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EXAM PREPARA M ATION GUID | Citrix Xe DE enServer 6.0 Administra 0 ation

Cit Xen trix nServe 6.0 Administratio 1Y0 er A on 0-A26 Exam Pre eparat tion Gu uide
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This exam prepara e ation guide is designed to provide inform p mation about t Citrix Xen the nServer 6.0 Admin nistration (1Y0-A26) exam, including stu resources and sample questions. Please be aw udy s es ware that th content of this guide in no way ensur a passing score on the certification exam. he res g e

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Autho or Item Development Team Kaiomar Engineer, E rz Exam Project Manager, Ci t itrix Systems, , Inc. khuizen, CTO , Inisi b.v. Bas Dijk Jamie Lin, Systems E Engineer, Cen ntene Corporation Jeff Roh Owner of citrixxperienc her, f ce.com Grega Zoubek, Syste Architect , Arne Compu Systems Z em uter Henny Louwers, Sen ior Technical Consultant, P L Platani Nederland BV Kaiomar Engineer, E rz Exam Project Manager, Ci t itrix systems Inc. Raymon Kain, Syste nd ems Administ trator, Empire Education e Robert Moreno, Princ M cipal Consulta Knowlity Corporation. ant, Ryan Ve eino, Principa Consultant, OnX Enterpr al rise Solutions Shane Broomhall, Le Technicall Trainer APA B ead AC Readine ess, Citrix Sys stems, Inc. Tawnish Reynolds, Exam Project Manager, C ha Citrix Systems Inc Alan Lan System A ntz, Administrator, City of Roge , ers Andreas Roth, Indepe s endent Citrix Consultant Bas Dijk khuizen, CTO , Inisi b.v. Christian Ferber, Sys n stem Enginee Citrix Syste er, ems Inc Danny Van Dam, Sen Consulta Citrix Syst V nior ant, tems Inc Thomas Daugaard, S s System Engin neer, Axcess A A/S Fabian Baena, Archit B tect, Access T Team Jamie Lin, Systems E Engineer, Cen ntene Corporation James Huynh, Lead T H Tech Support Engineer, C t Citrix Systems Inc Jeff Roh Owner of citrixxperienc her, f ce.com Grega Zoubek, Syste Architect , Arne Compu Systems Z em uter Henny Louwers, Sen ior Technical Consultant, P L Platani Nederland BV Landon Fraley, Senio Sales Engin or neer, Citrix Systems Inc Raymon Kain, Syste nd ems Administ trator, Empire Education e Robert Moreno, Princ M cipal Consulta Knowlity Corporation. ant, Ryan Ve eino, Principa Consultant, OnX Enterpr al rise Solutions Noel Ma ahnkopf, Tech hnical Suppor Specialist, C rt Citrix Systems Inc s Samir To occhetto, Citr Architect, I rix IBM Shane Broomhall, Le Technicall Trainer APA B ead AC Readine ess, Citrix Sys stems, Inc. Zahir Alw ward, Senior Consultant, C Citrix Systems Inc s

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Table of Contents
Citrix XenServer 6.0 Administra ation 1Y0-A26 Exam Prepa 6 aration Guide ..................... 1 ... Notice................................................ .......................................... ...................... ............................ 2 Marks ................................................ .......................................... ...................... ............................ 2 Disclaimer ......................................... .......................................... r ...................... ............................ 3 .......................................... Credits .............................................. ...................... ............................ 3 .......................................... The Exam ......................................... ...................... ............................ 5 .......................................... Purpose of the Preparation Guide and Exam ............. P n E ............................ 5 Beta Testing of an Exam ....................... B o ...................... ............................ 5 .......................................... Delivery Details ...................................... D ...................... ............................ 6 .......................................... Registration, Administration, and Certific R A cation ........... ............................ 7 .......................................... Citrix Exam Retake Policie .................. C R es ...................... ............................ 7 .......................................... Commenting During Live Exams ........... C E ...................... ............................ 7 .......................................... ded e atory Recomm mendations fo the Exam ... or ............................ 8 The Intend Audience and Prepara Intended Audience ................................. ...................... .......................................... ............................ 8 Preparatory Recommendations for the Exam ............ P R E ............................ 8 .......................................... Recommende Product Ex R ed xpertise ......... ...................... ............................ 9 .......................................... Recommende Citrix Cour R ed rses............... ...................... ............................ 9 .......................................... Exam Sections and We eights............. ...................... .......................... 10 .......................................... Exam Section and Weights .................. E ns ...................... .......................... 10 .......................................... Exam Obje ectives and Resources for the Exam ..... R .......................... 11 .......................................... About Exam Objectives ......................... A O ...................... .......................... 11 .......................................... Exam Objectives .................................... E ...................... .......................... 11 .......................................... Hands-On Ex H xperience ........................... ...................... .......................... 14 .......................................... Resources Us to Develo the Exam.. R sed op ...................... .......................... 14 .......................................... Video Resour V rces ................................... ...................... .......................... 16 .......................................... Practice Questions ........................... Q ...................... .......................... 16 .......................................... Join the SM Hub! ............................ ME ...................... .......................... 19  ..........................................

