VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage

Course Introduction
· Introductions and course logistics
· Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Horizon
· Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
· Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

Introduction to Use Case
· Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
· Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monitoring VMware Horizon
· Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
· Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

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

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

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

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

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