Horizon Deploy and Manage

Product Alignment
· VMware Horizon 8 v2212

Course Introduction
· Introductions and course logistics
· Course objectives
Introduction to Horizon
· Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
· Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

vSphere for Horizon
· Explain basic virtualization concepts
· Use vSphere Client™ to access your vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts
· Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine
Create Windows Desktops
· Outline the steps to install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines
· Install Horizon Agent on a Windows virtual Machine
· Optimize and prepare Windows virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Create Linux Desktops
· Create a Linux VM for Horizon
· Install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine
· Optimize and prepare Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs
Creating and Managing Desktop Pools
· Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
· List the steps to add desktops to the 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

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
Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktops
· 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
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 buildout of RDSH farms
· Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm
Monitoring 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
Horizon Connection Server
· Recognize 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

Horizon Protocols
· Compare the remote display protocols that are available in Horizon
· Describe BLAST
· Summarize BLAST Codec options
· List ideal applications for each BLAST codec
· Describe BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

Graphics in Horizon
· 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

Securing Connections: Network
· Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
· Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
· List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
· Configure TLS certificates in Horizons
Securing Connections: Authentication
· Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
· Restrict access to the Horizon remote desktops using restricted entitlements
· Describe the smart card authentication methods that Horizon Connection Server supports
· Explain the purpose of permissions, roles, and privileges in Horizon
· Create custom roles

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

Horizon Cloud and Universal Broker
· Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service
· Use Universal broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance
· Configure and pair the Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server
Omnissa 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