The Citrix 1Y0-312 exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with necessary information about the CCP-V exam. It includes exam summary, sample questions, practice test, objectives and ways to interpret the exam objectives to enable candidates to assess the types of questions-answers that may be asked during the Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP-V) exam.
It is recommended for all the candidates to refer the 1Y0-312 objectives and sample questions provided in this preparation guide. The Citrix CCP-V certification is mainly targeted to the candidates who want to build their career in Virtualization domain and demonstrate their expertise. We suggest you to use practice exam listed in this cert guide to get used to with exam environment and identify the knowledge areas where you need more work prior to taking the actual Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration exam.
Citrix 1Y0-312 Exam Summary:
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Exam Name
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration (CCP-V) |
| Exam Code | 1Y0-312 |
| Exam Price | $300 USD |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Number of Questions | 71 |
| Passing Score | 64% |
| Recommended Training / Books | CWS-315: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration |
| Schedule Exam | PEARSON VUE |
| Sample Questions | Citrix 1Y0-312 Sample Questions |
| Recommended Practice | Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP-V) Practice Test |
Citrix CCP-V Syllabus:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Architecture Overview |
- Determine whether the number and sizing of the Citrix StoreFront components are appropriate for a production environment. - Determine whether the number and sizing of the Citrix Gateway components are appropriate for a production environment. - Determine whether the number and sizing of the Citrix infrastructure components are appropriate for a production environment. - Determine whether the number and sizing of machines hosting HDX sessions is meeting the needs of a production environment. |
| Manage a Virtual Apps and Desktops Environment with Multiple Locations |
- Determine how an FMA Zone architecture can be used in an environment with multiple resource locations. - Determine how to configure and manage VDA Registration in a multi-zone environment. - Determine how to use zone preference settings. - Determine how to configure Optimal Gateway Routing in a production environment. - Determine how to configure Subscription Store synchronization for a given scenario. |
| Implement Backups and Disaster Recovery |
- Determine how to perform backups of key components and data in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to translate requirements from a disaster recovery plan into an action plan in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to fail over a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment to a disaster recovery environment, and later restore the production environment. |
| Implement Advanced Authentication Methods |
- Determine how one-time passwords can be used with RADIUS authentication in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to implement smart card authentication in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to implement ADFS and SAML authentication in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. |
| Improve App and Data Security |
- Determine how to prevent jailbreak attacks by managing user assignments - Determine how to minimize the impact of attacks. |
| Secure Machines Running the Virtual Delivery Agent |
- Determine how to Encrypt VDA communications with TLS and how to enhance OS security through image management. - Determine how to use GPOs and Citrix Policies to lock down machines running VDAs. |
| Advanced Troubleshooting |
- Determine how to use various tools to troubleshoot a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to use basic PowerShell commands to get information about a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to troubleshoot StoreFront issues for a given scenario. - Determine how to troubleshoot Citrix Gateway issues for a given scenario. - Determine how to validate FMA services and SQL connection health in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. - Determine how to troubleshoot VDA registration issues for a given scenario. - Determine how to troubleshoot common HDX connection issues for a given scenario. |
| App Layering and Creating the Layers |
- Determine how App layering components communicate. - Determine how to create an OS Layer. - Determine how to create a Platform Layer. - Determine how to create an App Layer. - Determine how to create an Elastic App Layer. - Determine how to create User Layers. |
| Deploy a Layered Image using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops |
- Determine how to create an App Layering template. - Determine how a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops image deployment changes when using Citrix App Layering. |
| Explore Layer Priority and Maintain an App Layering Environment |
- Determine how layer priority affects the composition of layered images. - Determine how to update different types of layers. - Determine how to maintain and update the App Layering environment. - Determine additional App Layering considerations and how to locate additional information as needed. |
| Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Administration |
- Determine how to deploy the components of a Workspace Environment Management (WEM) solution. - Determine how to perform general administration of WEM in a given scenario. |
| Use WEM to Centralize Environment Management, Optimize Performance and Secure Environments |
- Determine how to manage user resources with WEM in a given scenario. - Determine how to manage user profiles using WEM in a given scenario. - Determine how to use various WEM Transformer features in a given scenario. - Determine how user logon times are optimized using WEM. - Determine how to use WEM to increase the security of a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. |
| Migrate and Upgrade WEM |
- Determine how to migrate user environment management to WEM in a given scenario. - Determine how to upgrade a WEM deployment in a given scenario. - Determine how to implement redundancy in a WEM deployment. |
Recommended Knowledge and Skills for 1Y0-312:
| Item | Description |
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Knowledge of how the following Windows components integrate with Citrix technologies:
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- Active Directory Domain Services - Active Directory Certificate Services - Domain Name System (DNS) - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) - Group Policy Objects (GPOs) - NTFS Permissions - Windows Authentication and Authorization - Knowledge of IIS - Roles and features of Windows Server 2016 |
| Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems |
- Windows 10 - Windows Server 2016 |
| Knowledge of SQL 2012 R2 and newer | - Knowledge of SQL clustering and mirroring |
| General networking skills (i.e. IP Address assignment/Subnets/VLANs) | |
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Knowledge of hypervisors
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| Knowledge of shared storage configuration and management | |
| Knowledge of Microsoft licensing |
Recommended Product Experience for 1Y0-312:
| Item |
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| - Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Build 1912 LTSR |
| - Citrix App Layering |
| - StoreFront Build 1912 LTSR |
| - Workspace Environment Management Build 1912 |
| - Citrix Gateway |
| - Citrix ADC |
| - Citrix Federated Authentication Service Build 1912 LTSR |
| - Machine Creation Services |
| - User Profile Management |
Time Limit:
| Type of Candidate | Time Limits* | Notes |
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| Native English speakers | 90 minutes | |
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Non-native English speakers that take the exam in countries where English is a foreign language
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90 minutes + 30 minutes (time extension)
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Time extension granted automatically |
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Non-native English speakers that take the exam in countries where English is NOT a foreign language
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90 minutes + 30 minutes (time extension)
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Must request time extension from Citrix.
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