VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure: Deploy and Manage

VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure: Deploy and Manage

Duration: 3 Days

Course Description:

This three-day, hands-on training provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in deploying and managing VMware Horizon® Cloud ServiceTM on Microsoft Azure. This training increases your skill and competence in using the VMware Horizon® Cloud Administration Console and Microsoft Azure portal.

Course Objectives:

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

•    List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure features and benefits
•    Identify the Horizon Cloud and Microsoft Licensing deployment options, requirements, and processes
•    List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure system architecture components
•    Interpret the Horizon Cloud basic architecture diagrams
•    Discuss topics relevant to Horizon Cloud and Microsoft Azure
•    Summarize the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure analytics and monitoring capabilities
•    Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts, connectivity considerations, and required ports
•    Define the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure scalability options
•    Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory integration
•    Determine the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory requirements
•    Determine steps and requirements to deploy Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
•    Identify the Horizon Cloud upgrade features and benefits
•    Outline steps to deploy nodes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
•    List steps to convert the master virtual machine to an assignable image
•    Outline steps to create a Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) farm and Remote Desktop Server (RDS) desktop pools
•    Describe how a user can access an application by using the RDS Farm
•    Compare dedicated assignment and floating assignment
•    Outline steps to create desktop and application assignments and entitlements
•    Describe capabilities that the Cloud Service Admin UI provides for monitoring the health of an RDSH farm
•    Describe VMware User Environment ManagerTM and its architecture
•    Explain the User Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
•    Explain the User Environment Manager profile management and its features
•    Compare and describe the VMware Identity ManagerTM deployment models
•    Discuss the Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure critical issues

Intended Audience:

System administrators and system integrators    

Course Outlines:

Course Introduction
•    Introductions and course logistics
•    Course objectives

Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
•    List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure features and benefits
•    Identify the available Horizon Cloud and Microsoft licensing options
•    Describe the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment options and process
•    List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure system architecture components
•    Interpret the Horizon Cloud basic architecture diagrams
•    Discuss topics that are relevant to Horizon Cloud
•    Discuss topics that are relevant to Microsoft Azure
•    Understand the concept of Remote Desktop Session Host farms
•    Determine the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure configuration prerequisites

Connectivity and Networking
•    Summarize Horizon Cloud connectivity considerations and tasks
•    Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts
•    Identify ports required for local connections, remote connections, and endpoint operating system firewall rules

Active Directory
•    List features and limitations of supported Active Directory configurations
•    Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory integration best practices
•    Determine Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory requirements

Deployment and Upgrades
•    Determine steps and requirements to deploy Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
•    Recognize the Horizon Cloud Administration Console options available to administrators

Image Management
•    Outline the process and choices to set up master virtual machines
•    Identify the configuration choices for importing master virtual machines
•    List steps to install the user software on the master virtual machine
•    Identify steps to convert a configured master virtual machine to an assignable image

RDSH Farms
•    Outline the process and configuration choices that are available while creating the RDSH farm
•    Identify the different desktops models supported in an RDSH farm
•    Explain power management options in the RDSH farm
•    Compare rolling maintenance
•    List actions that can be performed on farms listed on the Administration Console's Farms page
•    List the actions to assign an application to a user or group
•    List prerequisites for creating an RDSH session assignment
•    Identify steps for creating an RDSH assignment    VDI Desktops
•    Compare dedicated assignment and floating assignment
•    Outline steps to create a VDI desktop assignment
•    Explain the entitlement of desktops

Managing Assignable Images
•    Manage assignable images
•    Update agent, images, and farms

User Environment Manager
•    Identify the User Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
•    List the User Environment Manager components
•    Describe User Environment Manager and its architecture
•    Identify User Environment Manager profile management and its features
•    Describe User Environment Manager Smart Policies

VMware Identity Manager
•    Describe VMware Workspace™ ONE™
•    Learn ways to deliver VMware Identity Manager
•    Integrate Horizon Cloud with VMware Identity Manager

Scalability Considerations
•    Define the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure scalability options
•    Apply RDS hosts and farms scaling
•    Justify the deployment of multiple Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure environments
•    Evaluate cost analysis and sizing considerations

Troubleshooting
•    Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure troubleshooting basics
•    Discuss the Horizon Cloud troubleshooting basics