VMware Horizon 7: Install, Configure, Manage

1 VMware Horizon 7: install , configure , Manage Course Overview 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 the access and security of the machines, and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end users.

2 Course Objectives 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)

3 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 Target 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 Prerequisites Customers attending this course should have, at a minimum, the following VMware infrastructure skills.

4 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 EDUCATION SERVICES DATASHEET. VMware Horizon 7: install , configure , Manage 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 enable Remote Desktop Connections Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database Certifications This course prepares you for the following certification: VMware Certified Professional 7 Desktop and Mobility (VCP7-DTM).

5 Course Delivery Options Product Alignment Classroom VMware Horizon Live Online Onsite On Demand EDUCATION SERVICES DATASHEET / 2. VMware Horizon 7: install , configure , Manage Course Modules Explain USB redirection and options 1 Course Introduction Describe the power states for desktops Review course goals Define and compare a thin client with a system Review course objectives running Horizon Client Review the course outline Discuss the benefits of Virtual Printing Find additional resources after this course Explain the Virtual Printing architecture 2 Introduction to VMware Horizon Describe the configuration options for Virtual Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Printing Horizon Explain

6 The location-based printing feature Identify the major function of each VMware 7 Creating Automated Pools of Full Virtual Horizon component Machines Define a use case for your virtual desktop and Recognize how an automated pool operates application infrastructure Compare dedicated-assignment and floating- 3 View Connection Server assignment pools Identify the VMware vSphere requirements for a Outline the steps to create an automated pool connection server Examine the entitlement of desktops in Describe the network and firewall configurations automated pools for View Connection Server 8 Creating and Managing Linked-Clone License VMware Horizon components Desktop Pools configure View Connection Server Describe the VMware linked-clone technology 4 VMware Horizon Desktops Explain why both a parent virtual machine and a Outline the process and choices in setting up snapshot must be used to create linked clones VMware Horizon virtual machines Outline the system requirements for View Compare the remote display protocols that are Composer available in VMware

7 Horizon Describe the relationship between a persistent List the ports that must be opened in the disk and the system disk machine's firewall for VMware Horizon operations Outline the steps necessary to set up a desktop Outline the configuration choices when installing pool that uses linked clones Horizon Agent Compare the purpose of the parent and the replica virtual machines 5 VMware Horizon Desktop Pools Compare the linked-clone management Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop operations pool deployment Describe the management operations for List the steps to add desktops to the View persistent disks Connection Server inventory Define desktop entitlement 9 Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Describe how information on the Users and Desktop Pools Groups page can be used to control and monitor Identify the advantages of instant clones View users Distinguish View Composer clones from instant Explain the hierarchy of global policies, pool-level clones policies.

8 And user-level policies Identify the requirements of instant clones List the View Group Policy administrative Describe the types of instant-clone virtual template files machines Explain how folders are used to delegate pool 6 Horizon Client Options administration Describe the requirements for a Horizon Client installation EDUCATION SERVICES DATASHEET / 3. VMware Horizon 7: install , configure , Manage Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that 13 Creating RDS Desktop and Application uses instant clones Pools Describe instant-clone limitations in VMware Explain the difference between an RDS desktop Horizon pool and an automated pool Describe the creation of instant clones Describe how a user can access a single Set up an automated pool of instant clones application by using the RDS application pool 10 VMware Horizon Authentication Describe the relationship between an RDS host.

9 A Compare the authentication options that View farm, and an application pool Connection Server supports Create an RDS desktop pool and an application Explain the purpose of roles and privileges in pool VMware Horizon Explain how the View Composer linked-clone Outline the steps to create a Horizon technology can automate the build-out of RDS. administrator and a custom role server farms List some of the best practices for configuring Use View Composer linked-clone technology and Horizon administrators instant-clone technology to automate the build-out of RDSH farms 11 Managing VMware Horizon Security Describe the default and alternative load- Compare tunnels and direct connections for client balancing feature for RDS hosts that optimizes access to desktops placement of sessions Compare the benefits of using VMware Unified 14 Using App Volumes to Provision and Access

10 Gateway in the DMZ. Explain a direct connection Manage Applications List the advantages of direct connections Explain how App Volumes works Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes Gateway Identify the interface elements of App Volumes Compare how Unified Access Gateway and the install and configure App Volumes security server are deployed 15 Command-Line Tools and Backup Options List the two-factor authentication options that are Describe key View Connection Server features supported by Unified