VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage [V8.0]
This five-day, hands-on training course provides the knowledge and practical skills required to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) platform. Students will learn to install, configure, and manage VMware Horizon® 8, including virtual machines, pools, application management, and security. The course covers best practices for managing and scaling a Horizon environment in an enterprise setting.
Training at a glance
Level
Intermediate
Duration
3 Days
Experience
VMware Horizon 7 or 8
Average Salary
$130,000
Labs
Yes
Training Details
- Experience with VMware vSphere, VMware vCenter Server, and virtual machines
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory
- Understanding of basic networking and storage concepts
- Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
- Module 2: Introduction to VMware Horizon
- Overview of Horizon 8 architecture and components
- Key features and benefits of desktop and application virtualization
- Connection Server, Composer, and Horizon Agent roles
- Module 3: VMware Horizon Architecture and Components
- Horizon Client options and supported platforms
- Unified Access Gateway and security considerations
- Load balancing and high availability
- Module 4: Installing and Configuring Horizon Server Components
- Installing and configuring Horizon Connection Server
- Installing Horizon Agent and Horizon Client
- Configuring certificates, licensing, and directory integration
- Module 5: Creating and Managing Virtual Desktops
- Desktop pool types: manual, automated, and instant clone
- Using VMware vSphere to create desktop VMs
- Managing desktop pool assignments and entitlements
- Module 6: Instant Clones and Smart Provisioning
- Overview of instant clone technology
- Configuring and deploying instant clone pools
- Managing image updates and pool maintenance
- Module 7: Delivering Applications with Horizon
- Application publishing with RDS hosts
- Managing RDSH farms and application pools
- Application delivery and entitlement options
- Module 8: Managing User Experience
- Configuring user environment settings and policies
- Managing profiles with Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)
- Optimizing user sessions and desktop performance
- Module 9: Securing VMware Horizon
- Configuring security server and Unified Access Gateway
- Implementing authentication methods
- Best practices for Horizon security and compliance
- Module 10: Monitoring and Managing Horizon Environment
- Monitoring tools and dashboards in Horizon Console
- Horizon Help Desk Tool and session management
- Performance metrics and logging
- Module 11: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Common configuration and deployment issues
- Troubleshooting connection and display problems
- Best practices for patching and updating Horizon components
- Module 12: Advanced Features and Integrations
- Integrating Horizon with VMware App Volumes
- Using Workspace ONE for identity and access management
- Managing hybrid and cloud-hosted Horizon deployments
- VDI Administrators and Engineers who deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot VMware Horizon environments.
- System Administrators responsible for desktop and application delivery in a virtualized environment.
- VMware Consultants involved in designing and implementing application and profile management solutions.
- Experience with VMware vSphere, VMware vCenter Server, and virtual
machines - Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory
- Understanding of basic networking and storage concepts
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