Citrix Xen Server

The Citrix Certified Administrator certification series is a number of certifications designed for IT associates spanning several Citrix solutions. Each certification is product based and consists of 3 designations:

• Citrix Certified Administrator
• Citrix Certified Administrator Platinum
• Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator

The topics of the administrative series are:
• Application Virtualization
• Desktop Virtualization
• Server Virtualization
• Application Networking

This study guide focuses on topics relevant to Server Virtualization and the core product, XenServer. The A06 exam is designed for persons in the following roles:

• Datacenter Systems Administrators
• Network Administrators
• Citrix Provisioning Server Administrators
• Citrix XenApp Administrators
• Citrix XenDesktop Administrators
• Citrix XenServer Administrators
• Help Desk Administrators
• Citrix Partners

Individuals taking the exam should already have an understanding of:

• Basic Networking
• Basic Administration
• Operating Systems
• Systems Management
• Storage Systems
• Microsoft SQL Server Administration
• XML and SOAP
• Microsoft Active Directory

The exam covers:

• Citrix Provisioning Server Implementation
• Initial XenServer Setup
• Managing Citrix Provisioning Server
• Maintaining Citrix Provisioning Server
• Troubleshooting Citrix Provisioning Server

Two types of Provisioning service upgrades

Examples of advanced settings for Provisioning Servers as boot servers

When should you run the configuration wizard for XenServer?

How to manage and monitor Citrix Licenses

Why do you need Data Collectors in Server Farms?

What can the Server administrator do within Server Farms?

Example alerts generated by XenServer

What is a heartbeat message and what happens after 200 seconds of no message received?

What are the two types of VM snapshots?

When should you use portable SRs for XenServer?