1Y0-401: Designing Citrix Xendesktop 7.6 Solutions: Exam Preparation Guide 2.1
1Y0-401: Designing Citrix Xendesktop 7.6 Solutions: Exam Preparation Guide 2.1
1Y0-401: Designing Citrix Xendesktop 7.6 Solutions: Exam Preparation Guide 2.1
Exam Overview
1Y0-401:
DESIGNING CITRIX
XENDESKTOP 7.6
Preparation
SOLUTIONS
Exam Preparation Guide 2.1
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Table of Contents
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Number of Questions Intended Audience
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The 1Y0-401 exam is a 45-question exam written in English. The 1Y0-401 exam is focused on those topics that are most important to
The exam is split into two parts. In part 1, there are 23 multiple choice questions. those who asses and design Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Solutions. Those who
In part 2, there are 11 decision tree items and 11 multiple choice questions. assess and design such solutions may hold various job titles such as:
• Architects
Type of Candidate Time Limits Notes learn more about the rules and process of taking an exam, please visit
http://training.citrix.com/exams.
Native English Speakers 120 minutes
Worldwide, visit the Pearson VUE website (www.pearsonvue.com/citrix)
to locate a testing center in your area and register for an exam. To register
Non-native English speakers 120 minutes
Time extension
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that take the exam in in the United States and Canada, you may also register in person at any
granted
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countries where English is a +30 minutes Pearson VUE testing center or call 1-800-931-4084.
automatically
foreign language (time extension)
Note: A $7 USD surcharge will be added to phone registrations.
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Policy Links
Candidates must wait 24 hours from their original appointment time before
they can register to retake an exam. After a second attempt, and any attempt
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thereafter, the candidate must wait 14 calendar days to retake the exam.
Breach of this policy can result in sanctions up to and including a ban from
For more information about our policies, including the Citrix Exam Retake Policy
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Prepping for the Exam
Recommended Knowledge and Skills • Advanced knowledge of:
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Specifically, candidates should have the following knowledge and skills prior to Users/user group structure
taking this exam: Application delivery
Disaster recovery
• Advanced architectural assessment and design skills for: Policies/policy structures and security restrictions
XenDesktop 7.6
Provisioning Services 7.6 We recommend that candidates have about six months of experience with the
StoreFront 2.6
• Knowledge of network operating systems, including security, • Designing an integrated virtualization solution
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• Citrix methodology and best practices for analysis and design • Designing and documenting the security infrastructure
General networking
Project management
Risk assessment
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Recommended Course Unauthorized Preparation Materials
Citrix Education recommends that candidates have hands-on experience with Citrix Education monitors exam results to ensure that candidates are not
XenDesktop 7 prior to taking this exam. One of the best ways to do this is by using unauthorized materials to prepare for exams. If it is determined that a
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taking a formal Citrix training course. The following course provides training on candidate used unauthorized materials to prepare for an exam, the candidate’s
assessing and designing Citrix XenDesktop 7 solutions. score will be invalidated and his or her certification will be revoked.
• CXD-400 Designing App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenDesktop 7 for certification, Citrix Education recommends visiting http://www.certguard.
(instructor-led training course or self-study) com/ to ensure that a site is indeed legitimate. This site flags sites that are
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Section Titles and Weights
Section Weight
Total 100%
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The section weights included in this guide are intended to help you in
understanding how much of the exam is devoted to the topics listed. In fact, the
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percentages directly map to the number of questions on the exam. For example,
if an exam has 60 questions, and Section 1 is weighted at 50%, then 30 of the
questions on the exam will relate to Section 1 (60*50% = 30).
Please be warned that section weights are NOT used to calculate your score.
Scoring is far more complicated as exam questions may be given different
weights based on their overall importance. Because some questions may have
different point values assigned to them, section weights and exam scores do not
always have a one-to-one correlation.
