VMware Horizon 7: Install, Configure, Manage [V7.10]

Intended 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:

• 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 user activities by implementing Group Policy objects
• Configure Windows systems to enable Remote Desktop Connections
• Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database

Outline

1. Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2. Introduction to VMware Horizon

• Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
• Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of VMware Horizon
• Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
• Convert customer requirements to use case attributes

3. Horizon Connection Server

• Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture
• Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server
• Identify the recommended virtualization requirements for a Horizon® Connection ServerTM instance

4. VMware Horizon Desktops

• Outline the process and choices to set up Windows VMware Horizon VMs
• Assign vCPUs and RAM to Windows VMs
• Create Windows VMs
• Configure VMware ESXiTM host virtual switches
• Optimize the performance of Windows VMs

5. VMware Horizon Pools

• Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
• List the steps to add desktops to the Horizon Connection Server inventory
• Define user entitlement

6. VMware Horizon Client Options

• Describe the requirements for a Horizon Client installation on a Windows system
• Explain USB redirection and options
• Describe the shared folders option
• Describe the different clients and their benefits

7. Creating Automated Desktop Pools

• Describe how an automated pool operates
• Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
• Outline the steps to create an automated pool

8. Configuring and Managing Linked-Clone Desktop Pools

• Describe VMware linked-clone technology
• Explain why both a parent VM and a snapshot must be used to create linked clones
• Outline the system requirements for View Composer

9. Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

• Describe instant clones
• List the advantages of instant clones
• Differentiate between View Composer linked clones and instant clones

10. VMware Horizon Authentication and Certificates

• Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

11. Managing VMware Horizon Security

• Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
• Identify the benefits of using VMware Unified Access GatewayTM in the DMZ
• Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used
• Describe a direct connection in a VMware Horizon environment
• List the advantages of direct connections
• Describe how direct connections are enabled

12. Profile Management Using Dynamic Environment Manager

• Identify the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
• Prepare infrastructure for VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
• Outline the steps that are required to install and configure VMware Dynamic Environment Manager components
• Manage user personalization and application configurations using the VMware Dynamic Environment
• Manager management console and application profiler

13. Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

• Explain the difference between an RDS Desktop pool and an automated pool
• Access a single application by using the RDS Application pool
• Compare and contrast an RD Session Host pool, a farm, and an application pool
• Create an RDS Desktop pool and an application pool

14. Provisioning and Managing Application Using App Volumes

• 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. Just-in-Time Management Platform and VMware Horizon

• Identify the benefits of Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP)
• List the JMP and Horizon 7 components
• Install and configure a JMP server
• Identify App Volumes deployment considerations
• Identify VMware Dynamic Environment Manager deployment considerations

16. Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

• Describe key Horizon 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
• Explain why you limit the domains that Horizon Connection Server displays to users as they attempt to authenticate
• Identify the log locations for each VMware Horizon component
• Collect Horizon Client and Horizon Agent log files

17. VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability

• Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
• Compare a replica server to a standard connection server
• Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
• List several best practices for multiserver deployment in a pod
• Describe how a load-balancing capability might improve VMware Horizon performance