VMware Horizon 7: Install, Configure, Manage [V7.7] Training

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The VMware Horizon 7: Install, Configure, Manage [V7.7] will prepare you to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. We provide hands-on training for the technical and IT professionals with the help of a vast training team. Our offered training course is reasonably priced and known for its effective course content. It will prepare the aspirants for configuring and deploying pools of virtual machines.

We, Multisoft Systems, update our course contents regularly. On completion, the aspirants will learn the techniques of managing VMware Horizon Client systems, pools of linked-clone desktops, and pools of physical and virtual machines.

Upon the completion of this course, the candidates will be able to:

Install and configure virtual desktops
Install and configure View Connection Server
Identify VMware Horizon components
Configure and manage VMware Horizon® Client™ systems
Configure and manage pools of physical and virtual machines
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
Configure and manage automated pools of full virtual machines
Configure and manage pools of linked-clone desktops

Target Audience:

Technical personnel who work in the IT departments of end-customer companies
IT Professionals who are responsible for the delivery of remote or virtual desktop services

Prerequisites

To pursue this course, the aspirants need to modify virtual machine properties, convert a virtual machine into a template, deploy a virtual machine from a template, create snapshots of virtual machines, configure guest customization specifications, and use VMware vSphere Web Client to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks.

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