For more information on how scoring works in Citrix exams read the blog
The Scoring Secrets for Citrix Exams - Divulged.
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Interpretation of Objectives Note: Again, the examples listed in section five of this guide do NOT encompass
Exam-takers should refer to the objectives and examples listed in this guide in all potential topics that could be tested and are only provided as guidance.
order to determine not only which topics will be on the exam but also examples The objectives and examples for this exam were developed by Exam Project
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of the topics that could be tested. Managers and subject matter experts based on identified tasks that relate
For example, if the objective reads, “Asses the printing infrastructure” and one questions written for each objective relates directly to the importance of that
of the examples reads, “Perform print driver stress testing”, exam-takers could objective, and is proportional to how frequently that task is performed.
expect to see:
How can the architect assess which printer drivers are in use in the
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current environment?
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Sections, Objectives, Examples, and References
• Citrix Docs: http://docs.citrix.com
Objective
Objective Examples References
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Section 1
types
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Objective
Objective Examples References
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1.04 Assess the printing infrastructure Perform print driver stress testing Support – CTX139331
Determine if printers are local or on a network
Determine how printers are created
Determine whether UPD is used
backed up
Identify the application data backup/restoration
process
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Objective
Objective Examples References
Number
Section 2
Section 3
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Analyze the desktop, application, and Identify if user desktops are persistent
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3.04 remote access needs of users in the Identify how the desktops are managed Support – CTX125126
environment (Provisioning Services vs. Machine Creation
Services)
Identify user level of control
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Objective
Objective Examples References
Number
Section 4
sizing
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Recommend the configuration and Recommend the number of servers and number
4.03 XenServer 6.2.0 Administrator’s Guide
sizing of the new environment of storage LUNs needed
Recommend the number of networks and NIC
bonds
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Objective Examples References
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Objective Examples References
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users
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or active/passive)
and isolation
Design segmented network traffic
Determine placement of services
Determine need for multistream ICA
Choose the right protocol for storage of golden Blogs – Turbo Charging Your IOPS with the New
images PVS Cache in RAM with Disk Overflow Feature! -
Design the storage architecture and
Determine if intellicache will be used Part One
5.03 specify requirements for IO, storage
Design redundant paths for storage Blogs – Turbo Charging Your IOPS with the New
optimization, and redundancy
Determine the need for thin provisioning and PVS Cache in RAM with Disk Overflow Feature! -
chaining of vDisks Part Two
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Objective
Objective Examples References
Number
Section 6
Secure HDX (ICA) traffic and client connections to Docs – StoreFront 2.6/Configure Load Balancing,
desktops and applications Failover, Disaster Recovery, and User Mapping for a
Implement callback Store
Specify the appropriate methods for
6.01 Recommend securing XML traffic Docs – NetScaler 10.5/How NetScaler Insight
securing the new implementation
Recommend load balancing secure traffic Center is Deployed in a NetScaler Gateway Single-
Implement security based on user needs and Hop Mode
location using HDX policies Blogs – XenDesktop 7 Director and EdgeSight
Explained
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Support – CTX139331
Use Citrix Director
Specify the components that should Blogs – NetScaler Insight Center
6.02 Use Citrix Command Center
be monitored Blogs – NS Tipster Series - Part One
Implement configuration logging
Blogs – NS Tipster Series - Part Two
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Look and Feel of the Exam
This exam is separated into two parts. Part One contains only multiple-choice Part Two of the exam will also focus on design decisions that need to be
questions. Part Two contains both multiple choice and decision tree questions. made by the test-taker in order to satisfy the needs of the fictitious enterprise
customer’s environment. Part Two will combine the use of traditional question
Part One of the Exam types as well as decision tree questions. The decision tree question type is
Part One of the exam will focus on the analysis of a fictitious enterprise described in the next section.
document that is included in the exam. All Part One questions will be presented During Part Two of the exam, test-takers will NOT be allowed to navigate
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through traditional question types such as multiple-choice single response and backwards to previous questions within Part Two. Once a test-taker has
multiple response questions. chosen an answer option and moved forward, the decision is considered
final. Once the test-taker reaches the end of Part Two, there will NOT be
During Part One of the exam, test-takers will be allowed to navigate back and a review screen because backwards navigation has been disabled for Part
forth through the questions as well as mark questions for review. Once the Two.
test-taker reaches the end of Part One, there will be an opportunity to review
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all marked questions, as well as any incomplete questions shown in the review
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screen.
