More CCIA Info 1

[SeanFlynn]

What the exam is going to cover:

• Outline the benefits of server-based computing and identify key milestones in Citrix and server-based computing histories.
• Dissect the core components and processes of a Windows terminal server in context of Citrix MetaFrame®.
• List licensing components and processes in a terminal server environment.
• Identify key design considerations for terminal services architecture.
• Describe the Citrix Independent Management Architecture (IMA)subsystems and communication processes, and define the Citrix IMA Service.
• List the major components of a Citrix MetaFrame XP server farm and related architectural and communication processes between and within zones, zone data collectors, the data store and the local host cache.
• Identify key design considerations for server farm architecture related to each of the major components.
• List the architectural processes and communications for Citrix Load Manager.
• Identify key design considerations for the Citrix Load Manager architecture.
• Outline the components of Citrix Resource Manager and the process that occurs for updating Citrix Resource Manager metrics.
• Outline the components of Citrix Installation Manager and related architectural and communication processes.
• Outline the components of Citrix Network Manager, SNMP and related functionality.
• Identify key design considerations for Citrix Resource Manager, Citrix Installation Manager and Citrix Network Manager.
• Identify printing components and related architectural and
communication processes related to network printing, client printing and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA®)printing.
• Diagram and describe the communication processes related to driver replication, printer mapping, printer creation, printer importing and the universal print driver.
• Identify key design considerations for printing in a Citrix MetaFrame environment.
• Identify key components and processes related to ICA technology.
• Diagram the architecture and communication processes for server farm access using Win32 clients, Citrix NFuse® Classic, Enterprise Services for NFuse, Citrix Secure Gateway and Citrix NFuse® Elite.
• Identify key design considerations for information and application access in a Citrix environment.

I'll be taking the beta exam next week. Without breaking the NDA, I'll let you know how close this list is.

 

[CitrixEngineer]

Where are you taking the Beta? I'm taking it next week too! CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk

 

[steendp]

So, how did it go ?

Having just signed up for the test, I'm pretty interested
in all the info you can hand out

Regards
Steen D.

 

[CitrixEngineer]

Can't really "hand out info" - SeanFlynn has given a list of the areas to investigate. It's all in the course manual, and you can read around much of the Terminal Services stuff - David Solomon and Mark Russinovich's book "Inside Windows 2000" is a good place to get more information than you need.

Otherwise, if you've done the CCEA and have plenty of experience, then it's a "nice" exam - the questions range from easy, through "Got to think about that one...", to fairly hard.

My advice is read the courseware, then go back and study each chapter in depth.

I quite enjoyed the exam - it felt more like a proper test than a simple test of memory - but can't say for sure how it went, because, as with all Beta exams, there's no pass mark yet, so the results will take a month or two to come through.

Good luck! CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk

 

[steendp]

I've just been told that the test includes Q's about SAM and Elite. Damn, havn't had any exparience with them yet.

Well, I just gotta give it a try.

/Steen

 

[CitrixEngineer]

There's going to be a written part to this exam as well. That should be very interesting...

CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk

 

[steendp]

Sorry for the late reply. I recieved the testresults more than a month ago, and luckily I passed

I'd say that the list Sean posted above is not far from the actual test.

Regards
Steen

 

[blizzard970]

Is anyone aware of any study guides for 6100 yet? I've been scouring the web for anything, but have not found anything solid. The thread mentions course material, can I buy the course material without attending the course, none are offered in my area.

Thanks,

blizzard

 

[mitchero]

I passed exam #610 last Friday. Anyone taken the 611 beta? Was wondering what the format is. Written?