Citrix XenServer 6: High Availability and Troubleshooting

By Elias Khnaser
This course is part 2 of 2 in the Citrix XenServer 6 series. This series will take you through everything you need to know to get started with Citrix XenServer 6.
Course info
Rating
(15)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
May 29, 2012
Duration
2h 58m
Table of contents
Resource Pools
Introduction 3m Resource Pool Member Host Types 2m Resource Pool Types 1m Shared Configurations 1m XenMotion 1m Member Failure 2m Resource Pools Demo 5m vApps 5m What We Covered 3m
Distributed Virtual Switching
Introduction 2m Distributed Virtual Switching Features 1m Open vSwitch 3m Distributed Virtual Switching 1m vSwitch Controller Virtual Appliance 1m Monitoring 0m Policy Configuration 4m Cross-Server Private Network 0m Importing Distributed Virtual Switch Controller Demo 17m What We Covered 3m
Workload Balancing
Introduction 2m Workload Balancing Components and Virtual Appliance Requirements 1m Optimization Modes 2m WLB Role Based Access Control 0m Power Management 1m Workload Balancing Demo 11m Critical Thresholds Demo 5m Reporting Demo 2m What We Covered 2m
High Availability
Introduction 1m HA Requirements 3m VM Restart Priorities 2m Fencing and Overcommitting 2m Enable and Configure High Availability 5m Disaster Recovery Demo 6m Backup and Recovery 5m Working with Snapshots 14m VM Protection Policies 4m What We Covered 3m
Troubleshooting and Monitoring XenServer
Introduction 1m XenServer CLI Overview 2m Menu-Driven Text Console 3m Monitoring XenServer 2m Events and Alerts 7m What We Covered 1m
Preparing for the Citrix XenServer 6 Administration (A26) Exam
Exam Profile 1m Exam Topics and Weights 1m Candidate Profile 1m Personal Study Recommendations 2m Credit Toward Certification 1m
Next Steps
Looking Back 1m The Road Ahead: 7 Steps to Greatness 3m Eli's Favorite Supporting Resources 0m Connect with TrainSignal 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(15)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
May 29, 2012
Duration
2h 58m
Description

This course is part 2 of 2 in the Citrix XenServer 6 series. This series will take you through everything you need to know to get started with Citrix XenServer 6. You'll learn XenServer installation, configuration, administration, high availability, resource pools, distributed virtual switching, and troubleshooting. This course caters to experienced networking professionals who want to learn server virtualization with Citrix XenServer 6.

About the author
Elias Khnaser
About the author

Elias Khnaser is a Research Vice President with Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). He covers public cloud computing and hybrid cloud computing. Mr. Khnaser's coverage is primarily focused on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) along with platform as a service (PaaS) as it intersects with IaaS. Areas of focus include cloud computing adoption strategy, trends, technology, platforms and providers, exit strategy and multicloud. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Khnaser was the CTO for Sigma Solutions. In that role, he directed the company's technical strategy and was a customer-facing executive engaging with client CIOs, architects and engineers on cloud, EUC and virtualization strategies. He is well-published with six books and hundreds of blogs on Forbes, InformationWeek and VirtualizationReview.com. He has also presented at various Gartner and industry conferences.

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