Citrix XenServer A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Citrix XenServer A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2019-09-06

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780655915584

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Is there an upgrade path from XenServer Express to XenServer Standard? What does the administrator need to do to recover the host? If the hosting solution utilizes virtual servers/services are the virtual servers/services on dedicated hardware or on a shared platform? What if you deployed a microservice per physical server or per virtual machine? What is xapi, what does it do, is it the same as the XenAPI? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Citrix XenServer investments work better. This Citrix XenServer All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Citrix XenServer Self-Assessment. Featuring 954 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Citrix XenServer improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Citrix XenServer projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Citrix XenServer and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Citrix XenServer Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Citrix XenServer areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Citrix XenServer self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Citrix XenServer Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


XenServer Administration Handbook

XenServer Administration Handbook

Author: Tim Mackey

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2016-04-05

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 1491935391

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Packed with practical advice, this hands-on guide provides valuable information you need to most effectively optimize and manage the XenServer open source virtualization platform. Whether you run a modest installation of a few blades or multiple global enterprise datacenters, this book focuses on the most critical issues you’re likely to encounter when designing a XenServer deployment and helps you handle day-to-day management tasks. Tim Mackey and J.K. Benedict from Citrix Systems, the company that manages XenServer, show you how to design a deployment through best practices, deployment blueprints, and installation guidelines. The book’s second part features concise, easy-to-implement recipes for day-to-day management, such as user rights, backup strategies, and hardware maintenance. Learn precisely what makes a XenServer work, and how it can host 1000 virtual machines Explore the core components of a production XenServer environment Investigate several options on how and where to install XenServer Examine several factors for "right sizing" your XenServer deployment to fit your needs Work with a decision tree to optimize your XenServer deployment design Understand how to accommodate guest VM virtualization modes Use recipes that help you plan for, obtain, and apply XenServer upgrades


Citrix Xenserver a Complete Guide

Citrix Xenserver a Complete Guide

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2018-05-20

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780655199076

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Has the Citrix XenServer work been fairly and/or equitably divided and delegated among team members who are qualified and capable to perform the work? Has everyone contributed? How do we keep improving Citrix XenServer? How do we ensure that implementations of Citrix XenServer products are done in a way that ensures safety? Do we aggressively reward and promote the people who have the biggest impact on creating excellent Citrix XenServer services/products? What are your current levels and trends in key Citrix XenServer measures or indicators of product and process performance that are important to and directly serve your customers? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Citrix XenServer investments work better. This Citrix XenServer All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Citrix XenServer Self-Assessment. Featuring 701 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Citrix XenServer improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Citrix XenServer projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Citrix XenServer and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Citrix XenServer Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Citrix XenServer areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Citrix XenServer self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book.


Citrix XenServer 5.6 Administration Guide

Citrix XenServer 5.6 Administration Guide

Author: Daniele Tosatto

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781849686167

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a practical, concise step-by-step tutorial with screenshots for carrying out tasks showing you how to manage and administer a XenServer in your business. The author brings his own extensive knowledge of XenServer. The book is full of best practices and tips that will help you benefit from the author's experience in working with XenServer. If you are an administrator working on XenServer, this book is for you. The book assumes that you have a basic understanding of XenServer administration, but need not have working experience with XenServer. You must be well aware of virtualization concepts as the book does not cover that. IT consultants, service providers and architects, who want to approach XenServer as a virtualization platform will also find this book useful.


