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VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage (v7.10) Certification Training
Ready to take your career to the next level by mastering Persona Management, Security Server, Linked Clones, Flex Admin, ThinPrint, and Jump Server in VMware? Enroll in the Vinsys’ VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage (v7.10) Certification Training. This 5-day program will equip you w
VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage (v7.10) Certification Train
Become a well-certified VMware Horizon 7 administrator.
Hands-on training to understand features without doubts.
Convenience for self-directed study for professionals.
Course Overview
VMware Horizon is one of the most popular virtualization technologies in the world. It allows virtual desktops and applications to be hosted on a physical server, and vCenter Server manages this virtual machine. This revolutionary technology requires a team of well-certified VMware Horizon experts to manage the installation, configuration, and ongoing management of VMs. Our hands-on VMware Horizon version 7 course will educate you about the benefits and features of this technology.
This 5-day program is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the Horizon Connection Server, Horizon Desktops, Horizon Pools, Cloning, Horizon Security, Profile Management, Command-line Tools, and several other important features required to run the Horizon 7 version.
The VMware 7 version will familiarise you with the features missing in Horizon 8. It will allow you to work for organizations using version 7 and planning for smoother migration from Horizon 7 to 8. The course will broaden your job opportunities in virtualization software administration. Our systematic study pattern combines exercises, brain-storming, and virtual lab training. We provide recorded videos of live lectures to help you revise and clear your doubts.
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Course Objectives
The VMware Horizon: Install, Configure, Manage (v7.10) Certification Training will help you:
- Analyze the fundamentals of VMware Horizon and its benefits for businesses.
- Understand how to manage virtual desktops by obtaining skills in connection servers, pool management, and virtual desktops.
- Examine how to fix server connection bugs to maintain smooth remote workflow.
- Learn to manage documentation, such as upgrading documentation with hybrid cloud teams.
- Develop skills to integrate new software with VMware Horizon and test its compatibility with current systems.
- Analyse security issues with virtualization to take immediate action to provide safe remote access.
- Learn step-by-step installation of VMware Horizon 7 to systems.\
- Develop confidence in providing ongoing support to clients in the case of connection emergencies.
- Understand how to switch from VMware Horizon 7 version to Horizon 8.
Audience
The VMware Horizon is an excellent program for:
- IT professionals interested in learning about virtualization.
- Network engineers
- System administrators
- IT consultants
- Infrastructure architects responsible for planning and designing virtual desktop infrastructure
Eligibility Criteria
Following are the prerequisites that will speed up the learning process for Horizon version 7.10:
- Enable to modify a virtual machine into a template and its properties.
- Develop virtual machine snapshots and configure guest customization specifications.
- Access a virtual machine console on VMware vCenter Server® and the guest OS.
- Utilize the VMware vSphere Web Client to assess the condition of virtual machines, networks, and datastores.
- We recommend experience in Microsoft Windows system administration:
- Create an ODBC connection to an SQL Server database.
- Configure Active Directory services, such as DNS and DHCP.
- Remote Desktop Connections
- Implement Group Policy objects to control user activities.
Course Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Horizon
- Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
- Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of VMware Horizon
- Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
- Convert customer requirements to use case attributes
Module 3: Horizon Connection Server
- Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture
- Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server
- Identify the recommended virtualization requirements for a Horizon® Connection Server™ instance
- Access Horizon Manager
- License VMware Horizon components
- Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
- Describe the capabilities that Horizon Administrator provides for monitoring the health of a VMware Horizon deployment
- Use the dashboard to quickly focus on the details of a problem
- Access the settings and status of a pool
- Access the settings and status of a specific machine and the resources controlled by vCenter Server that the VM uses
- Identify the benefits of using the VMware Horizon Help Desk tool
Module 4: VMware Horizon Desktops
- Outline the process and choices to set up Windows VMware Horizon VMs
- Assign vCPUs and RAM to Windows VMs
- Create Windows VMs
- Configure VMware ESXi™ host virtual switches
- Optimize the performance of Windows VMs
- Outline the process and choices to set up Linux VMware Horizon VMs
- Assign vCPUs and RAM to Linux VMs
- Create Linux VMs
- Optimize the performance of Linux VMs
- Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
- Outline the steps to enable a machine for remote access from VMware Horizon® Client™
- Describe BLAST
- Describe the purpose of Horizon Agent
- List the steps to prepare a VM before installing Horizon Agent
- Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent
- Use the Horizon Skype for Business Virtualization Pack
Module 5: VMware Horizon 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
- Define user entitlement
- Describe how information found on the Users and Groups page is used to control and monitor VMware Horizon users
- Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies
- List the VMware Horizon Group Policy ADMX files
Module 6: VMware Horizon Client Options
- Describe the requirements for a Horizon Client installation on a Windows system
- Explain USB redirection and options
- Describe the shared folders option
- Describe the different clients and their benefits
- Discuss the benefits of the Virtual Printing feature
- Explain the architecture of the Virtual Printing feature
- List the steps to install the Virtual Printing feature
- Configure the Virtual Printing feature
- Discuss the benefits of the location-based printing feature
- Identify use cases where location-based printing is desirable
- List the client system parameters that can be used to assign a printer
Module 7: Creating Automated Desktop Pools
- Describe how an automated pool operates
- Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
- Outline the steps to create an automated pool
Module 8: Configuring and Managing Linked-Clone Desktop Pools
- Describe VMware linked-clone technology
- Explain why both a parent VM and a snapshot must be used to create linked clones