Once the test-taker has reviewed and answered all questions in Part One,
he or she will need to end that part of the exam in order to move to Part
Two. Once in Part Two, test-takers will NOT be allowed to navigate back
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Decision Tree Question Types
Introduction
Exam Overview
This section of the preparation guide provides a tutorial on the user interface,
A A A
scoring and answering rules for this unique question type.
B B B
Decision Trees Explained
A decision tree is a question that consists of a group of three questions related
C C C
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to one decision; each of the questions in the decision tree is predicated upon
a specific answer to a previous question. Therefore, one decision tree has three
D D D
related multiple-choice questions.
For a graphical depiction of this concept, please refer to Figure 7.2.a: Figure 7.2.a: Decision Tree breakdown
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In Figure 7.2.a, a test-taker selected option C as his or her answer to question Given that test-takers can respond in any one of four ways to the first question
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1.1 and, as a result, received question 1.1.c. The test-taker chose option D as his in a decision, there are a number of possible follow-up questions they may
or her answer to question 1.1.c; therefore, question 1.1.c.d was delivered. receive. Test-takers will not see all possible follow-up questions.
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Individual Decisions
Question
1:3 (1.1) Each of the 11 decision trees in Part Two of the exam are self-contained and
represent a particular analysis or design area. Note that decisions made in Part
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A B C D
Two of the exam will not affect one another; they are scored independently of
one another.
Question
2:3 (1.1.B)
A B C D
Test Test
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3:3 (1.1.B.A) 3:3 (1.1.B.D)
A B C D A B C D
this example) the test-taker receives a particular second question (1.1.b in this
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Scoring
In both Part One and Part Two of the exam, candidates will encounter Question Question Question
traditional question types. These questions, which are either multiple-choice 1.1 1.1.C 1.1.C.D
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Test-takers can earn the maximum score when they select the best option for
each question in a decision. If test-takers submit the best answer for the first
Figure 8.1.a: Maximum Points
question, and then submit the best answer for the first follow-up question
related to that decision, and finally the best answer for the second follow-up
In this example, the test-taker earned a maximum score of 100 points by
question, then they will obtain the maximum score for that decision.
choosing the best answer for the first question (worth 50 points); the best
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answer for the first follow-up question (worth 20 points); and the best option
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numbers are meant to serve as examples only and do not reflect actual
values.
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Depending on choices made within a decision, scores will vary. See Figure 8.1.b (1) Test-taker 1 submits the best answer for question 1.1, then later submits an
for an example. acceptable answer for the corresponding follow-up question, 1.1.b., and, finally,
In Figure 8.1.b: earns a total of eleven (11) points for this decision. Option B for question 1.1 is
worth 8 points; option “A” for question 1.1.b is worth 2 points; and option C for
Question
1:3 (1.1) question 1.1.b.a is worth 1 point.
A B C D
0 8 5 3 (2) Test-taker 2 submits the best answer for question 1.1, then also chooses
the best answer for the corresponding follow-up question, 1.1.b., and a best
answer for the final corresponding follow-up question, 1.1.b.d, and obtains the
Question
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2:3 (1.1.B) maximum— 19 points—for this decision. Option B for question 1.1 is worth 8
points; option D, which is the best answer for question 1.1.b, is worth 5 points;
A B C D
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and option B, which is the best answer for question 1.1.b.d, is worth 6 points.
