This five-day course gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You build on your skills in configuring and managing Horizon® 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure Horizon® Connection Server™ Unified Access Gateway™ how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture.

By the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

• Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon

• Use vSphere to create VMs to be used as desktops for Horizon

• Create and optimize Windows VMs to create Horizon desktops

• Install and Configure Horizon Agent on a Horizon desktop

• Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs

• Configure and manage the Horizon Client systems and connect the client to a Horizon desktop

• Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops

• Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools

• Monitor the Horizon environment using the Horizon Console Dashboard and 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® Access™ and Horizon 8

• Compare the remote display protocols that are available in Horizon

• Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8

• Discuss scalability options available in Horizon 8

• Describe different security options for the Horizon environment.

• Tier 1 Operators, administrators, and architects, responsible for the creation, maintenance, and or delivery of remote and virtual desktop services

• Additional duties can include the implementation, support, and administration of an organization's end-user computing infrastructure.

Before attending this course, you must have the following skills:

• Use vSphere Web Client

• Create snapshots of virtual machines

• Configure guest customization specifications

• Modify virtual machine properties

• Convert a virtual machine to a template

• Microsoft Windows system administration experience:

• Configure Active Directory services, including DNS, DHCP, and time synchronization

• Restrict user activities by implementing Group Policy Objects

• Configure Windows systems to enable Remote Desktop Connections

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2 Introduction to Horizon

• Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon

• Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

3 vSphere for Horizon

• Explain basic virtualization concepts

• Use vSphere Client™ to access your vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts

• Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine

4 Create Windows Desktops

• Outline the steps to install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines

• Install Horizon Agent on a Windows virtual Machine

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

5 Create Linux Desktops

• Create a Linux VM for Horizon

• Install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine

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

6 Creating and Managing Desktop Pools

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

• List the steps to add desktops to the 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

7 Horizon Client Options

• 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

8 Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktops

• 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

9 Creating RDS Desktop and Application 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

10 Monitoring Horizon

• Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard

• Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

• Monitor the performance of the remote desktop using the Horizon Performance Tracker

11 Horizon Connection Server

• Recognize Horizon reference architecture

• Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features

• Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server

• Configure Horizon event database

• Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server

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

12 Horizon Protocols

• Compare the remote display protocols that are available in Horizon

• Describe BLAST

• Summarize BLAST Codec options

• List ideal applications for each BLAST codec

• Describe BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

13 Graphics in Horizon

• Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8

• Compare vSGA and vDGA

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

14 Securing Connections: Network

• Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops

• Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway

• List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules

• Configure TLS certificates in Horizon

15 Securing Connections: Authentication

• Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

• Restrict access to the Horizon remote desktops using restricted entitlements

• Describe the smart card authentication methods that Horizon Connection Server supports

• Explain the purpose of permissions, roles, and privileges in Horizon

• Create custom roles

16 Horizon Scalability

• Describe the purpose of a replica connection server

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

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

• Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment

• Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA

• Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

17 Horizon Cloud and Universal Broker

• Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service

• Use Universal broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance

• Configure and pair the Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server

18 Omnissa Access and Virtual Application Management

• Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access

• Recognize the Workspace ONE Access console features

• Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access

• Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access

• Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration

• Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

• Omnissa Certified Professional Desktop (OCPD)