VMware Horizon 8: Virtual Desktop Bootcamp

Course Introduction
· Introductions and course logistics
· Course objectives

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

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

Overview of Virtual Desktop Troubleshooting
· Structured approach to troubleshooting configuration and operational problems
· Applying troubleshooting methods
· Documenting the steps to resolve the problem
Command-Line Tools and Backup Options
· Command-line tools
· Backing-up and restoring VMware Horizon databases

Troubleshooting VMware Horizon Linked Clone Desktops
· VMware Horizon linked clone desktops
· View Agent Direct-Connection
· Optimizing a VMware Horizon desktop

Troubleshooting Instant Clones
· Logs for instant clones
· Keyword strategies
· Troubleshoot instant clones

Windows Client
· Configure the Windows client
· Enable the required SSL configuration

Ports and Protocols
· Key ports and protocols
· Optimize Blast
· Black Screen
· Applying GPO’s