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The Exam m Purpose of the Prepa aration Guide and E e Exam
This guide was dev g veloped to as ssist candidate with their p es preparation fo the Citrix X or XenServer 6.0 0 Admin nistration (1Y0-A26) exam. It consists of exam struct o ture information which prov vides informa ation about the section weighting, exa duration, and intended audience. Objectives, a list of the cont t w am a tent areas for the exam are also inc s m, cluded. Finally this guide in y, ncludes a list of resources and topics w t s which xam. Links to additional re were used as refer rences during the developm g ment of the ex o esources like Citrix TV vid tutorials, Knowledge Base documents and other support documents are p deo B r provided to he elp candidates to gain in-depth knowledge of the product. Ca ndidates should read this guide carefully e before attempting this exam. e t The A26 exam was developed to assess can A s t ndidates know wledge of how to perform t daily tasks of w the s admin nistering XenS Server 6.0 in an environme that also lleverages Pro ent ovisioning Services. By passing this ex xam, candida ates can show they have at least the ba w asic knowledg needed for installation, ge admin nistration, sup pport, and trou ubleshooting of enterprise environment of Citrix XenServer 6.0 w ts with Provis sioning Servic ces. However to perform the job effectiively, candida r, t ates should al ensure tha lso at they have sufficien hands-on ex h nt xperience.

Be Tes eta sting of an Ex f xam
Citrix Education regularly condu ucts beta testi of the con ing ntent of all hig stakes cert gh tification exam ms. Once the questions are develop for an exa Citrix Edu s ped am, ucation releas them in a beta exam, w ses which may be taken at no cost. A beta exam counts toward Citri x Certification but candida b o a s n, ates are only allowe to take it once for each new exam. ed o Beta testing was co t onducted for the Citrix Xen nServer 6.0 A Administration (A26) exam from October 29 n Novem mber 30, 2011. A total of 132 candidate (35% from the Americas 59% from E 1 es s, EMEA, and 6% % from APAC) took th exam. The candidate also complleted a survey to determine how much A he ese es y then exper rience they ha with XenSe ad erver 6.0 and Provisioning Services. Th exam and survey were t g he analyz to determ zed mine which qu uestions should be kept in the productio release of A on A26. This ana alysis provid the basis for a recomm ded mended passing score and time limits fo the exam. O d or Once the pas ssing score was determined, beta can ndidates who obtained that score or hig t gher received a passing res sult on the exam. e If you are intereste in participa ed ating in future beta exams, please visit the Citrix Education SME H Hub to cre eate a profile and indicate that you are in a t nterested in ta aking beta ex xams.

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De elivery Details s
Num mber of Questions
The A26 exam has 65 questions written in English. A s s

Pass sing Score e
The passing score is 64%. p

CCI Passing Score S
Citrix Certified Inst tructors must obtain an 80% on this test to get autho rized to teach the associat % t h ted course.

Time Limit e
Type of Candid e date
Nativ English Speakers ve

Time L Limit
90 minu tes

Non-native English speakers who take exam in 90 minu tes + 30 minu automatic time w m ute c countries where English is a foreign languag E ge extensio on Non-native English speakers who take exam in 90 minu tes + 30 minu extension upon w m ute n request when registe countries where English is NOT a foreign E T ering over the phone or in person langu uage A $7 USD surcharg will be add to phone registrations. U ge ded .

