Citrix’s exam 221, “Citrix MetaFrame XP FR2 for Windows Administration” is one of three exams that qualify for the Citrix CCA (Citrix Certified Administrator) certification.

It is designed for candidates who are knowledgeable on MetaFrame XP Feature Release 2. There is no specific prerequisite for this exam, but Citrix recommends that candidates have “a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000 server products.”

This exam is easy to moderately difficult and costs $100 USD. It may be taken from Thomson Prometric.

The pass score for this form-based multiple choice exam is 72%. There are 40 questions and the exam lasts 60 minutes.
Note that “If this test is taken in a language that is not native to the country in which the exam is given, extra time is provided. The extra time is equivalent to 50% of the standard test time.”

The topics covered by this exam include:

• Install Citrix MetaFrame XP and Citrix ICA® Clients in a variety of network environments
• Recognize Citrix technologies including Independent Computing Architecture (ICA), Independent Management Architecture (IMA), client device licensing and SpeedScreen™ Latency Reduction
• Identify the features and functions of the Citrix Management Console, configure a server farm and individual server settings, manage licenses and administer MetaFrame XP servers
• Shadow users, configure SpeedScreen Latency Reduction and new ICA connections
• Utilize Load Manager and MetaFrame XP security features
• Install and publish applications in the MetaFrame XP multi-user environment
• Identify ICA Clients along with the functions and features of the ICA Clients
• Use the Citrix Program Neighborhood to connect to applications on local and remote networks
• Understand how Citrix NFuse® Classic delivers applications to ICA Clients
• Configure Application Launching and Embedding (ALE) for the ICA Clients
• Identify and configure new printer management features included with MetaFrame XP
• Monitor and troubleshoot Citrix MetaFrame XP servers
• Recognize the features available with MetaFrame XPe, including application packaging and delivery, system monitoring and analysis