EDU-HDM8: VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage

RM10,500.00

Virtual desktops and applications can be made available to employees at any time, from any location, and on any device with the help of VMware Horizon, which enables a digital workspace. The platform provides an agile cloud-ready foundation, cutting-edge best-in-class management, and end-to-end security that fuels the modern Anywhere Workspace by tightly integrating with VMware's ecosystem of technologies.
 
Training Duration: 5 Days
Certificate Of Completion Available
Group Private Class
VILT Class Available
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VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage is a five-day combination course of VMware Horizon 8: Skills for Virtual Desktop Management & VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration. This training collection gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You will build on your skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon® 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you will learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture.

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VMware Horizon 8 v2103
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon

Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure

Use vSphere to create VMs to be used as desktops for VMware Horizon

Create and optimize Windows VMs to create VMware Horizon desktops

Install and Configure Horizon Agent on a VMware Horizon desktop

Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs

Configure and manage the VMware Horizon Client systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop

Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops

Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools

Monitor the VMware Horizon environment using the VMware Horizon console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool

Identify VMware Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements

Describe the authentication and certificate options for a Horizon environment

Recognize the integration process and benefits of Workspace ONE Access and Horizon 8

Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon

Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8

Discuss scalability options available in Horizon 8

Describe different security options for Horizon environment
Customers attending this course should have, at a minimum, the following 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
Module 1: Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics

Course objectives

Module 2: Introduction to VMware Horizon

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon

Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

Module 3: Introduction to Use Case

Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes

Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure

Module 4: vSphere for VMware Horizon

Explain basic virtualization concepts

Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your vCenter Server system and VMware ESXi™ hosts

Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine

Module 5: VMware Horizon Desktops

Create a Windows and a Linux virtual machine using vSphere

Optimize and prepare Windows and Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Module 6: VMware Horizon Agent

Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines

Create a golden image for Windows and Linux Horizon desktops

Module 7: VMware Horizon Pools

Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment

List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon® Connection Server™ inventory

Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools

Outline the steps to create an automated pool

Define user entitlement

Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies

Module 8: VMware Horizon Client Options

Describe the different clients and their benefits

Access Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML

Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option

Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

Module 9: Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

List the advantages of instant clones

Explain the provisioning technology used for instant clone desktop pools

Set up an automated pool of instant clones

Push updated images to instant clone desktop pools

Module 10: Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool

Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool

Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool

Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client

Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of RDSH farms

Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm

Module 11: Monitoring VMware Horizon

Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard

Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

Monitor the performance of the remote desktop using the Horizon Performance Tracker

Module 12: Horizon Connection Server

Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture

Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features

Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server

Configure Horizon event database

Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server

Discuss the AD LDS database as a critical component of Horizon Connection Server installation

Module 13: Authentication and Certificates

Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

Describe the Smartcard authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

Outline the steps to create a Horizon administrator and custom roles

Describe the roles available in a Horizon environment

Explain the role that certificates play for Horizon Connection Server

Install and configure certificates for Horizon Connection Server

Install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment

Module 14: Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management

Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access

Recognize the Workspace ONE Access console features

Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access

Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access

Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration

Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

Module 15: Horizon Protocols

Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon

Describe BLAST

Describe the BLAST Display Protocol Codecs

Summarize BLAST Codec options

List ideal applications for each BLAST codec

Describe BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

Module 16: Graphics Cards

Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8

Compare vSGA and vDGA

List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment

Module 17: Horizon Scalability

Describe the purpose of a replica connection server

Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization

List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment

Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment

Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA

Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

Module 18: Horizon Security

Explain concepts relevant to secure Horizon connections

Describe how to restrict Horizon connections.

Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway

List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway
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