Course Overview
Students will build their Citrix ADC knowledge and skills by enrolling in this five-day course. It covers Citrix ADC essentials- platforms, architecture, licensing, and functionality and also focuses on traffic management, including content switching, traffic optimization and global server load balancing (GSLB). Students will learn about key ADC capabilities such as high availability, security, and performance, and explore SSL offload, load balancing and monitoring. The traffic management curriculum will cover the AppExpert policy engine, the Rewrite and Responder features, and Content Switching. - Deploy and Manage Citrix ADC 13.x with Traffic Management
Who should attend
- IT Professionals Working with Citrix ADC, with Little to No Previous ADC Experience
- Administrators, Engineers, and Architects Interested in Learning how to Implement and Manage Citrix ADC Features Using Leading Practices
Prerequisites
This course requires little to no previous experience with Citrix ADC; however, Citrix recommends:
- A basic understanding of TCP/IP.
- A basic understanding of HTTP.
- A basic understanding of the OSI model.
- A basic understanding of network devices.
- A basic understanding of networking protocols.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the functionalities and capabilities of Citrix ADC.
- Obtain, install, and manage Citrix ADC licenses.
- Comprehend basic ADC network architecture.
- Understand how SSL is used to secure Citrix ADC.
- Optimize the ADC system for traffic handling and management.
Outline: Deploy and Manage Citrix ADC 13.x with Traffic Management (CNS225)
Module 1: Getting Started
Lessons
- Introduction to Citrix ADC
- Feature and Platform Overview
- Deployment Options
- Architectural Overview
- Setup and Management
Module 2: Basic Networking
Lessons
- Networking Topology
- Citrix ADC Components
- Routing
- Access Control Lists
Module 3: ADC Platforms
Lessons
- Citrix ADC MPX
- Citrix ADC VPX
- Citrix ADC CPX
- Citrix ADC SDX
- Citrix ADC BLX
Module 4: High Availability
Lessons
- Citrix ADC High Availability
- High Availability Configuration
- Managing High Availability
- In Service Software Upgrade
- Troubleshooting High Availability
Module 5: Load Balancing
Lessons
- Load Balancing Overview
- Load Balancing Methods and Monitors
- Load Balancing Traffic Types
- Load Balancing Protection
- Priority Load Balancing
- Load Balancing Troubleshooting
Module 6: SSL Offloading
Lessons
- SSL Overview
- SSL Configuration
- SSL Offload
- Troubleshooting SSL Offload
- SSL Vulnerabilities and Protections
Module 7: Security
Lessons
- Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing
- Configuring External Authentication
- Admin Partitions
Module 8: Security
Lessons
- Citrix ADC Logging
- Monitoring with SNMP
- Reporting and Diagnostics
- App Flow Functions
- Citrix Application Delivery Management
- Troubleshooting
Module 9: Advanced Policies
Lessons
- Default Policy Overview
- Default Expression Syntax
- Policy Bindings
- AppExpert Additional Features
Module 10: Rewrite Responder URL Transformation
Lessons
- Rewrite Policies
- Responder Policies
- DNS Rewrite and Responder
- URL Transformation
Module 11: Content Switching
Lessons
- Content Switching Overview
- Content Switching Configuration
Module 12: Optimization
Lessons
- Citrix ADC Optimization Overview
- HTTP Compression
- Integrated Caching
- Front-End Optimization
Module 13: Global Server Load Balancing
Lessons
- GSLB Overview
- GSLB Architecture
- Content-Switching GSLB
- GSLB MEP and Monitoring
- Customizing GSLB