Virtualization with Citrix Hypervisor for Administrators Training Course

Introduction

• Citrix Hypervisor vs Red Hat Virtualization vs Hyper-V
• Overview of Citrix Hypervisor features and architecture
• Virtualization techniques and best practices

Getting Started

• Understanding system requirements
• Installing and configuring Citrix Hypervisor
• Managing Citrix Hypervisor using XenCenter
• Creating resource pools
• Joining servers into a resource pool

Managing Users and Networking

• Setting up users and groups
• Configuring roles, permissions, and access controls
• Modifying role-based access control using CLI commands
• Setting up networks in a standalone server
• Configuring networks in resource pools
• Creating VLANs and NIC bonds

Managing Storage

• Supported storage types
• Implementing thin provisioning for GSF2 SR
• Creating and managing storage repositories
• Increasing LUN and relocating VDIs without downtime
• Multipathing storage for Fibre Channel and iSCSI
• Deploying IntelliCache for virtual desktops
• Using in-memory read caching

Managing Virtual Machines

• Installing GPUs (NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel)
• Creating Windows and Linux VMs
• Using VM templates and cloning images
• Migrating VMs and virtual disks
• Monitoring performance metrics
• Enabling high availability features
• Setting up disaster recovery and backup

Implementing Workload Balancing

• Understanding requirements and basic tasks
• Configuring and administering Workload Balancing
• Configuring self-signed and CA certificates

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps