLearning.
- Describe Citrix Access Suite 4.0
- Describe the common management platform and its ability to facilitate the management of the Access Suite and its products
- Install the Access Management Console and perform common functions
- Install and configure the Citrix License Server, and obtain and install licenses for Citrix Access Suite 4.0 products
- Perform common management tasks for the Citrix License Server and product licenses
Before taking CTX-1256AI, make sure that you can perform the tasks below. If not, it is important for you to take the recommended CTX-1255AW eLearning.
- Define the purpose and functionality of Presentation Server and its position within the Citrix Access Suite 4.0
- Define the logical components and functionality of a Presentation Server 4.0 farm
- Define the Common Management Platform components
- Define the logical components and functionality of various client access configurations
- Identify the technical benefits of Presentation Server 4.0
This course, along with CTX-1255AW Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Architectural Overview, prepares learners to take exam 1Y0-256 Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Administration. Exam 1Y0-256 is a requirement for the Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 certification.
Course Outline
Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to perform the following:
- Identify the features and functions of the Citrix Presentation Server Console
- Configure a Citrix Presentation Server farm and individual server settings
- Configure policies for servers, users, and groups using the Citrix Presentation Server Console
- Create custom administrators within the Citrix Presentation Server Console to manage the farm, individual servers, applications or tasks
- Manage and deploy applications in Citrix Presentation Server environments
- Manage Citrix Presentation Server
- Configure and manage Web Interface and Secure Gateway for Citrix Presentation Server
