The course, as its name suggests, enables you to learn and validate the skills for virtual desktop management. Learners will learn about the methods of deploying and configuring pools of virtual machines and also about providing a customized desktop environment to end-users.
The VMware Horizon: Skills for Virtual Desktop course is one of the two-course requirement for the VMware Certified Professional Desktop and Mobility 2020 (VCP-DTM 2020) certification.
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The VMware Horizon: Skills for Virtual Desktop Management is ideal for:
Learners willing to take this course must have the following VMware infrastructure skills:
Apart from the above, the following Microsoft Windows system administration experience is also required:
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
• Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon
• Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
• Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes
• Explain basic virtualization concepts
• Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your vCenter Server system and VMware ESXi™ hosts
• Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine
• Create a Windows and a Linux virtual machine using vSphere
• Optimize and prepare Windows and Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs
• Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines
• Create a gold master for Windows Horizon desktops
• Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
• List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon® Connection Server™ inventory
• Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
• Outline the steps to create an automated pool
• Define user entitlement
• Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies
• Describe the different clients and their benefits
• Access Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML
• Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option
• Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams
• List the advantages of instant clones
• Explain the provisioning technology used for instant clone desktop pools
• Set up an automated pool of instant clones
• Push updated images to instant clone desktop pools
• Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
• Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool
• Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
• Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client
• Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of RDSH farms
• Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm
• Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
• Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool
What is the VMware Horizon virtual desktop?
VMware Horizon is a modern platform that runs and delivers virtual apps and desktops across the hybrid cloud. It allows simplification, automation, and security of desktop and app management while also providing a consistent experience to users across locations and devices.
What are the hardware requirements for VMware Horizon?
A Pentium IV 2.0GHz processor or higher processor with 4GBRAM and 100Mbps NIC network adapter is required for a Horizon server connection. These are the minimum system requirements. You will get to learn about more specific hardware prerequisites during the course.
Where is VMware Horizon used?
Horizon can be used for unified communications, device redirection, and access to desktops and applications. It provides an easy Single Sign-On access on any device, deploys virtual desktops to any location, and gives end-users the freedom to work anywhere.
How are the VMware Horizon and VMware vSphere different?
VMware Horizon is based on VMware vSphere and uses the vSphere environment for hosting virtual desktops.
Which is the latest version of Horizon?
VMware Horizon 7.10 (Sep 17, 2019) This is an ESB release.
Will I get exposure to practical hands-on labs in this course?
Yes, of course! We want our students to be trained well before entering their roles. So, we provide extensive hands-on labs in combination with theory-based lectures to foster learning.
What is the training price for this VMware course?
This training costs $2,550.
Have more questions about this course?
Please write to us at enquiry@vinsys.com with your queries and we will respond at the earliest.
Fantastic training style and more practical than theory. That’s what I was looking for. While most of the trainings are theory-driven, Vinsys just nailed it right.
It was good. I got all the necessary skills needed for my next promotion in the VMware knowledge-base.