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Omnissa Horizon: Deploy and Manage

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5 days
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€ 3.290,-
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33859
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€ 3.290,-
plus VAT.
€ 3.915,10
incl. VAT.
Booking number
33859
Venue
Online
1 appointment
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Contents

1. Omnissa Reference Architecture – Overview
By the end of this module, you will be familiar with Omnissa’s best practices for designing Horizon.

 

2. Overview of the Horizon 8 Architecture
By the end of this module, you should have a clear understanding of the key components of Horizon 8. You will learn about the available architecture options and deployment terminology when using Horizon 8 for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployments.

 

3. Overview of Horizon Connect Server
The key requirements and installation options for deploying the Horizon Connect Server.

 

4. Securing Horizon Transport
After deploying the Connection Server(s), know when to enable session tunneling and when not to enable tunneling for Horizon sessions.

 

5. Integrating Workspace ONE with Horizon
Learn what Omnissa Intelligence, Hub Services, and Workspace ONE UEM are, and how they can help address business challenges in Horizon.

 

6. Overview of Unified Access Gateway
Learn how we deploy and configure Unified Access Gateway.

 

7. Horizon Brokering
Understand Horizon transport and how it affects communication between local and global server load-balancing requirements for Horizon 8.

 

8. Managing Horizon Desktop Pools
Now that you understand the Horizon architecture, the process of deploying and configuring desktop pool options will be clearer to you. We’ll cover the entire process, from best practices for image creation to pool deployment and maintenance tasks. Our primary focus is on creating and deploying Windows desktops.

 

9. Deploying Horizon Linux Desktops
In this module, we provide an overview of the traditional and simplified methods for creating images and deploying desktop pools.

 

10. Requirements for Horizon Authentication and Single Sign-On
By the end of this module, you will understand which authentication options Horizon directly supports and how the Horizon infrastructure integrates with third-party identity providers and Omnissa Access. The role that registration services play in enabling single sign-on.

 

11. Cloud Pod Architecture
By the end of this module, you will understand the challenges that Cloud Pod Architecture addresses and the elements required for its activation and configuration.

 

12. Horizon RDS-published applications
How to deploy and configure an RDS server farm, and what options are available for application pools. This also includes App Volumes integrations.

 

13. Horizon Agent and Client Options
An overview of the most important security and performance settings that are available directly through the agent and the client, but can also be configured via the Admin Console and Group Policy settings.

 

14. Horizon Protocols
By the end of this module, you will understand which codecs Horizon Blast supports. You will also gain a clear understanding of our options regarding PCoIP and the RDP protocol.

 

15. Horizon Graphics
By the end of this module, you will have a clearer understanding of the options available for 3D rendering and hardware acceleration.

 

16. Administrative Tasks in the Horizon
By the end of this module, you will understand the key elements of the Horizon Admin Console that enable you to support, configure, and troubleshoot both Horizon Desktop and published application sessions for users. You’ll get an overview of the Horizon Performance Tracker and learn about some of the available real-time monitoring options. You’ll also be guided through the process of delegating permissions to administrators within an organization.

 

Requirements: 

  • Understanding of basic network, storage, and infrastructure concepts
  • Understanding TCP/IP
  • Recommended, but not required: Familiarity with the vSphere platform
  • Microsoft Active Directory

 

Additional info: 

In this course, you will receive electronic course materials. Omnissa will send these materials to you before the course begins at the address you provided during registration. Please bring your own tablet or laptop so you can review the content and exercises alongside the class or save the materials directly on the device.

 

Your benefit
  • Understanding the role and function of all Horizon components, as well as cloud and on-premises deployment architectures
  • Deploying and configuring a Horizon pod, including primary and replica servers, capacity providers, licensing, and setting up the event database
  • Deploying and Configuring the Unified Access Gateway in a Clustered Infrastructure for Secure Access
  • Configuring a secure single sign-on (SSO) solution with Omnissa Access, including overviews of federation and the deployment of Horizon TrueSSO and Enrollment Services
  • Understand the requirements of Horizon Brokering for on-premises and multi-site architectures, including load balancing, and configure the Cloud Pod architecture for high availability and scalability
  • Understanding Omnissa Horizon session logs, specifically Horizon Blast, PCoIP & PCoIP Ultra, and RDP
  • Applying best practices for image management (Full Clone, Instant Clone) and desktop pool maintenance (persistent, non-persistent, RDS)
  • Benefits of Horizon management options, including monitoring, the LDS database, App Volumes integration, and Horizon Agent/Client options
trainer
Sascha Milic
Daniel Chroszcz
Methods

This course consists of training training and is led by a trainer who supervises the participants live. Theory and practice are taught with live demonstrations and practical exercises. The video conferencing software Zoom is used.

Final examination
Recommended for

This course is aimed at Tier 1 operators, administrators and architects who are responsible for the creation, maintenance and/or deployment of remote and virtual desktop services.

Other tasks may include the implementation, support and management of a company's computer infrastructure for end users.

Start dates and details

Form of learning

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30.11.2026
Online
Places free
Implementation secured
Online
Places free
Implementation secured

This training is conducted in cooperation with the training organization Digicomp Academy AG.
For the purpose of conducting the training, participants' data will be transmitted to Digicomp Academy AG and processed there under its own responsibility.
Please take note of the corresponding privacy policy.

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Call us on +49 761 595 33900 or write to us at service@haufe-akademie.de or use the contact form.

The illustrations were created in cooperation between humans and artificial intelligence. They show a future in which technology is omnipresent, but people remain at the center.
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