Diffe erences Co ompared to Predecessor Exam 1Y0-A24 o m 4
Exam A26 now val m lidates the sk needed to install, config kills o gure and maiintain Provisio oning Service in es a Xen nServer enviro onment. This exam has tw full sections dedicated to the installat wo s o tion, configura ation, and maintenance of Provisioning Services. So by taking th exam you can certify y m o S his u yourself as a XenServer Adminis strator as wel as validate your experien with Prov ll y nce visioning Serv vices. This certification no long tests on knowledge of pre-deployme planning and has decr ger k ent reased the am mount of con ntent on the CLI. C

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Re egistrat tion, Ad dminis stration and Certific n, cation
Registration an Adminis nd stration
This exam is admin e nistered at Pe earson VUE testing center worldwide. For details on the rules an rs n nd proce edures associated with registering for an taking the exam, please visit the Citr Exams web nd e rix page. World dwide, visit the Pearson VU website to locate a test e UE o ting center in your area and register for an exam. To register in the United States and Canada, you m also regis in person at any Pears i C may ster n son VUE testing center or call 1-800 t r 0-931-4084. Note: A $7 US surcharge will be added to phone N SD e d regist trations.

Cert tification
Citrix Certified Adm ministrator (CC for Citrix XenServer 6 . CA) e so rements for ad dvanced cert ification. For the most up-t to-date This exam may als fulfill requir certification information, visit ww ww.citrixtrainin ng.com.

Cit Exa Re trix am etake Policies P s
If a ca andidate fails an exam on the first attem they mus wait 24 hours from their o t mpt, st original appointment time before they ca register to retake the ex b an xam. If a cand didate fails on a second n attem or any atte mpt, empt thereaft he or she must wait 14 calendar day to retake the exam. ter, 4 ys Howe ever, a beta ex xam may only be taken on y nce. Citrix Edu ucation monit tors retake ac ctivity for brea aches of this policy. Breach of this poli can result in sanctions up to and inc s icy t cluding a temp porary ban fro om taking Citrix exams and/or revoc g s cation of curre certificatio ent on. To lea more about the Citrix Education Exa policies, s the Exam Policies pag on the Citrix arn E am see m ge Educa ation web site All candidat of Citrix Certifications m e. tes C must agree and be bound to the Citrix Candidate Conduc Policy. For the most curr ct t rent copy of th policy, ple his ease visit the Candidate t Conduct page on the Citrix Training website.

Co ommen nting During Live Ex D L xams
Citrix Education is committed to continually monitoring an d updating ou exams as n o m ur needed. As a practice, Citrix Edu ucation regula reviews and revises ex arly a xams even af the end of the beta per fter f riod. Comm ments typed in the exam interface dur nto ring an exam are considere when mak ed king decisions s about revising questions. Comm t ments will not impact a can ndidate’s final exam result. Candidates are encouraged to use the comm u menting featur to provide feedback abo the exam or out re exam item to Citrix Education. However, be mindful of the time used to provide com x H m e o mments on an s om ted he rovided in the e exam as it will be subtracted fro the allocat time for th test. A timing clock is pr exam interface to remind you of the remainin time for the test. r f ng e

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The Inten nded Audienc and Prepa A ce d aratory y Re ecomm mendati ions fo the E or Exam Inte ended Audie ence
The A26 exam is fo A ocused on top that are most importa nt to those who perform th role of a Citrix pics m he Admin nistrator. Citrix Education selected these topics base on feedbac from subje matter exp s ed ck ect perts (SME who perfor this role in the field. Tho who serv as administrators may h Es) rm n ose ve hold various jo ob titles, including: • • • • System Admin nistrators/Citrix Administrat x tors System Engine eers/Sales En ngineers/Citrix Engineers x Enterprise Adm ministrators nistrators Support Admin

e ussed the duti of the adm ies ministrator role during a job task analysi workshop ( b is (JTA). Field experts discu j viduals in this role could ha different r ave responsibilities. The expert ts Depending on the job title, indiv p n ved sensus about which tasks w were the mos important fo st or who participated in the JTA arriv at a cons admin nistrators and selected those as objectiv for this te ves est.

Pre eparato Re ory ecomm mendations fo the E or Exam
Citrix Education recommends th prior to tak hat king this exam candidates have the knowledge, skills m, s and abilities required to install, administer, an support a X a a nd XenServer 6. enterprise environment .0 which includes Pro h ovisioning Ser rvices. This exam does no include cont ot tent about fea atures include in ed Citrix XenServer Platinum editio P on.

