1 – COURSE INTRODUCTION
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
- Describe the software-defined data center
2 – 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
3 – 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
- Monitor the VMware Horizon environment using the dashboard
- Use the VMware Horizon Helpdesk tool to troubleshoot VMware Horizon
4 – VMWARE HORIZON DESKTOPS
- Outline the process and choices in setting up VMware Horizon 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
5 – VMWARE HORIZON DESKTOP POOLS
- Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
- List the steps to add desktops to the View Connection Server inventory
- Define desktop entitlement
- 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 template files
6 – HORIZON CLIENT OPTIONS
- Enlist the requirements for a Horizon Client installation
- Install Horizon Client and connect to a virtual desktop
- Explain USB redirection and options
- Define and compare a thin client with a system running Horizon Client
- Use Virtual Printing for location-based printing
7 – 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
8 – CREATING AND MANAGING LINKED-CLONE DESKTOP POOLS
- Describe the VMware linked-clone technology
- Enlist the system requirements for View Composer
- Describe the relationship between a persistent disk and the system disk
- Outline the steps necessary to set up a 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
9 – CREATING AND MANAGING INSTANT-CLONE DESKTOP POOLS
- Identify the advantages of instant clones
- Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones
- Identify the types of instant-clone virtual machines
- Enlist the requirements of instant clones
- Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones
- Set up an automated pool of instant clones
10 – VMWARE HORIZON AUTHENTICATION
- Compare the authentication options that View Connection Server supports
- Explain the purpose of roles and privileges in VMware Horizon
- Outline the steps to create a VMware Horizon administrator and a custom role
- List some of the best practices for configuring VMware Horizon administrators
- Configure Horizon Server to use a new TLS Certificate
11 – MANAGING VMWARE HORIZON SECURITY
- Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
- Compare the benefits of using VMware Unified Access Gateway™ in the DMZ
- List the advantages of direct connections
- Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
- List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway
- Configure a Unified Access Gateway Appliance
12 – PROFILE MANAGEMENT USING USER ENVIRONMENT MANAGER
- Identify the User Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
- List User Environment Manager components
- Describe User Environment Manager and its architecture
- Install User Environment Manager
- Describe User Environment Manager smart policies
13 – CREATING RDS DESKTOP AND APPLICATION POOLS
- Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
- Describe how a user can access a single application by using the RDS application pool
- Describe the relationship between an RDS host, a farm, and an application pool
- Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
- Use View Composer and Instant Clone to automate the build-out of RDSH farms
- Describe the default and alternative load-balancing feature for RDS hosts that optimizes placement of sessions
14 – USING APP VOLUMES TO PROVISION AND MANAGE APPLICATIONS
- Explain how App Volumes works
- Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes
- Identify the interface elements of App Volumes
- Install and configure App Volumes
15 – JMP AND HORIZON 7 OVERVIEW
- Identify the benefits of JMP
- Enlist the JMP and Horizon 7 components
- Identify JMP deployment considerations
- Install and configure JMP Server
16 – COMMAND-LINE TOOLS AND BACKUP OPTIONS
- Describe key View Connection Server features that are available as command-line options with the vdmadmin command
- Explain the purpose of kiosk mode for client systems and how it is configured
- Identify the log locations for each VMware Horizon component
- Describe the backup options for VMware Horizon databases
17 – VMWARE HORIZON PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY
- Describe the purpose of a replica server
- List several best practices for multiserver deployment in a pod
- Describe the benefits of the Cloud Pod Architecture feature for large-scale VMware Horizon deployments
- Explain how global entitlements can benefit a single-pod environment
