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VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage
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VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage Introduction
Welcome to VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage training. This five-day, hands-on 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 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You will learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines, how to manage access and security of the machines, and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end users.
You’ll gain a thorough understanding of the best practices for optimizing the performance and resource utilization of the virtual machines, ensuring a seamless and productive environment for end-users. The course also covers advanced features of VMware Horizon, such as using the Instant Clone Technology for rapid deployment, and App Volumes for real-time application delivery.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the architecture and components of the Horizon suite, enabling you to make informed decisions about your virtual desktop and application infrastructure.
Furthermore, the course introduces you to the critical aspects of troubleshooting and monitoring the VMware Horizon environment. Learn how to identify and resolve common issues, ensuring high availability and minimal disruption in service. The training includes detailed discussions on the integration of VMware Horizon with other VMware technologies like vSphere and vSAN, offering a holistic view of how Horizon fits within the broader VMware ecosystem.
By the end of the course, you will be fully prepared to implement, manage, and troubleshoot VMware Horizon 7 deployments, giving you a significant edge in the rapidly evolving field of virtual desktop infrastructure.
Course Objective
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Identify VMware Horizon components
- Install and configure View Connection Server
- Install and configure virtual desktops
- Configure and manage VMware Horizon©_ Client 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
- Manage the performance and scalability of a VMware Horizon deployment
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 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 users’ activities by implementing Group Policy objects
- Configure Windows systems to allow Remote Desktop Connections
- Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database
Audience
- 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.
VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage Outline
Course Introduction
- Review course goals
- Review course objectives
- Review the course outline
- Find additional resources after this course
Introduction to VMware Horizon
- Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
- Identify the major function of each VMware Horizon component
- Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
View Connection Server
- Identify the VMware vSphere©_ requirements for a connection server
- Describe the network and firewall configurations for View Connection Server
- License VMware Horizon components
- Configure View Connection Server
VMware Horizon Pools and Desktops
- Outline the process and choices in setting up VMware Horizon 7 virtual machines
- Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
- List the ports that must be opened in the machine’s firewall for VMware Horizon operations
- Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent
- Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
- Describe how information on the Users and Groups page can be used to control and monitor View users
- Explain the hierarchy of global policies, pool-level policies, and user-level policies
- List the View Group Policy administrative (ADM) template files
Horizon Client Options
- Describe the requirements for a Horizon Client installation
- Explain USB redirection and options
- Describe the power states for desktops
- Define and compare a thin client with a system running Horizon Client
- Discuss the benefits of Virtual Printing
- Explain the Virtual Printing architecture
- Describe the configuration options for Virtual Printing
- Explain the location-based printing feature
Creating Automated Pools of Full Virtual Machines
- Recognize how an automated pool operates
- Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
- Outline the steps to create an automated pool
- Examine the entitlement of desktops in automated pools
Creating and Managing Linked-Clone Desktops
- Describe the VMware linked-clone technology
- Explain why both a parent virtual machine and a snapshot must be used to create linked clones
- Outline the system requirements for View Composer
- Describe the relationship between a persistent disk and the system disk
- Outline the steps necessary to set up an automated desktop pool that uses linked clones
- Compare the purpose of the parent and the replica virtual machines
- Compare the linked-clone management operations
- Describe the management operations for persistent disks
Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Pools
- Identify the advantages of instant clones
- Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones
- Identify the requirements of instant clones
- Describe the types of instant-clone virtual machines
- Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration
- Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones
$4250.00
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5 Days Course |