Reco ommended Knowled and Sk d dge kills
• • • • • • • • • • • Experience implementing, in nterfacing wit or managin storage infrastructures th, ng work settings, including mu , ultiple NIC bo onds for dedic cated traffic Experience configuring netw Knowledge of networking fu K undamentals including DNS TCP/IP, VL i S, LAN and sub-netting Experience ma anaging and monitoring en m nterprise serve ers Knowledge of enterprise server and clien operating s K nt systems Knowledge of basic Linux-b K based xe com mmands In n-depth knowl ledge of regis settings and ability to m stry a manipulate th hem Experience wit Application Packaging fo an enterpriise environme with a larg number of th n or ent ge f se ervers Knowledge of Storage Area Networks (S K a SAN) storage solutions, inc cluding storag interfaces, such ge as Fibre Chann over Ethe s nel ernet and iSCS SI 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Windows 200X (expert level) + h Knowledge of Microsoft Act K tive Directory

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Re ecomm mended Produ Exp d uct pertise e
We re ecommend that candidates have approx s ximately six m months of exp perience with the following tasks in a XenServer 6.0 environment X 0 t: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Configuring Xe C enServer 6.0 Enterprise Ed dition Creating Virtua Machines C al Working with Virtual Machin W V nes Managing and Maintaining XenServer Ho M X osts Creating and Managing Sto C M orage Working with Pools W P Using the XenS U Server Comm mand-Line Inte erface Im mplementing High Availability and Virtua Machine Re al ecovery Working with work load bala W w ancing Configuring Pr C rovisioning Se ervices Working with vDisks in Prov W v visioning Serv vices Working with XenConvert in Provisioning Services W X n g Working with Sites and device collections in Provision W S ning Services

Re ecomm mended Citrix Cours d ses
Citrix Education recommends th candidates get hands-o experience with XenServer 6.0 and hat on e Provis sioning Servic prior to ta ces aking this exam. One of the best ways to do this is by taking forma e o y al Citrix training cours ses. The follo owing courses provide bas ic training on administrativ tasks. s ve • • CXS-203-1I Ci C itrix XenServe 6.0 Administration( Instr er ructor-led training course o self-study) or CXS-203-1W Citrix XenServ 6.0 Admin C C ver nistration (Se elf-paced onlin training co ne ourse)

It is re ecommended that candida ates get exper rience setting up a XenSer rver 6.0 environment with Provis sioning Servic running on the virtual machines. Wh this hand ces o m hile ds-on experien can be do nce one on the job, Citrix Education’s off e ficial courses offer a safe a robust en and nvironment in which to lear rn these tasks. Thus, they are one of the best ways to prepa for the exa e w are am.

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Exam Se ections and Weights s W s Exam Se ections and Weights s W s
The 1Y0-A26 exam is divided in nine (9) se m nto ections. Each section of th exam is we h he eighted as foll lows, totalin 100%. ng

Sect tion
Installing and Implementing Xe enServer Mana aging and Ma aintaining Hos sts Mana aging and Ma aintaining Virtu Machines ual s and Templates T Conf figuring and Managing Res M source Pools Installing and Con nfiguring Prov visioning Services Maintaining Provis sioning Servic ces Conf figuring Advan nced Features Back king up and Restoring R Troub bleshooting Total l

Weight t
6% 9% 6% 20% 10% 12% 14% 9% 14% 100%

How Section Weights Re w W elate to Qu uestions on the Exam n m
The section weight included in this guide ar intended to help you to u s ts re o understand how much of th he exam is devoted to the topics lis o sted. In fact, the percentag directly m to the num t ges map mber of quest tions on the exam. For example, if an exam has 60 questions, a Section 1 is weighted at 50%, then 30 of e e n 0 and the qu uestions on th exam will relate to Section 1 (60*50% = 30). he r % Pleas be aware th section we se hat eights are NO used to ca OT alculate your s score. Each q question is assign a point va ned alue based on its importan and weigh n nce hting; therefore, section we eights and ex xam scores do NOT alw ways have a one-to-one co o orrelation. m coring works in Citrix exam read the b ms, blog The Scor ring Secrets fo for For more information on how sc Citrix Exams - Divu ulged.

