VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage plus App Volumes Fast Track

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Horizon

• Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
• Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of VMware Horizon

Introduction to Use Case

• Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
• Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes

vSphere for Horizon 8

• Explain basic virtualization concepts
• Use vSphere Client to access your vCenter Server system and VMware ESXi™ hosts
• Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine

VMware Horizon Desktops

• Create a Windows and a Linux virtual machine using vSphere
• Optimize and prepare Windows and Linux virtual machines to set up VMware Horizon desktop VMs

VMware Horizon Agents

• Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines
• Create a gold master for Windows Horizon desktops

VMware Horizon Pools

• Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
• List the steps to add desktops to the Horizon Connection Server inventory
• Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
• Outline the steps to create an automated pool
• Define user entitlement
• Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies

VMware Horizon Client Options

• Describe the different clients and their benefits
• Access the VMware Horizon desktop using various VMware Horizon clients and HTML
• Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option
• Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

• List the advantages of instant clones
• Explain the provisioning technology used for instant-clone desktop pools
• Set up an automated pool of instant clones
• Push updated images to instant-clone desktop pools

Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

• Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
• Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool
• Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
• Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client
• Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of RDSH farms
• Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm

Monitoring VMware Horizon

• Monitor the status of the VMware Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
• Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

Horizon Connection Server

• Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture
• Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features
• Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server
• Configure the Horizon event database
• Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
• Discuss the ADAM database as a critical component of the Horizon Connection Server installation

VMware Horizon Authentication and Certificates

• Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
• Describe the Smartcard authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
• Outline the steps to create a VMware Horizon administrator and custom roles
• Describe the roles available in a VMware Horizon environment
• Explain the role that certificates play for Horizon Connection Server
• Install and configure certificates for Horizon Connection Server
• Install and configure True SSO in a VMware Horizon environment

Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management

• Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access
• Recognize the Workspace ONE Access console features
• Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access
• Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access
• Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
• Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
• Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability

• Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
• Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
• Describe the 3D rendering options available in VMware Horizon 8
• List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a VMware Horizon environment
• Configure a load balancer for use in a VMware Horizon environment
• Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA
• Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

Managing VMware Horizon Security

• Explain concepts relevant to secure VMware Horizon connections
• Describe how to restrict VMware Horizon connections.
• Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
• List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway
• List Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
• Describe the situation in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway instances with one, two, or three network interfaces

Overview of Application and Profile Management

• Profile Management
• Application Management

Overview of App Volumes

• App Volumes components

App Volumes Installation Overview

• Requirements
• Installing and configuring App Volumes Manager
• Installing the App Volumes agent

Working with Application Packages

• Packaging Applications
• Maintaining Applications

Working with Writable Volumes

• Default writable volume templates
• Writable volume policies at creation
• Updating and rescanning writable volumes

Working with AppStacks

• Enabling AppStacks
• Creating and provisioning AppStacks
• Assigning and updating AppStacks
• Overriding precedence in AppStacks

Overview of Dynamic Environment Manager

• Features and benefits
• VMware Dynamic Environment Manager terminology
• User environment settings and scope
• User profile scenarios

Install VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

• Infrastructure and system requirements
• VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Agent (FlexEngine) requirements
• Group Policy configuration
• Management Console configuration

Management Console User Interface

• Personalize User Profile
• User environment configuration

Application Configuration Management

• Predefined and user-customized application settings
• Using Application Profiler
• Using the Self-Support Tool
• Using the Helpdesk Support Tool

VMware Horizon Smart Policies

• Scope of VMware Horizon Smart Policies
• Configure VMware Horizon Smart Policies settings
• Define Smart Policies conditions

Customers attending this course should have, at a minimum, the following skills:

• 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

Attendees should also have the following Microsoft Windows system administration experience:

• Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP, and time synchronization
• Restrict user activities by implementing Group Policy objects
• Configure Windows systems to enable Remote Desktop Connections
• Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
• Use VMware vSphere® to create VMs to be used as desktops for VMware Horizon
• Create and optimize Windows VMs to create VMware Horizon desktops
• Install and configure Horizon Agent on Horizon desktop
• Configure and manage the VMware Horizon® Client™ systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop
• Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs
• Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops
• Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools
• Monitor the VMware Horizon environment using Horizon Console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool
• Identify Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements.
• Describe the authentication and certification options for a VMware Horizon environment
• Recognize the integration process and benefits of VMware Workspace ONE® Access™ and Horizon 8
• Discuss performance and scalability options available in Horizon 8
• Describe different security options for the Horizon environment
• Describe the features and functions of App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager
• Demonstrate the architectures of App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager
• Install and configure App Volumes
• Create and deploy Application Packages and writable volumes
• Install and configure Dynamic Environment Manager
• Manage application configurations, user environment settings, and personalization settings

• Course Introduction
• Introduction to VMware Horizon
• Introduction to Use Case
• vSphere for Horizon 8
• VMware Horizon Desktops
• VMware Horizon Agents
• VMware Horizon Pools
• VMware Horizon Client Options
• Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
• Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools
• Monitoring VMware Horizon
• Horizon Connection Server
• VMware Horizon Authentication and Certificates
• Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management
• VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
• Managing VMware Horizon Security
• Overview of Application and Profile Management
• Overview of App Volumes
• App Volumes Installation Overview
• Working with Application Packages
• Working with Writable Volumes
• Working with AppStacks
• Overview of Dynamic Environment Manager
• Install VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
• Management Console User Interface
• Application Configuration Management
• VMware Horizon Smart Policies

Customers attending this course should have, at a minimum, the following skills:

• 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

Attendees should also have the following Microsoft Windows system administration experience:

• Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP, and time synchronization
• Restrict user activities by implementing Group Policy objects
• Configure Windows systems to enable Remote Desktop Connections
• Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database