Product Alignment

1. VMware Horizon 8 v2212

Course Introduction

1. Introductions and course logistics

2. Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Horizon

1. Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon

2. Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

Introduction to Use Case

1. Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes

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

vSphere for VMware Horizon

1. Explain basic virtualization concepts

2. Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your VMware vCenter System and VMware ESXi™ hosts

3. Create a Windows virtual machine using vSphere

Create Windows Desktops

1. Outline the steps to install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines

2. Install Horizon Agent on a Windows virtual Machine

3. Optimize and prepare Windows virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Create Linux Desktops

1. Create a Linux VM for Horizon

2. Install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine

3. Optimize and prepare Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Creating and Managing Desktop Pools

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

2. List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon® Connection Server™ inventory

3. Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools

4. Outline the steps to create an automated pool

5. Define user entitlement

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

VMware Horizon Client Options

1. Describe the different clients and their benefits

2. Access the Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML

3. Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option

4. Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

1. List the advantages of instant clones

2. Explain the provisioning technology used for instant clone desktop pools

3. Set up an automated pool of instant clones

4. Push updated images to instant clone desktop pools

Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

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

2. Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool

3. Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool

4. Access RDS desktops and applications from Horizon Client

5. Use instant clone technology to automate the build-out of Remote Desktop Session Host farms

6. Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm

Monitoring VMware Horizon

1. Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard

2. Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

3. Monitor the performance of the remote desktop using the Horizon Performance Tracker

Horizon Connection Server

1. Recognize the VMware Horizon reference architecture

2. Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features

3. Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server

4. Configure the Horizon event database

5. Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server

6. Discuss the AD LDS database as a critical component of the Horizon Connection Server installation

Horizon Protocols

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

2. Describe the BLAST Display Protocol Codecs

3. Summarize the BLAST Codec options

4. List the ideal applications for each BLAST codec

5. Describe the BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

Graphics in Horizon

1. Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8

2. Compare vSGA and vDGA

3. List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment

Securing Connections: Network

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

2. Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway

3. List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules

4. Configure TLS certificates in Horizon

Securing Connections: Authentication

1. Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

2. Restrict access to the Horizon remote desktops using restricted entitlements

3. Describe the smart card authentication methods that Horizon Connection Server supports

4. Explain the purpose of permissions, roles, and privileges in VMware Horizon

5. Create custom roles

Horizon Scalability

1. Describe the purpose of a replica connection server

2. Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization

3. List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment

4. Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment

5. Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication

6. Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

Horizon Cloud and Universal Broker

1. Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service

2. Use Universal broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance

3. Configure and pair the Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server

Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management

1. Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access

2. Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access

3. Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access

4. Describe the requirements to install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment

5. Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration

6. Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services