Citrix XenDesktop Implementation

Citrix XenDesktop Implementation

Author: Gareth R. James

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1597495832

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Citrix XenDesktop Implementation explores the implementation of Citrix XenDesktop, a virtual desktop infrastructure solution. After introducing the desktop virtualization, the book discusses the installation of a desktop delivery controller through advanced XenDesktop Client Settings. This book briefly discusses the work of desktop delivery controller mechanisms followed by its installation process, integration process of XenDesktop with Microsoft Active Directory, and the configuration of the desktop delivery controller. It then examines the process of installing the virtual desktop onto the server infrastructure, and it follows the installation and integration onto Xen Server, Hyper-V, and VMware hypervisors. Furthermore, it discusses the advanced configuration settings. The book covers the installation of the Citrix Provisioning Server and its fundamental configuration. It also explores the configuration of Citrix XenApp for Application provisioning, the integration of virtual applications, and the implementation of virtual profiles into the virtual desktop. The book concludes by explaining the advanced XenDesktop client settings on audio, video, and peripherals. - Ideal one-stop handbook for implementing a Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop solution - Includes all technical details required for you to evaluate how Citrix XenDesktop would integrate into your existing environment - Covers integration with VMware ESX/vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V including System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and Citrix XenServer


Citrix Xen Server 40 Success Secrets - 40 Most Asked Questions on Citrix Xen Server - What You Need to Know

Citrix Xen Server 40 Success Secrets - 40 Most Asked Questions on Citrix Xen Server - What You Need to Know

Author: Michelle Hunter

Publisher: Emerge Publishing Group Llc

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9781488517402

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

There has never been a Citrix Xen Server Guide like this. Citrix Xen Server 40 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of Citrix Xen Server. Instead, it answers the top 40 questions that we are asked and those we come across in our forums, consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions, with tips that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This comprehensive guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces everything you want to know to be successful with Citrix Xen Server. A quick look inside of the subjects covered: How do you get Active Directory to operate effectively? - Citrix Xen Server, What can the Server administrator do within Server Farms? - Citrix Xen Server, How to make changes to configurations on a resource pool for workload balancing? - Citrix Xen Server, What are resource pools within XenServer? - Citrix Xen Server, Storage Object within XenServer - Citrix Xen Server, What the heck is VTP pruning?! - Citrix Xen Server, How to create storage repositories - Citrix Xen Server, what reports are required by workload balancing? - Citrix Xen Server, Examples of server-side software objects for XenServer - Citrix Xen Server, Three ways to map physical storage to VDIs - Citrix Xen Server, What is a heartbeat message and what happens after 200 seconds of no message received? - Citrix Xen Server, How to get rid of data completely - Citrix Xen Server, How can you check the upgrade status of an SR? - Citrix Xen Server, What does the Citrix XenServer A06 exam look like? - Citrix Xen Server, Two types of Provisioning service upgrades - Citrix Xen Server, Examples of advanced settings for Provisioning Servers as boot servers - Citrix Xen Server, What are the core principles of Security management? - Citrix Xen Server, What is a tunneling proxy? - Citrix Xen Server, Example alerts generated by XenServer - Citrix Xen Server, What is the benefit of workload balancing on virtual machines? - Citrix Xen Server, What is a relational database and what are its constraints? - Citrix Xen Server, What is the purpose of Active Directory? - Citrix Xen Server, What are the two types of VM snapshots? - Citrix Xen Server, How can you improve XenServer host resilience? - Citrix Xen Server, What is VTP and what is it used for? - Citrix Xen Server, When should you run the configuration wizard for XenServer? - Citrix Xen Server, When should you use portable SRs for XenServer? - Citrix Xen Server, What is Fibre Channel? - Citrix Xen Server, Why do you need to assign restart priorities for virtual machines? - Citrix Xen Server, and much more...


Implementing Citrix Xenserver Quickstarter

Implementing Citrix Xenserver Quickstarter

Author: Gohar Ahmed

Publisher: Packt Pub Limited

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781849689823

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is a practical, hands-on guide that will help you get started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions.Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is for system administrators who have little to no information on virtualization and specifically Citrix XenServer Virtualization. If you're managing a lot of physical servers and are tired of installing, deploying, updating, and managing physical machines on a daily basis over and over again, then you should probably explore your option of XenServer Virtualization. This book will be your best friend to make you a better systems engineer.