VMware Horizon View: Install, Configure, Manage v5.2 — A 4 day course
Synopsis
This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware Horizon View suite of products: VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and VMware ThinApp. This course is based on the Horizon View 5.2 and ThinApp 4.7 releases.
Objectives
By the end of the course, you should understand the features and operation of Horizon View and be able to do the following:
- Install and configure Horizon View components
- Create and manage dedicated and floating desktop pools
- Deploy and manage linked-clone virtual desktops
- Configure and manage desktops that run in local mode
- Configure user profiles with View Persona Management
- Configure secure access to desktops through a public network
- Use ThinApp to package applications, Entitle applications by using Horizon View.
Suitable For
System administrators and systems integrators responsible for deploying the VMware virtual desktop infrastructure.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course you must be able to perform the following tasks:
- Experience in Microsoft Windows
- Active Directory administration
- Experience with VMware vSphere
- Create a template in VMware vCenter Server and deploy a virtual machine from the template
- Modify a template customization file
- Open a virtual machine console in vCenter Server and access the guest operating system
- Configure Active Directory services
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
A schedule of dates for this subject is not currently available. Please call 0333 210 0140 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.
Contents
Introduction to VMware Horizon View
- Introduce View features and components
View Connection Server
- Install and configure View Connection Server
View Desktops
- Introduce View Agent
- Describe PCoIP and Remote Desktop Protocol remote display protocols
- Explain USB redirection and multimedia redirection
VMware View Client Options
- Introduce VMware View Client
- Introduce View Client with Local Mode
- Describe thin clients and zero clients
- Introduce Virtual Printing with View Client
View Administrator
- Configure the View environment
- Manage users, sessions, and policies
- Configure and provision automated pools of desktops
- Explain role-based delegated administration
- Monitor the View environment
Configuring and Managing Linked Clones
- Introduce View Composer operations
- Deploy and provision linked-clone desktops
- Manage linked-clone desktops
- Manage persistent disks
Local-Mode Desktops
- Configure local-mode desktops
- Describe View Transfer Server and the Transfer Server repository
- Describe local-mode operations
Managing View Security
- Describe network configuration and authentication options
- Configure the View security server
View Persona Management
- Configure user profiles with View Persona Management
- Describe View Persona Management and Windows roaming profiles
- Configure a View Persona Management deployment
- Describe best practices for a View Persona Management deployment
VMware Horizon Application Manager
- Ensure that VMware Horizon Application Manager is working
- Introduce Application Manager components
- Describe single sign-on from Horizon View to View desktops
- Enable browser access to View desktops through Horizon View
- Entitle applications by using Horizon View
Command Line Tools and Backup Options
- Introduce vdmadmin utility
- Describe client systems in kiosk mode
- Back up the View databases
- Restore the View databases
View Connection Server Performance and Scalability
- Describe replica connection servers
- Explain performance considerations and load balancing
VMware ThinApp
- Use ThinApp to capture applications
- Deploy and update ThinApp packages
- Virtualize Internet Explorer 6 for use on a Windows 7 system
- Manage ThinApp applications in View