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Exam Ob bjective and Resources for the Exam es d e m Ab bout Ex xam Ob bjectives
Exam objectives are used to foc the test on the most im m cus mportant conc cepts. All the q questions on this exam were developed based on objectives. Field experts discussed the duties of the administrat n F tor role during a job ta analysis workshop (JTA and listed t most important tasks a objectives. the ask w A) as . This guide lists all of the exam objectives and provides su g o d uggested read ding material to help you prepa for the test. This material was recom are mmended by t field experts to develop the items. the p Additional video tutorials are als included to help you stu for the exa In some cases, the so o udy am. object tives require that candidate have field experience, iincluding han t es nds-on experie ence installing g, admin nistering, supporting, and troubleshootin Citrix XenS t ng Server 6.0 wit Provisionin Services in th ng n enterp prise environm ments. By obt taining this ex xperience, ca andidates are more likely to pass this ex o xam.

Exam Ob bjective es
Objec ctives summa arize what the test is design to measu These ob ned ure. bjectives were developed b e by Exam Developers and SMEs ba m ased on ident tified tasks tha relate to th e job of administering a Citrix at XenServer 6.0 imp plementation with Provision w ning Services The followin lists provid the objectiv s. ng de ves for ea section: ach

Implementing XenServer
• • • • Given a scenario, establish how to config G gure options o the XenSe on erver host so that it starts u up from SAN. Given a scenario, determine how to conf G e figure a NIC f the manag for gement interfa ace. Define how to configure/rec D configure DHC OR hostna CP ame, IP, mas Gateway a DNS base on sk, and ed a list of require ements for an environment t. Given NTP ser G rver and time zone details, resolve how to configure/ , w /reconfigure N NTP and time e/time zo after the installation of XenServer. one f

Man naging and Maintaining Hosts
• • • • • • Define which actions an adm D a ministrator mu take to ap ust pply updates ( (upgrades/pa atches) to XenServer Hos X sts. Given a scenario, identify how to shut do G own the XenS Server Host w without any los of performa ss ance. Given a description of a situ G uation, determ mine which ac ctions an adm ministrator must take to recover th host when high availability is enabled he d. Given a description or set of requirement establish h G o ts, how to set em alerts at t pool-level as mail the well as alerts at the host or virtual machine level. w a Given a scenario, define ho to integrate XenServer iinto Active Diirectory. G ow e Given a description of an en G nvironment, define how to configure Xe d enServer Role e-based Access Control. C

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Man naging and Maintaining Virtual Machines and Temp plates
• • • Given a scenario in which a virtual mach G hine must be c copied using a particular m method, selec the ct ne ecessary step to copy the virtual mach ps e hine. Given a scenario, identify how an admini G istrator can u se the import t/export feature of XenServ ver. Determine the correct steps to take to create a virtual machine usin the XenCo D s ng onvert Physic to cal Virtual (P2V) conversion or the XenConv Virtual to Virtual (V2V) conversion o an existing V c vert ) of se erver, based on a list of requirements. Control a virtua machine, in C al ncluding susp pending, grace eful, or forced shutdown a graceful o d and or fo orced restart of a virtual ma o achine.



Conf figuring an Managing Resour Pools nd rce
• • • • • • • • • • Given a scenario, determine which action an adminis G e ns strator must t take to add or remove a ho to r ost or from a resou r urce pool usin the CLI or GUI. ng Given a scenario, decide ho to complet pool maste maintenanc with high a G ow te er ce availability en nabled. Given a scenario, either with high availab G bility enabled or disabled, select the ste needed to eps o ch hange the pool master. Based on a de escription of an environmen select the steps to crea a storage repository. nt, ate Given a description of an en G nvironment, define how to configure sto d orage reposito for Intellicache. ory Given a scenario, determine how to conf G e figure DMP an MPP multipathing. nd Based on the needs of an environment, determine ho to create a network and assign a vLA to n e d ow d AN th network. hat Based on the needs of an environment, determine ho to create a cross-server private netw n e d ow r work. ate nd he ment interface in the Based on a scenario, decide how to crea a bond an configure th managem ond. bo Based on the needs of an environment, decide when to segregate XenServer h n e d host managem ment traffic from other manageme traffic, suc as storage managemen using sepa ent ch e nt, arate physical sw witches or using separate VLANs. Given a scenario, determine when to utilize the rolling upgrade wiz G e g zard.



