Kurz: VMware Horizon 7 – Install, Configure, Manage [V7.10]

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Předpokládané znalosti

Od účastníků kurzu jsou požadovány následující vstupní dovednosti:

• Webový klient VMware vSphere® sloužící k zobrazení stavu virtuálních počítačů, datových úložišť a sítí.


• Otevřete konzolu virtuálního počítače na serveru VMware vCenter Server® a otevřete hostovaný operační systém.


• Vytvoříte snímky virtuálních počítačů.


• Konfigurujte specifikace přizpůsobení hosta.


• Změníte vlastnosti virtuálního počítače.


• Převod virtuálního stroje do šablony.


• Nasazení virtuálního stroje ze šablony.

Předpokladem jsou také zkušenosti se správou systému Microsoft Windows:

• Konfigurovat služby Active Directory, včetně DNS, DHCP a synchronizace času.


• Omezení aktivity uživatelů implementací objektů Zásady skupiny.


• Konfigurovat systémy Windows tak, aby umožňovaly připojení ke vzdálené ploše.


• Sestavit ODBC připojení k databázi SQL Server.

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  Kurz je vhodný pro systémové architekty, systémové administrátory, IT manažery, VMware partnery a jednotlivce zodpovědné za implementaci a správu architektur vSphere.

  
  

• Originální literatura VMware v anglickém jazyce v ceně kurzu .

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  Tento kurz je součástí přípravy na zkoušku VMware Certified Professional 7 – Desktop and Mobility (VCP7-DTM).

  
  

1. Course Introduction

• Review course goals.


• Review course objectives.


• Review the course outline.


• Find additional resources after this course.

2. Introduction to VMware Horizon

• Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon.


• Identify the major function of each VMware Horizon component.


• Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure.

3. View Connection Server

• Identify the VMware vSphere® requirements for a connection server.


• Describe the network and firewall configurations for View Connection Server.


• License VMware Horizon components.


• Configure View Connection Server.

4. VMware Horizon Desktops

• Outline the process and choices in setting up VMware Horizon virtual machines.


• Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon.


• List the ports that must be opened in the machine’s firewall for VMware Horizon operations.


• Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent.

5. VMware Horizon Desktop Pools

• Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment.


• List the steps to add desktops to the View Connection Server inventory.


• Define desktop entitlement.


• Describe how information on the Users and Groups page can be used to control and monitor View users.


• Explain the hierarchy of global policies, pool-level policies, and user-level policies.


• List the View Group Policy administrative (ADM) template files.

6. Horizon Client Options

• Describe the requirements for a Horizon Client installation.


• Explain USB redirection and options.


• Describe the power states for desktops.


• Define and compare a thin client with a system running Horizon Client.


• Discuss the benefits of Virtual Printing.


• Explain the Virtual Printing architecture.


• Describe the configuration options for Virtual Printing.


• Explain the location-based printing feature.

7. Creating Automated Pools of Full Virtual Machines

• Recognize how an automated pool operates.


• Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools.


• Outline the steps to create an automated pool.


• Examine the entitlement of desktops in automated pools.

8. Creating and Managing Linked-Clone Desktop Pools

• Describe the VMware linked-clone technology.


• Explain why both a parent virtual machine and a snapshot must be used to create linked clones.


• Outline the system requirements for View Composer.


• Describe the relationship between a persistent disk and the system disk.


• Outline the steps necessary to set up a desktop pool that uses linked clones.


• Compare the purpose of the parent and the replica virtual machines.


• Compare the linked-clone management operations.


• Describe the management operations for persistent disks.

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9. Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

• Identify the advantages of instant clones.


• Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones.


• Identify the requirements of instant clones.


• Describe the types of instant-clone virtual machines.


• Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration.


• Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones.


• Describe instant-clone limitations in VMware Horizon.


• Describe the creation of instant clones.


• Set up an automated pool of instant clones.

10. VMware Horizon Authentication

• Compare the authentication options that View Connection Server supports.


• Describe the purpose and components of TrueSSO single sign-on.

11. Managing VMware Horizon Security

• Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops.


• Compare the benefits of using either the VMware Horizon security server or VMware Access Point™ in the DMZ.


• Identify where the tunnel endpoints are in a security server or an Access Point implementation.


• Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used.


• Explain a direct connection.


• List the advantages of direct connections.

12. Profile Management Using User Environment Manager

• Identify the use cases and benefits of using User Environment Manager.


• Preparing infrastructure for User Environment Management.


• Outline the steps that are required to install and configure User Environment Manage components.


• Use the User Environment Manage management console and application profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations.

13. Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

• Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool.


• Describe how a user can access a single application by using the RDS application pool.


• Describe the relationship between an RDS host, a farm, and an application pool.


• Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool.


• Explain how the View Composer linked-clone technology can automate the build-out of RDS server farms.


• Describe the load-balancing options for RDS hosts.

14. Using App Volumes to Provision and Manage Applications

• Explain how App Volumes works.


• Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes.


• Identify the interface elements of App Volumes.


• Install and configure App Volumes.

15. Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

• Describe key View Connection Server features that are available as command-line options with the vdmadmin command.


• Explain the purpose of kiosk mode for client systems and how it is configured.


• Explain why you might want to limit the domains that View Connection Server makes available to end users.


• Identify the log locations for each VMware Horizon component.

16. VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability

• Describe the purpose of a replica server.


• Compare a replica server to a standard connection server.


• Explain how multiple VMware Horizon servers maintain synchronization.


• List several best practices for multiserver deployment in a pod.


• Describe how a load-balancing capability might improve VMware Horizon performance.