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VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage

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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. 

Course Contents

  • Course Introduction
  • Introduction to VMware Horizon
  • Introduction to Use Case
  • vSphere for Horizon 8
  • VMware Horizon Desktops
  • VMware Horizon Agents
  • VMware Horizon Pools
  • VMware Horizon Client Options
  • Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
  • Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools
  • Monitoring VMware Horizon
  • Course Introduction
  • Horizon Connection Server
  • VMware Horizon Authentication and Certificates
  • Workspace ONE Access & Virtual Application Management
  • VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
  • Managing VMware Horizon Security

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

Target Group

Operators, administrators, and architects for VMware Horizon should enroll in this course. These individuals are responsible for the creation, maintenance, and or delivery of remote and virtual desktop services. Additional duties can include the implementation, support, and administration of an organization's end-user computing infrastructure.

Knowledge Prerequisites

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

Course Objective

VMware Certified Professional – Desktop and Mobility 2020 (VCP-DTM 2020).

1 Course Introduction
 
- Introductions and course logistics
 
- Course objectives
2 Introduction to VMware Horizon
 
- Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
 
- Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon
3 Introduction to Use Case
 
- Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
 
- Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes
4 vSphere for Horizon 8
 
- 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
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
6 VMware Horizon Agents
 
- Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines
 
- Create a gold master for Windows Horizon desktops
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
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
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
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
11 Monitoring VMware Horizon
 
- Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
 
- Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool
12 Course Introduction
 
- Introductions and course logistics
 
- Course objectives
13 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 the Horizon event database
 
- Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
 
- Discuss the ADAM database as a critical component of Horizon Connection Server installation
14 VMware Horizon 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
15 Workspace ONE Access & 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
 
- Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
 
- Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services
16 VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
 
- Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
 
- Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
 
- Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
 
- 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
17 Managing VMware 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
 
- List Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
 
- Describe the situation in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway instances with one, two, or three network interfaces

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!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

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.

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. 

Course Contents

  • Course Introduction
  • Introduction to VMware Horizon
  • Introduction to Use Case
  • vSphere for Horizon 8
  • VMware Horizon Desktops
  • VMware Horizon Agents
  • VMware Horizon Pools
  • VMware Horizon Client Options
  • Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
  • Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools
  • Monitoring VMware Horizon
  • Course Introduction
  • Horizon Connection Server
  • VMware Horizon Authentication and Certificates
  • Workspace ONE Access & Virtual Application Management
  • VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
  • Managing VMware Horizon Security

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

Target Group

Operators, administrators, and architects for VMware Horizon should enroll in this course. These individuals are responsible for the creation, maintenance, and or delivery of remote and virtual desktop services. Additional duties can include the implementation, support, and administration of an organization's end-user computing infrastructure.

Knowledge Prerequisites

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

Course Objective

VMware Certified Professional – Desktop and Mobility 2020 (VCP-DTM 2020).

1 Course Introduction
 
- Introductions and course logistics
 
- Course objectives
2 Introduction to VMware Horizon
 
- Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
 
- Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon
3 Introduction to Use Case
 
- Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
 
- Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes
4 vSphere for Horizon 8
 
- 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
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
6 VMware Horizon Agents
 
- Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines
 
- Create a gold master for Windows Horizon desktops
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
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
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
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
11 Monitoring VMware Horizon
 
- Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
 
- Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool
12 Course Introduction
 
- Introductions and course logistics
 
- Course objectives
13 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 the Horizon event database
 
- Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
 
- Discuss the ADAM database as a critical component of Horizon Connection Server installation
14 VMware Horizon 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
15 Workspace ONE Access & 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
 
- Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
 
- Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services
16 VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
 
- Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
 
- Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
 
- Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
 
- 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
17 Managing VMware 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
 
- List Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
 
- Describe the situation in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway instances with one, two, or three network interfaces

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!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

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.