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VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration

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VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration

Duration: 2 Days

Prerequisite:

Customers attending this course should have, at a minimum, the following VMware infrastructure skills:

•  Use VMware vSphere® Web Client to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks
•  Open a virtual machine console on VMware vCenter Server® and access the guest operating system
•  Create snapshots of virtual machines
•  Configure guest customization specifications
•  Modify virtual machine properties
•  Convert a virtual machine into a template
•  Deploy a virtual machine from a template 

Attendees should also have the following Microsoft Windows system administration experience:

•  Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP, and time synchronization
•  Restrict user activities by implementing Group Policy objects
•  Configure Windows systems to enable Remote Desktop Connections
•  Build an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database
    
Course Description:

This two-day, hands-on course gives you the skills to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. This course builds your skills in installing and configuring VMware Horizon® through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture.   

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

•  Identify Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements.
•  Describe the authentication and certification options for a Horizon environment
•  Recognize the integration process and benefits of VMware Workspace ONE® Access™ and Horizon 8
•  Discuss performance and scalability options available in Horizon 8
•  Describe different security options for the Horizon environment

Certifications

VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration is the second half of a two-course requirement for the following certification:
•  VMware Certified Professional – Desktop and Mobility 2020 (VCP-DTM 2020).

Intended Audience:
 
Administrators and architects for VMware Horizon should enroll in this course. These individuals are responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and administration of an organization's end-user computing infrastructure.

Course Outlines:

Course Introduction
•  Introductions and course logistics
•  Course objectives

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