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VMware Horizon: Deploy and Manage (8.8)

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In this training, you will learn how to configure and manage VMware Horizon® 8.8 and deploy virtual desktops and applications from a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform.
Contents

1. introduction to VMware Horizon

  • Horizon functions and benefits in detail
  • Conceptual and logical architecture

 

2. vSphere for VMware Horizon

  • Basic virtualization concepts
  • vSphere Client: Access to vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts
  • Create, deploy and remove virtual machines

 

3. creation of Windows desktops

  • Steps for installing the Horizon Agent on Windows VMs
  • Installing Horizon agents on Windows VM
  • Optimize and prepare Windows VMs to set up Horizon desktop VMs

 

4. creation of Linux desktops

  • Linux VM for Horizon
  • Install Horizon agents on Linux VM
  • Optimize and prepare Linux VMs to set up Horizon desktop VMs

 

5. create and manage desktop pools

  • Setting up a template for the provision of desktop pools 
  • Adding the desktop to the Horizon® Connection ServerTM inventory
  • Comparison of pools with dedicated allocation and pools with floating allocation
  • Creation of an automated pool
  • Define user authorizations
  • Hierarchies of global, pool and user level policies

 

6. horizon client options

  • The different clients and their advantages
  • Access Horizon desktops with different Horizon clients and HTML
  • Configure integrated printing, USB redirection and the shared folder option
  • Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

 

7. creation and management of instant clone desktops

  • Advantages of instant clones 
  • Provision for instant clone desktop pools
  • Set up an automated pool with instant clones
  • Deploy updated images in Instant-Clone desktop pools

 

8 RDS desktop and application pools

  • Differences between RDS desktop pools and automated pools
  • RDS session host pool, farm and application pool
  • Create RDS desktop pool and application pool
  • Access RDS desktops and applications with the Horizon Client
  • Instant clone technologies for the construction of RDSH farms
  • Configure load balancing for RDSHs on a farm

 

9. monitoring of VMware Horizon

  • Monitor the status of Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator Console dashboard
  • Monitor desktop sessions with the HelpDesk tool
  • Monitor remote desktop performance with the Horizon Performance Tracker

 

10. horizon connection server

  • Reference architecture from Horizon
  • Supported functions of the Horizon Connection Server
  • Recommended system requirements for the Horizon Connection Server
  • Configuring Horizon event databases
  • Initial configuration of the Horizon Connection Server
  • AD LDS database as a critical component of the Horizon Connection Server installation

 

11. horizon protocols

  • Comparison of remote display protocols in VMware Horizon
  • BLAST
  • BLAST codec options
  • Ideal applications for all BLAST codecs
  • Common configurations of BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO 

 

12. graphics processing in VMware Horizon

  • 3D rendering options in Horizon 8
  • Comparison of vSGA and vDGA
  • Configuration of graphics cards in a Horizon environment

 

13. securing connections: Network

  • Tunnels and direct connections for desktop access
  • Advantages of using the Unified Access Gateway
  • Firewall rules for the Unified Access Gateway
  • Configure TLS certificates in Horizons

 

14. securing connections: Authentication

  • Authentication options of the Horizon Connection Server
  • Access to Horizon Remote Desktops with restricted permissions
  • Smartcard authentication methods of the Horizon Connection Server
  • Purpose of authorizations, roles and privileges in Horizon
  • User-defined roles

 

15. scalability with VMware Horizon

  • Purposes of a replication connection server
  • Synchronizing multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod 
  • Steps for configuring graphics cards in a Horizon environment 
  • Configuring load balancers in a Horizon environment
  • Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA
  • Scaling options of the Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture

 

16. VMware Horizon Cloud and Universal Broker

  • Functions and advantages of the Horizon Cloud Service
  • Use Universal Broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance
  • Configure and pair Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server

 

17 Omnissa Access and management of virtual applications

  • Features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access
  • Functions of the Workspace ONE Access console 
  • Identity management in Workspace ONE Access 
  • Access management in Workspace ONE Access 
  • Directory integration of Workspace ONE Access 
  • Virtual applications with workspace services 

 

Requirements:

To participate in this course, you should have the following knowledge:

  • Using the vSphere Web Client
  • Creation of snapshots of virtual machines
  • Configuration of specifications for guest customization
  • Changing the properties of virtual machines
  • Converting a virtual machine to a template

Experience in the administration of Microsoft Windows systems is advantageous:

  • Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP and time synchronization
  • Restriction of user:activities through implementation of group policy objects
  • Configuring Windows systems to enable remote desktop connections

 

Additional info:

In this course you will receive digital course materials. The documents will be sent to you before the course by VMware to the address you provided when you registered. 

Your benefit
  • Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
  • Using vSphere to create VMs that can be used as desktops for Horizon
  • Creating and optimizing Windows VMs to create Horizon desktops
  • Installing and configuring Horizon Agent on a Horizon desktop
  • Configure, manage and authorize desktop pools with full VMs
  • Configure and manage Horizon client systems and connect the client to a Horizon desktop
  • Configure, manage and authorize pools of Instant-Clone desktops
  • Creating and using Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools
  • Monitor the Horizon environment with the Horizon Console Dashboard and the Horizon Help Desk Tool
  • Identify Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture and requirements
  • Describe the authentication and certificate options for the Horizon environment
  • Recognize the integration process and benefits of Omnissa® AccessTM and Horizon 8
  • Compare the remote display protocols available in Horizon
  • Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
  • Discuss the scalability options available in Horizon 8
  • Describe the various security options for the Horizon environment
trainer
Sascha Milic
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, administrator 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.

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3.11.2025
Online
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Online
Places free
Implementation secured

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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.