This training collection gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You will build on your skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon® 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customised desktop environment to end-users.
Additionally, you will learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture.
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What you’ll learn
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Recognise the features and benefits of Horizon
Use VMware vSphere® to create VMs to be used as desktops for Horizon
Create and optimise Windows VMs to create 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 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 Horizon environment
Recognise 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
Certifications
VMware Certified Professional - Desktop and Mobility 2020 (VCP-DTM 2020).
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No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.
Train Anywhere
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Quality instructors and content
Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor- approved in-depth course content.
Partner-Preferred Supplier
Chosen and awarded by the world’s leading vendors as preferred training partner.
Ahead of the technology curve
No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.
Train Anywhere
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Who is the course for?
Operators, administrators, and architects for VMware Horizon should enroll in this course. These individuals are responsible for the creation, maintenance, and or delivery of remote and virtual desktop services. Additional duties can include the implementation, support, and administration of an organisation’s end-user computing infrastructure.
Course subjects
1. Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
2. Introduction to VMware Horizon
Recognise the features and benefits of Horizon
Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon
3. Introduction to Use Case
Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes
4. vSphere for Horizon 8
Explain basic virtualisation concepts
Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your vCenter Server system and VMware ESXi™ hosts
Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine
5. VMware Horizon Desktops
Create a Windows and a Linux virtual machine using vSphere
Optimise and prepare Windows and Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs
6. 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
7. VMware Horizon Pools
Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
List the steps to add desktops to the VMware 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
8. VMware Horizon Client Options
Describe the different clients and their benefits
Access Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML
Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option
Configure session collaboration and media optimisation for Microsoft Teams
9. 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
10. 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
11. Monitoring VMware Horizon
Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool
12. Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
13. 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 Horizon Connection Server installation
14. 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 Horizon administrator and custom roles
Describe the roles available in a 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 Horizon environment
15. Workspace ONE Access & Virtual Application Management
Recognise the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access
Recognise 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
16. VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronisation
Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment
Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment
Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA
Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options
17. Managing VMware Horizon Security
Explain concepts relevant to secure Horizon connections
Describe how to restrict 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
Prerequisites
Customers attending this course should have at a minimum the following VMware Infrastructure 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 customisation specifications
Modify virtual machine properties
Convert a virtual machine into a template
Deploy a virtual machine from a template
Attendees should have at a minimum the following Microsoft Windows system administration experience:
Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP, and time synchronisation
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
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