Insta alling and Configuring Provisioning Serviice C
• • • • • • Decide which PXE service options to select when inst D P o talling Provisiioning Service es. Decide how to configure TF D FTP and boots strap options for a given environment. Id dentify how to configure the generic Stre o e eam server st tartup list for a given enviro onment. Determine how to create a bootstrap disk when config D w b k guring virtual machine star rtup options. Determine how to configure DHCP options 66 and 67 when configuring VM boo options. D w e 7 ot Decide how to configure PX when conf D XE figuring VM bo options. oot

Main ntaining Pr rovisioning Services g
• • • Determine how to create or delete a mac D w chine account in Active Dir t rectory on the Provisioning e g Services serve in a XenServer environm er ment. Determine how to change th properties of the target device vDisk based on sta D w he k ated requirem ments. Determine which vDisk prop D perties to cha ange and whic cache mod to use for a vDisk based on ch de d

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given requirem ments. • • • • • Define how to update a vDis based on a description of an environ D sk nment and the needs of tha e at en nvironment. Decide when the vDisk image mode nee to be chan D eds nged in a des scribed enviro onment. Conclude when to create an additional site(s), store(s or device c C n s), collection(s) b based on a giv ven sc cenario. Determine how to create a template base on a list of requirement D w t ed f ts. Decide how to configure and enable an offline databa to back up the PVS database, based on D o ase p a list of require ements.

Conf figuring Ad dvanced Features
• • • • • • • • Determine whe StorageLin is beneficia to a given e D en nk al environment b based on a de escription of t the en nvironment. Conclude when integrated disaster recov C d very is benefi cial to a given environmen based on a n nt de escription of the environme t ent. Decide how to correctly set up access co D ontrol list (AC policies on the vSwitch, based on a list of CL) n re equirements. Determine whe to correctly set up quality of service ( D en y (QoS) policie on the vSw es witch, based on a lis of requirem st ments. Decide when to enable and configure hig availability based on the needs of a d D gh y e described en nvironment. Define how to configure a virtual appliance to work wiith high availa D v ability, based on a descript tion of an environmen n nt. Determine if a virtual machine can use dynamic mem ory control, g D given a description of the virtual machine and th environme it is in. m he ent Decide how dy D ynamic memo control needs to be con ory nfigured to me the needs of a described eet s en nvironment.

Back king Up an Restorin nd ng
• • • • • Decide how to configure a backup sched D b dule for storag repository metadata, ba ge ased on a given sc cenario. Select the step to take to backup a pool given a desc ps b cription of an environment t. Conclude when an offline backup of a vir C rtual machine should be pe e erformed bas on a given sed n sc cenario. Conclude when an online backup of a vir C rtual machine should be pe e erformed bas on a given sed n sc cenario. Determine how to restore a virtual machi based on a description or list of requirements. D w ine n

Trou ubleshootin ng
• • • • • Given a description of a net G tworking issue determine how to resolv the issue. e, ve Given a description of a storage issue, find out how to resolve the issue. G o Given a description of an issue with the XenServer Ho find out th root cause G X ost, he e. Given a description of an issue with a vir G rtual machine identify a m ethod to reso e, olve the issue. Given a Provis G sioning Servic issue, resolve the root cause of the issue. ces

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Ha ands-O Expe On erience e
For al sections, so ll ome hands-on experience administering a Citrix XenServer 6.0 En n g nterprise Edit tion implementation and Provisioning Services is recommende In particullar, candidate should hav ed. es ve hands s-on experien with the fo nce ollowing tasks s: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Configuring Xe C enServer 6.0 Enterprise Ed dition Creating virtua machines C al Working with virtual machin W v nes Managing and maintaining XenServer ho M X osts Creating and managing stor C m rage Working with pools W p Using the XenS U Server comm mand-line inter rface Im mplementing high availability and virtual machine rec h l covery Working with work load bala W w ancing Configuring Pr C rovisioning Se ervices Working with vDisks W v Working with XenConvert W X Working with sites and device collections W s s Troubleshootin network, st ng torage, and memory issue on hosts an virtual mac m es nd chines

Re esource Use to Develop the E es ed D p Exam
The fo ollowing resources were us to develo this exam. sed op

