VMware Courses - VMware Certification

Introduction

During this 4-day tutor led course, delegates will gain expertise in using VMware Horizon View products.

Delegates will learn how to manage and deploy different desktops as well as learning how to use the ThinApp package.

Pre-Requisites

Delegates should:

• Delegates should have working experience with VMware Sphere and Microsoft Windows Active Directory administration
• Understand how to create an modify templates in VMware vCenter Server

Who Should Attend

• This course would be ideal for experienced users of VMware software who are tasked with installing a virtual desktop infrastructure

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, candidates should gain knowledge on:

• Configuring Horizon View components.
• Floating desktop pools.
• Linked-clone virtual desktops.
• Secure access
• ThinApp
• Local mode desktops.
• View Persona Management.

Course Outline

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 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

Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

• Introduce vdmadmin utility
• Describe client systems in kiosk mode
• Back up the View databases
• Restore the View databases

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

View Connection Server Performance and Scalability

• Describe replica connection servers
• Explain performance considerations and load balancing