- Module 1: Course Introduction
- Module 2: Introduction to VMware Horizon
- Module 3: View Connection Server
- Module 4: VMware Horizon Pools and Desktops
- Module 5: Horizon Client Options
- Module 6: Creating Automated Pools of Full Virtual Machines
- Module 7: Creating and Managing Linked-Clone Desktops
- Module 8: Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Pools
- Module 9: Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools
- Module 10: VMware Horizon 7 Authentication
- Module 11: Managing VMware Horizon Security
- Module 12: Profile Management Using User Environment Manager
- Module 13: Using App Volumes to Provision and Manage Applications
- Module 14: Command-Line Tools and Backup Options
- Module 15: VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Course goals, objectives, and outline
- Additional resources upon completing this course
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Horizon
- Features and benefits of VMware Horizon
- Major function of each VMware Horizon component
- Use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
Module 3: View Connection Server
- VMware vSphere requirements for a connection server
- Network and firewall configurations for View Connection Server
- License VMware Horizon components
- Configure View Connection Server
Module 4: VMware Horizon Pools and Desktops
- Process and choices in setting up VMware Horizon 7 virtual machines
- Remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
- Ports that must be opened in the machine’s firewall for VMware Horizon operations
- Configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent
- Steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
- How information on the Users and Groups page can be used to control and monitor View users
- Hierarchy of global policies, pool-level policies, and user-level policies
- View Group Policy administrative (ADM) template files
Module 5: Horizon Client Options
- Requirements for a Horizon Client installation
- USB redirection and options
- Power states for desktops
- Compare a thin client with a system running Horizon Client
- Benefits of Virtual Printing
- Virtual Printing architecture
- Configuration options for Virtual Printing
- Location-based printing feature
Module 6: Creating Automated Pools of Full Virtual Machines
- How an automated pool operates
- Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
- Outline the steps to create an automated pool
- Entitlement of desktops in automated pools
Module 7: Creating and Managing Linked-Clone Desktops
- VMware linked-clone technology
- Why both a parent virtual machine and a snapshot must be used to create linked clones
- System requirements for View Composer
- 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
- Management operations for persistent disks
Module 8: Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Pools
- Advantages of instant clones
- Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones
- Requirements of instant clones
- Types of instant-clone virtual machines
- How folders are used to delegate pool administration
- Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones
- Instant-clone limitations in VMware Horizon 7
- Creation of instant clones
- Set up an automated pool of instant clones
Module 9: Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools
- Difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
- How a user can access a single application by using the RDS application pool
- Relationship between an RDS host, a farm, and an application pool
- Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
- How the View Composer linked-clone technology can automate the build-out of RDS server farms
- Load-balancing options for RDS hosts
Module 10. VMware Horizon 7 Authentication
- Compare the authentication options that View Connection Server supports
- purpose of TrueSSO single sign-on
- TrueSSO single sign-on components
Module 11: Managing VMware Horizon Security
- Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
- Benefits of using either VMware Horizon Security Server or Access Point in the DMZ
- Identify where the tunnel endpoints are in a security server or an Access Point implementation
- Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used
- A direct connection
- Advantages of direct connections
Module 12: Profile Management Using User Environment Manager
- Use cases and benefits of using User Environment Manager
- User Environment Manager and its architecture
- User Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
- User Environment Manager profile management and its features
- Use the User Environment Manager management console and application profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations
Module 13: Using App Volumes to Provision and Manage Applications
- How App Volumes works
- Features and benefits of App Volumes
- Interface elements of App Volumes
- Install and configure App Volumes
Module 14: Command-Line Tools and Backup Options
- Key View Connection Server features that are available as command-line options with the vdmadmin command
- Purpose of kiosk mode for client systems and how it is configured
- Why you might want to limit the domains that View Connection Server makes available to end users
- Log locations for each VMware Horizon component
Module 15: VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
- Purpose of a replica server
- Compare a replica server to a standard connection server
- How multiple VMware Horizon servers maintain synchronization
- Best practices for multiserver deployment in a pod
- How a load-balancing capability might improve VMware Horizon performance
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