Resource
Citrix Knowledge Base Home x Page e Citrix Knowledge Base Articles x

Link
http://supp port.citrix.com m/ • Ho to Modify Network Spe and Duple ow eed exing (CTX1175 568) • RD DAC MPP co onfiguration fo LUN Multipathing or (CTX1228 824) • Ho to Configu and Test T ow ure Time using N Network Time Protocol on XenServer (CTX116458 o 8) • Ho to use Inte ow elliCache with XenDesktop h p (CTX1290 052) • Ho to Configu the PXE S ow ure Service to For rward to a Standalone TFTP Serv (CTX1160 ver 036) eDocs articles are availlable at: port.citrix.com m/proddocs/top pic/infocenter r/ic-how-tohttp://supp use.html Guide • Ch hanging IP Ad ddress Config guration in Re esource Pools

Citrix eDocs Home Page x e

Citrix XenServer 6.0 x 6 Administrative Guide

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Link
• PIF Commands s • Ho Command ost ds • Hi Availability igh ty • Au uthenticating Users with Ac ctive Director ry • Ro ole-based Ac ccess Control • As ssign a RBAC role to Crea C ated Subject • Cr reating Hetero ogeneous Re esource Pools s • Re equirement fo Creating Resource Pool or ls • Pr repare XenSe erver Host in a Pool for Ma aintenance Operations Using CLI s • Re ecovering an Unreachable Host e • Po Failures ool • Ne etworking • Cr ross Server P Private Netwo ork • Cr reating NIC B Bonds in Reso ource Pools • Co onfiguring a D Dedicated Sto orage NIC • Ro olling Pool Up pgrade Wizar rd • Hi Availability igh ty • vA Apps • Co onfiguring VM Memory M • Ba acking up and Restoring X d XenServer Ho osts and VMs • Ba acking up VM Ms • Re estoring a VM to its Previo State M ous • To Enable Stor o rage Multipath hing Using the xe cli

Citrix XenConvert Guide x

Guide • St tarting XenCo onvert • Pr reparing Host Machine t Guide • DV Policy Co nfiguration Hierarchy VS • Se etting up Port Configuratio Policies t on Guide • Bo from SAN Environments oot N Guide • Co onfiguring for DHCP r • Co onfiguring for Provisioning Services for PXE r n • Bo ooting from an Optional Bo Device oot • Co onfiguring the Bootstrap File from the C e Console • Ne etwork bootin a target de ng evice • Ad dding Target Devices to a Domain • Re emoving Targ Devices fr get rom a Domain n • Co onfiguring for Microsoft Vo r olume Licensing • Lo ogging Levels s • Se electing the W Write Cache D Destination for Standard vDisk Imag ge • Up pdating vDisk ks • Co onfiguring the vDisk Acces Mode e ss • Managing Sites s • Managing Deviice Collection ns

Citrix vSwitch Con x ntroller User Guide Citrix XenServer Installation x Guide Citrix Provisioning Services x g Administrator’s Gu uide

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Link
• • Of ffline Databas Support se En nabling Offline Database S e Support

Citrix Provisioning Service x g Installation Guide

Guide • Co onfiguring the Farm e • Co onfiguring Bo ootstrap File fr rom the Cons sole

Vid Re deo esource es
Citrix also provides product reso s ources in vide format on C eo CitrixTV. Clic on each top for a direc link ck pic ct e w t r ccount. Regis stration is free If you’re alr e. ready to the video. You will first have to register for a MyCitrix ac regist tered, simply log in to the site. s • • • Getting Started with XenServer G d How to Configu Web Self Service H ure f XenServer and NetApp X d

Pra actice Questions Qu uestion 1 n
Objec ctive: Given a scenario, determine how to configure o options on the XenServer host so it boo e ots from SAN. S 1. While installing XenServer, an administra needs to configure mu W g ator ultiple paths f a fully for re edundant boo from SAN environment. During the Xe ot e D enServer insta allation, which two actions must s th administrat take to configure multip paths for t SAN? (Ch he tor ple the hoose two.) a. Enter Advanced Ins A stallation Mod de. b. Config gure the LUN to have LUN 1. c. Edit the Linux startu information file. up n d. Type the word mult t tipath at the startup prompt t. Answer: A, D A