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While both test-takers started on the same path by selecting the same
Question Question
3:3 (1.1.B.A) 3:3 (1.1.B.D) answer for the first question, they are awarded different points based on their
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If test-takers do not select the best answer for the first question, maximum
Figure 8.1.b: Paths of Different Test-takers
points can no longer be earned for that particular decision. For example, once
a test-taker submits an acceptable (not best) answer for the first question, he
or she will no longer be able to obtain the maximum points for that particular
decision. Even if the test-taker responds correctly (the best answers) to the
second and third questions, he or she will only obtain partial credit for that
decision.
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On the same decision depicted in Figure 8.1.b on the previous page, if test- The Assessment Document
taker 3 submits an acceptable answer for question 1.1 (in this case either option
C worth 5 points OR option D worth 3 points), test-taker 3 will receive only Introduction
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partial points for question 1.1 and, consequently, for the corresponding follow- Essential to the 401 exam is the assessment document that provides details
up questions within that decision. about the environment of a fictitious enterprise customer’s environment. The
On the same decision depicted in Figure 8.1.b on the previous page, if test- by clicking a button labeled ‘Assessment Document’ in the bottom left side of
taker 4 submits a poor answer for question 1.1 (in this case option A worth 0 the test screen in the Pearson VUE environment. Test-takers will need to refer
points), test-taker 4 earns no points for question 1.1 and, consequently, for the to this document throughout the exam and are encouraged to take notes
corresponding follow-up questions within that decision. If test-takers select on their choices, as design decisions must be made to meet the needs of
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a poor answer (worth 0 points) for the first question, no points can be the given enterprise environment.
several options for going through the document. Candidates can either search
the document for key words, scroll up and down through the document, or
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FAQs
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Question Answer
Yes, but only in Part One of the exam. In Part Two of the exam test-takers are not allowed to
navigate backwards; therefore if a test-taker were to skip a question in Part Two he/she would
Can I skip questions if I am unsure of the answer?
automatically get the answer wrong. In order to prevent test-takers from accidentally moving
forward we have disabled skipping in Part Two.
How do I access the assessment document to answer In order to access the assessment document, test-takers must click on the Assessment Document
questions in the exam? button in the bottom left side of the screen.
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Yes, the search functionality is supported. You can also click on a section in the table of contents to
Can I search for keywords in the assessment document?
jump to that section.
Test-takers cannot go back to change their response to a question within a decision tree after
clicking the Submit button. This is why it is extremely important for test-takers to be absolutely sure
What do I do if I accidentally select the wrong answer in a
of their answers before clicking Submit and moving forward to the next question in a decision tree.
decision tree and move forward to the next question in the
However, since there are several paths test-takers can take to receive partial credit, it is strongly
tree?
suggested that test-takers complete all three questions within a decision tree even if they feel they
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Subject matter experts (SMEs) outlined the absolute correct answers, as well as other possible
How were the point values assigned to the decision tree
answers that were deemed acceptable. Based on that designation, points were assigned to each
questions?
answer based on its effectiveness for solving the problem/answering the question.
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Appendix: Practice
Scenario: An architect is designing a Citrix delivery solution to provide internal Which two database design issues in CGE’s current environment must a Citrix
and remote access using NetScaler. The solution must ensure that there is no Architect address before implementing XenDesktop 7.6? (Choose two.)
Which two component combinations should the architect recommend? (Choose C. Database servers are shared with other systems.
require that up to the last hour of historical data be available for reports.
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Answer: A, C
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Which component should a Citrix Architect recommend using to achieve this requirement?
specific business needs, as well as the number of each component and the A. Citrix NetScaler NSLog
Answer: C
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Orlando A. Martínez
Graphic Design
Veronica Fuentes
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Disclaimer
This exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with
assess the types of questions that may be asked during the exam. Please
be aware that the content of this guide in no way ensures a passing score
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