Citrix Workspace Environment Management Deployment and Administration

Designed for experienced IT professionals, you will discover why WEM is the go-to system optimization and logon optimization solution for a Citrix deployment's app and desktop workloads. You will learn how to plan, build, rollout, and manage on-premises WEM or WEM service and how to integrate it into Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops or Citrix DaaS.

You will leave this course with a good understanding of how to manage additional solutions and features in your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop or Citrix DaaS site.

Product Versions Covered: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR, WEM 2109

Learning Objectives

• Install and initialize WEM and integrate into Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS.
• Configure WEM features to improve the end user environment and virtual resource consumption.
• Migrate an on-premises WEM deployment to WEM service.

Prerequisite Knowledge

• Strong foundational knowledge of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 or Citrix DaaS

Recommended:

• CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Deployment and Administration

OR

• CWS-250: Citrix DaaS Deployment and Administration

Recommended Next Training

• CWS-313: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Deployment, Troubleshooting, Security and Administration
• CWS-316: Citrix Provisioning 7 Administration
• CWS-415: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Assessment, Design, and Advanced Configuration

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Workspace Environment Management (WEM)

• WEM Features and Benefits

Module 2: Planning – WEM Architecture and Component Communications

• WEM On-Premises Components and Deployments
• WEM Service Components and Deployments
• WEM Component Communication Workflows

Module 3: Planning - WEM On-Premises Deployment Installation

• On-Premises WEM: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
• On-Premises WEM: ADMX Template Configuration
• Choosing a Security Principal to run the WEM Infrastructure Service
• Creating the WEM Database
• Running the WEM Infrastructure Service Configuration Utility
• On-Premises WEM: Agent Installation

Module 4: Planning – WEM Service Deployment Installation

• WEM On-Premises vs WEM Service
• WEM Service: Leading Practice Installation Prerequisites and Steps
• WEM Service: ADMX Template Configuration
• WEM Service: Agent Installation

Module 5: Planning – WEM Consoles and Initial Setup

• On-Premises WEM and WEM Service Consoles
• WEM Initial Setup
• Migrating GPO settings to WEM

Module 6: Planning – WEM System and Log On Optimization

• WEM System Optimization Overview
• WEM CPU Management
• WEM Memory Management
• Additional System Optimization Features
• WEM Log On Optimization Overview
• WEM Assigned Actions
• WEM Environmental Settings
• Citrix Profile Management In WEM

Module 7: Planning – WEM Security and Lockdown Features

• WEM Security Management Features
• Privilege Elevation and Process Hierarchy Control
• WEM Transformer

Module 8: Planning - The WEM Agent

• WEM Settings Processing and WEM Agent Caches
• WEM Agent Integration with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS

Module 9: Planning – WEM Monitoring, Reporting, and Troubleshooting

• WEM Monitoring and Reporting
• WEM Agent Troubleshooting
• WEM Service Troubleshooting

Module 10: Planning – Upgrading WEM and Migration to WEM Service

• Upgrading Workspace Environment Management
• WEM On-Premises Migration to WEM Service

Module 11: Rolling Out a WEM Deployment

• WEM Agent User Options on Windows Desktops

Module 12: Managing a WEM Deployment

• Measuring WEM Success