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Qu uestion 2 n
Objec ctive: Given a scenario, determine how to shut down the XenServ Host witho any loss o ver out of perfor rmance. Scenario:An administrator is planning to upg grade the RA M in XenServ host that i also the po ver is ool maste Due to bus er. siness restrict tions the host must be shu down during normal business hours. High t ut g availa ability is enabled in the Xen nServer resou urce pool. 1. Which xe CLI command will the administ W c trator need to run before s o shutting down the host to minimize the lo of management conne m oss ectivity? a. pool-ej ject b. pool-ha-disable c. w-master pool-designate-new ansition-to-ma aster d. pool-emergency-tra Answer: C A

Qu uestion 3 n
Objec ctive: Given a scenario in which a virtua machine mu be copied using a particular method w al ust d, determ mine the step necessary to copy the virtual machine ps e. Scenario: An adm ministrator is planning to roll out 100 new virtual mach p w hines. The dis performanc sk ce needs to be optima after the du s al uplication proc cess. Which operation do the admin h oes nistrator need to perform o the virtual machines? d on a. Import t b. SysPre ep c. Full Co opy d. Copy-o on-Write Answer: C A

Qu uestion 4 n
Objec ctive: Given a scenario, determine which actions an a h administrator must take to add or remov a ve host to or from a re t esource pool. An ad dministrator is asked to cre s eate a scalable set of serve resources u er using XenSer rver to host vi irtual machines for a new project. Which feature of XenServ is required to meet this objective? m . ver d s a. vApp ork b. Netwo Bond c. Resou urce Pool d. Worklo Balancing oad g Answer: A A

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Qu uestion 5 n
Objec ctive: Determine how to configure the ge eneric Stream server boot list for a give environmen m en nt. Scenario: An adm ministrator inst talled two new Provisioning Services ho w g osts to an exis sting farm. Th he farm now consists of four Provis n sioning Servic hosts. ces Which option could the administ h d trator select to include the new Provisio t oning Services hosts in the e st tream server boot list? e a. Create Device b. Restar Stream Ser rt rvice c. Read Servers from Database S d. Enable Automatic vDisk updates e v s Answer: C A

Qu uestion 6 n
Objec ctive: Determine how to cre eate or delete a machine a e account in Act tive Directory on the y Provis sioning Servic hosts in XenServer. ces X Which action will an administrat need to pe h a tor erform on the target device object using the Provision e g ning Services conso to ensure that the targe device can successfully authenticate with Active ole et Directory? D n AC a. Assign a unique MA address. b. Select the “Create machine acco t m ount” option. c. Add th target devic to a device collection. he ce e d. Use th same mach he hine name as the vDisk im s mage. Answer: B A

Qu uestion 7 n
Objec ctive: Determine when Stor rageLink is be eneficial to a given environ nment based on a descript tion of the en nvironment. An ad dministrator needs to acquire a new stor rage unit to e expand available storage on the XenSer rver en nvironment. In order to use thin provisio e oning, which s storage repos sitory must be selected? e and a. LeftHa b. Dell Po owerVault c. NetApp/IBM N Series nterprise Virtual Array d. HP En Answer: C A

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Qu uestion 8 n
Objec ctive: Determine the steps to take to bac ckup or restor a pool give a descriptio of an re en on enviro onment. Scenario: An adm ministrator is re ecovering the lab XenServ pool from failure. The a e ver administrator has a valid backup of the pool. b e rator After installing the first XenServ host from the installatio media, which step must the administr ver t on co omplete next? ? a. Run th xe pool-join command on the membe hosts to co he n o er onnect them to the new poo o ol. b. Run th xe pool-rec he cover-slaves command on the host designated to be the new mas c e ster. c. Run th xe host-for he rget command on the new master to rem d move the old member machin nes.

d. Run th xe pool-res he store-databas command o the host designated to be the new se on master. Answer: D A

Qu uestion 9 n
Objec ctive: Given a description of an issue with the XenSe o erver host, det termine the ro cause of t oot the issue. urce pool cons sisting of six XenServer ho X osts is configu ured with Acti Directory ive Scenario: A resou entication and Role Based Access Contr (RBAC). A administrator connects to XenCenter rol An r authe using an Active Dir rectory accou and can tu on or turn off a virtual m unt urn machine but C CANNOT mig grate a virtu machine to a different host. ual o h The cause of this is c ssue is that th administra is NOT a ___________ (Choose the correct op he ator __ ption to complete the sentence.) o e a. Domai Admin in b. Virtual Machine Operator l c. Virtual Machine Adm l ministrator d. Virtual Machine Pow Administr l wer rator Answer: D A

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