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CCIA 4.0 and XP info and requirements
CCIA for Citrix® Access Suite 4.0
CCIA for Citrix® MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server

Citrix® CCIA 4.0 and XP Information and Requirements

Of the three technical Citrix® certifications (CCA, CCEA and CCIA) the Citrix® Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) certification is Citrix's most prestigious and distinguished certification. In Citrix's own words, the CCIA for Access Suite 4.0 is "the most advanced, challenging, and rewarding certification that Citrix has ever created".

This certification will test the individual to the limits with real-world scenarios and concentrated simulations from a mixture of different environments and configurations.

The CCIA for Access Suite 4.0 rigorously challenges the testing candidate to place themselves in different situations to analyze, design, build and test a Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 environment. This is done through a healthy measurement of scenario based real-life situations. One of the exams, the 1Y0-614 Design exam uses a conditional/adaptive format that requires the candidate to design a Citrix® environment using genuine examples from a real-life situation.

The CCIA for XP requires testing candidate to travel to a testing site which features a hands-on lab where the candidate can really show their knowledge and expertise of analyzing, designing, building and testing a Citrix® MetaFrame XP Presentation Server environment.

Because the CCIA certification focuses on the analyzing, designing, building and testing of Citrix® Presentation Server environments, the most well-suited candidates are systems administrators, system engineers, network administrators, security administrators, system designers, network designers system architects, network architects and independent consultants.

The follow paragraphs describe how to obtain the CCIA for Access Suite 4.0 and XP.

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CCIA for Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 (expected late Q2 of 2006)

The CCEA for Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 can be obtained by completing the CTX-1455AW Access Suite 4.0: Common Management Platform Administration eLearning course and passing the assessment given at the conclusion of the course, passing all three CCA 4.0 exams, which include 1Y0-256 Citrix® Presentation Server: Administration, 1Y0-306 Citrix® Access Gateway 4.2 with Advanced Access Control (or 1Y0-308 Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition: Administration) and 1Y0-326 Citrix® Password Manager 4.0: Administration, and then, passing the 1Y0-456 Citrix® Access Suite: Build/Test, 1Y0-613 Citrix® Access Suite 4.0: Analysis and 1Y0-614 Citrix® Access Suite: Design exams.

The successful CCIA for Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 candidate should have at least 6 months experience with each of the following:

Supporting an existing implementation of a Presentation Server 4.0 farm and should have a solid knowledge of Presentation Server 4.0 including applied and architectural concepts, installing and managing, configuring farm settings, configuring ICA® settings, policies, published applications and content, deploying applications, load management, printing, web access to published applications and content, and securing access to published applications and content.

Supporting an existing implementation of Password Manager 4.0 and should have a solid knowledge of Password Manager 4.0 including deployment, implementation, the central store, agent management, the Password Manager Console, licensing, application definition, and functionality.

Supporting an existing implementation of Access Gateway 4.2 with Advanced Access Control or Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition (both the appliance and software) and should have a solid knowledge of Access Gateway 4.2 with Advanced Access Control or Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition including installation (both appliance and software), configuring resources, configuring endpoint analysis, configuring logon points, defining policies (both appliance and software) and configuring access server farm settings.

Configuring and integrating Citrix® Access Suite 4.0, including Presentation Server 4.0, Web Interface 4.2, Password Manager 4.1 and Access Gateway 4.2 Advanced Edition (or Access Gateway 4.5 Advanced Edition) and performing tests on Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 designs.

Assessing Citrix® solutions in an existing network infrastructure, assessing Microsoft Active Directory Services, assessing Microsoft Terminal Services, using Citrix® Consulting Methodology and conducting Access Strategy Assessment for Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 implementation.

Analyzing Citrix® Access Suite 4.0 implementations and designing Citrix® solution implementations, including the ability to make design decisions for enterprise environments that include the entire Citrix® Access Suite 4.0.

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CCIA for Citrix® MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server

The CCIA for Citrix® MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server can be obtained by passing the 1Y0-222 Citrix® MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server, Feature Release 3: Administration, 1Y0-610 Citrix® Core Technologies and Architecture and 1Y0-611 Citrix® Design, Integration and Methodology exams, passing the 1Y0-612 Citrix® Certified Integration Architecture Lab, and finally, passing one of the Microsoft design exams.

The successful CCIA for Citrix® MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server candidate should have experience with each of the following:

Supporting an existing implementation of a Citrix® MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server farm and should have a solid knowledgeable of the product including administration, Citrix® technologies, installation and setup, the Feature Release 3 additions and enhancements, the ICA® Client including Program Neighborhood, web connectivity including Web Interface and Secure Gateway, load management, security, published applications, printing, monitoring and troubleshooting.

MetaFrame XP Presentation Server implementation and design, Microsoft IIS Web Server design, SQL/MSDE database design, multi-farm administration experience, Microsoft Management Console experience, networking experience, MetaFrame® Secure Access Manager 2.0 administration and Microsoft Active Directory, Windows Server or Advanced Server design.

A minimum of two years experience with enterprise administration, system design and implementation; designing, configuring and managing multiple MetaFrame® XP Presentation Server farms in separate domains; and designing and integrating Citrix® technologies.

A minimum of one year using Citrix® methodology.

A minimum of two years experience installing and configuring Citrix® MetaFrame® Access Suite products, designing data stores, publishing applications, designing and integrating Citrix® solutions in an existing network infrastructure, integrating Microsoft Active Directory, implementing rudimentary security models, conducting infrastructure assessments and conducting and documenting configurations for proof of concepts.

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