This hands-on training course gives you the skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. This course builds your skills in installing, configuring, and managing VMware Horizon® 7. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines, how to manage the access and security of the machines, and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end users.
Overview
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Identify VMware Horizon components
Install and configure View Connection Server
Install and configure virtual desktops
Configure and manage VMware Horizon® ClientTM systems
Configure and manage pools of physical and virtual machines
Configure and manage automated pools of full virtual machines
Configure and manage pools of linked-clone desktops
Configure and manage automated pools of instant clones
Configure and manage Remote Desktop Services (RDS) pools of desktops and applications
Use Horizon Administrator to configure the VMware Horizon environment
Configure secure access to virtual desktops
Use VMware User Environment Manager™ to manage user personalization and application configurations
Describe steps to deploy profile management
Use VMware App Volumes™ to provision and manage applications
Identify the benefits of JMP architecture
Manage the performance and scalability of a VMware Horizon deployment
Technical personnel who work in the IT departments of end-customer companies and people who are responsible for the delivery of remote or virtual desktop services.
- Use VMware vSphere® Web Client to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks
- Open a virtual machine console on VMware vCenter Server® and access the guest operating system
- Create snapshots of virtual machines
- Configure guest customization specifications
- Modify virtual machine properties
- Convert a virtual machine into a template
- Deploy a virtual machine from a template
01. Introduction & Foundational Knowledge
- What is VDI
- Relate to Horizon
- Necessary/Useful Skills
02. Horizon Infrastructure
- What is Horizon
- What do each pieces do
- Why do I need them
- Design
03. Base Horizon Install
- Preparing Environment
- Install Horizon Components
- Configure Horizon Components
- Troubleshooting deployment
04. Desktop Images
- Build Images
- Updating Images
05.
06. Create and Configure Pools
- Configure Pools
- Manage Pools
07. Configure and Manage Identity Manager
- What is Identity Manager
- Install and Configure VIDM
- Manage VIDM
08. Configure and Manage User Environment Manager
- What is UEM
- Install and Configure UEM
- Profiling Applications
- Troubleshooting Deployment
09. Configure and Manage App Volumes
- What is App Volumes
- Install and Configure AVM
- Packaging Applications
- Managing AVM
- Troubleshooting Deployment
10. Troubleshooting VDI
- Tools
- Logs
- Troubleshooting Examples
SKILLS LEARNED
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Identify VMware Horizon components
Install and configure View Connection Server
Install and configure virtual desktops
Configure and manage VMware Horizon® ClientTM systems
Configure and manage pools of physical and virtual machines
Configure and manage automated pools of full virtual machines
Configure and manage pools of linked-clone desktops
Configure and manage automated pools of instant clones
Configure and manage Remote Desktop Services (RDS) pools of desktops and applications
Use Horizon Administrator to configure the VMware Horizon environment
Configure secure access to virtual desktops
Use VMware User Environment Manager™ to manage user personalization and application configurations
Describe steps to deploy profile management
Use VMware App Volumes™ to provision and manage applications
Identify the benefits of JMP architecture
Manage the performance and scalability of a VMware Horizon deployment
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Technical personnel who work in the IT departments of end-customer companies and people who are responsible for the delivery of remote or virtual desktop services.
PREREQUISITES
- Use VMware vSphere® Web Client to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks
- Open a virtual machine console on VMware vCenter Server® and access the guest operating system
- Create snapshots of virtual machines
- Configure guest customization specifications
- Modify virtual machine properties
- Convert a virtual machine into a template
- Deploy a virtual machine from a template
COURSE OUTLINE
01. Introduction & Foundational Knowledge
- What is VDI
- Relate to Horizon
- Necessary/Useful Skills
02. Horizon Infrastructure
- What is Horizon
- What do each pieces do
- Why do I need them
- Design
03. Base Horizon Install
- Preparing Environment
- Install Horizon Components
- Configure Horizon Components
- Troubleshooting deployment
04. Desktop Images
- Build Images
- Updating Images
05.
06. Create and Configure Pools
- Configure Pools
- Manage Pools
07. Configure and Manage Identity Manager
- What is Identity Manager
- Install and Configure VIDM
- Manage VIDM
08. Configure and Manage User Environment Manager
- What is UEM
- Install and Configure UEM
- Profiling Applications
- Troubleshooting Deployment
09. Configure and Manage App Volumes
- What is App Volumes
- Install and Configure AVM
- Packaging Applications
- Managing AVM
- Troubleshooting Deployment
10. Troubleshooting VDI
- Tools
- Logs
- Troubleshooting Examples
