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VMware App Volumes and User Environment Manager on Horizon

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This advanced course is conducted directly by VMware.

Please Note:The acquisition of Broadcom has optimized the VMware course portfolio for the revised go-to-market strategy. In future, the focus will be on the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) portfolio. All courses that do not belong to this portfolio will be transferred to "End of Availability" (EOA) status on March 1, 2024. This means that this course will only be available until March.

This three-day course builds your skills in application management using VMware App Volumes™ and VMware User Environment Manager™. You learn how to use App Volumes to deliver applications and data to desktops and users in seconds. You gain skills in managing application lifecycles from installation to update and replacement. You also learn how to use User Environment Manager to provide personalization and dynamic policy configuration across virtual, physical, and cloud-based environments to simplify end-user profile management.

Course Contents

  • Course Introduction
  • Overview of App Volumes Enterprise
  • Overview of App Volumes
  • Installation of App Volumes
  • Working with AppStacks
  • Working with Writable Volumes
  • Overview of User Environment Manager
  • Installation of User Environment Manager
  • User Environment Manager Settings
  • Application Configuration Management
  • JMP and Horizon 7 Overview

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

Target Group

Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for implementing VMware Horizon®, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, and RDHS solutions

Knowledge Prerequisites

  • Experience with virtualized desktop implementation
  • Familiarity with VMware Horizon
  • VMware App Volumes Fundamentals (eLearning) recommended
  • VMware User Environment Manager Fundamentals (eLearning) recommended
  • VMware ThinApp Fundamentals (eLearning) recommended
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
 
Overview of App Volumes Enterprise
App Volumes
User Environment Manager
VMware ThinApp®
 
Overview of App Volumes
Features and benefits
Scalability and limitations
Storage group distribution strategies
App Volumes components
 
Installation of App Volumes
Infrastructure and system requirements
Installing and configuring App Volumes Manager
Installing the App Volumes agent
 
Working with AppStacks
Creating and provisioning AppStacks
Managing and updating AppStacks
Using AppStacks in virtual desktops
Using AppStacks in a Remote Desktop Services host
Best practices for AppStacks
 
Working with Writable Volumes
Default writable volume templates
Writable volume policies at creation
Updating and rescanning writable volumes
 
Overview of User Environment Manager
Features and benefits
User Environment Manager terminology
User environment settings and scope
User profile scenarios
 
Installation of User Environment Manager
Infrastructure and system requirements
User Environment Manager Agent (FlexEngine) requirements
Group Policy configuration
Management Console configuration
 
User Environment Manager Settings
Personalization settings
User environment settings
Condition sets
Application migration
 
Application Configuration Management
Predefined and user-customized application settings
Using Application Profiler
Using the Self-Support Tool

Using the Helpdesk Support Tool

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

This advanced course is conducted directly by VMware.

Please Note:The acquisition of Broadcom has optimized the VMware course portfolio for the revised go-to-market strategy. In future, the focus will be on the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) portfolio. All courses that do not belong to this portfolio will be transferred to "End of Availability" (EOA) status on March 1, 2024. This means that this course will only be available until March.

This three-day course builds your skills in application management using VMware App Volumes™ and VMware User Environment Manager™. You learn how to use App Volumes to deliver applications and data to desktops and users in seconds. You gain skills in managing application lifecycles from installation to update and replacement. You also learn how to use User Environment Manager to provide personalization and dynamic policy configuration across virtual, physical, and cloud-based environments to simplify end-user profile management.

Course Contents

  • Course Introduction
  • Overview of App Volumes Enterprise
  • Overview of App Volumes
  • Installation of App Volumes
  • Working with AppStacks
  • Working with Writable Volumes
  • Overview of User Environment Manager
  • Installation of User Environment Manager
  • User Environment Manager Settings
  • Application Configuration Management
  • JMP and Horizon 7 Overview

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

Target Group

Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for implementing VMware Horizon®, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, and RDHS solutions

Knowledge Prerequisites

  • Experience with virtualized desktop implementation
  • Familiarity with VMware Horizon
  • VMware App Volumes Fundamentals (eLearning) recommended
  • VMware User Environment Manager Fundamentals (eLearning) recommended
  • VMware ThinApp Fundamentals (eLearning) recommended

Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
 
Overview of App Volumes Enterprise
App Volumes
User Environment Manager
VMware ThinApp®
 
Overview of App Volumes
Features and benefits
Scalability and limitations
Storage group distribution strategies
App Volumes components
 
Installation of App Volumes
Infrastructure and system requirements
Installing and configuring App Volumes Manager
Installing the App Volumes agent
 
Working with AppStacks
Creating and provisioning AppStacks
Managing and updating AppStacks
Using AppStacks in virtual desktops
Using AppStacks in a Remote Desktop Services host
Best practices for AppStacks
 
Working with Writable Volumes
Default writable volume templates
Writable volume policies at creation
Updating and rescanning writable volumes
 
Overview of User Environment Manager
Features and benefits
User Environment Manager terminology
User environment settings and scope
User profile scenarios
 
Installation of User Environment Manager
Infrastructure and system requirements
User Environment Manager Agent (FlexEngine) requirements
Group Policy configuration
Management Console configuration
 
User Environment Manager Settings
Personalization settings
User environment settings
Condition sets
Application migration
 
Application Configuration Management
Predefined and user-customized application settings
Using Application Profiler
Using the Self-Support Tool

Using the Helpdesk Support Tool

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.