- Outline the system requirements for View Composer
- Describe the relationship between a vCenter Server instance and a View Composer instance
- Identify the View Composer objects in a vCenter Server inventory
- Describe the preparation required for installing View Composer
- Outline the steps to install View Composer
- Outline the necessary steps to set up an automated desktop pool that uses linked clones
- Compare the purpose of parent and replica VMs
- Describe the additional steps that are required for linked clones that are not necessary for other automated pools
- Discuss the merits of using tiered storage for replica and linked clones
- Compare the benefits of vSAN and tiered storage
- Compare the recompose, refresh, and rebalance management operations for linked clones
- Describe the management operations for persistent disks
Module 9: Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
- Describe instant clones
- List the advantages of instant clones
- Differentiate between View Composer linked clones and instant clones
- Describe the different types of instant-clone VMs
- Recognize the use of folders in delegating pool administration
- Explain how instant clones work
- Describe instant clone desktop pools
- Determine the requirements for an instant-clone desktop pool
- Identify the steps used to create an instant clone
- Set up an automated pool of instant clones
- Enable instant clones and authorize a VMware Horizon administrator account for use by ClonePrep
- Update the image of an instant-clone desktop pool using the push image operation
Module 10: VMware Horizon Authentication and Certificates
- Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
- Explain the purpose of roles and privileges in VMware Horizon
- Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration
- Describe a permission and its components
- Outline the steps to create a Horizon administrator
- List the management options for permissions and folders
- Outline the steps to create a custom role
- List some of the best practices for configuring Horizon Administrator
- Describe the purpose of using TLS certificates for VMware Horizon
- Outline the benefits of using TLS certificates signed by a CA
- Outline the steps to set up TLS certificates
Module 11: Managing VMware Horizon Security
- Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
- Identify the benefits of using VMware Unified Access Gateway™ in the DMZ
- Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used
- Describe a direct connection in a VMware Horizon environment
- List the advantages of direct connections
- Describe how direct connections are enabled
- Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
- List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway
- Describe the situations in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway with one, two, or three network interfaces
Module 12: Profile Management Using User Environment Manager
- Identify the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
- Prepare infrastructure for VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
- Outline the steps that are required to install and configure VMware Dynamic Environment Manager components
- Manage user personalization and application configurations using the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager management console and application profiler
- Outline the VMware Horizon Smart Policies available when using VMware Dynamic Environment Manager in the Horizon environment
Module 13: Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools
- Explain how App Volumes works
- Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes
- Identify the interface elements of App Volumes
- Install and configure App Volumes
Module 14: Provisioning and Managing Application Using App Volumes
- Explain how App Volumes works
- Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes
- Identify the interface elements of App Volumes
- Install and configure App Volumes
Module 15: Just-in-Time Management Platform and VMware Horizon
- Identify the benefits of Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP)
- List the JMP and Horizon 7 components
- Install and configure a JMP server
- Identify App Volumes deployment considerations
- Identify VMware Dynamic Environment Manager deployment considerations
Module 16: Command-Line Tools and Backup Options
- Describe key Horizon Connection Server features that are available as command-line options with the vdmadmin command
- Explain the purpose of kiosk mode for client systems and how it is configured
- Explain why you limit the domains that Horizon Connection Server displays to users as they attempt to authenticate
- Identify the log locations for each VMware Horizon component
- Collect Horizon Client and Horizon Agent log files
- Describe the backup options for VMware Horizon databases
- Explain the potential problems related to not synchronizing databases
- Outline solutions to handle orphaned linked clones
Module 17: VMware Horizon Performance and Scalability
- Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
- Compare a replica server to a standard connection server
- Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
- List several best practices for multiserver deployment in a pod
- Describe how a load-balancing capability might improve VMware Horizon performance
- Describe the benefits of the Cloud Pod Architecture feature for large-scale VMware Horizon deployments
- Establish a session with a desktop machine in a different pod by logging in to a local Horizon Connection Server instance
- Compare the purpose of the global LDAP instance and the local LDAP instance
- Describe the purpose of interpod communication and the View Interpod API (VIPA)
- Create global entitlements for accessing Horizon Desktops
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FAQ’s
What is the duration of the VMware Horizon version 7.10?
Those who join this course through live training can complete it in 5 days.
Can I enroll in this course at my convenience?
If you cannot attend our live training for any reason, don't worry. We provide comprehensive support for self-paced study, including links, notes, recorded lectures, and exercises, to ensure you can practice and understand virtualization technology at your own pace.
I am a fresher. Is this course suitable for me?
The VMware Horizon 7.10 course requires a good understanding of virtualization technology. Please refer to our eligibility section or contact us to clarify any doubts you may have about your suitability for this course.
Does this course include lab practice?
Yes, you can access our virtual labs, where we assign you projects to assess your proficiency.
What are the career prospects after the VMware Horizon version 7.10 course?
Once you complete this course, you can work for several industries that are looking for remote work facilities. You work as a system administrator, network engineer, or VDI expert.
What is the future of VDI specialists?
VMware Horizon is a globally popular virtualization technology. Since the demand for remote work culture is rising, the demand for VDI specialists is also high. It may increase in the future.
What is the salary of a VMware Horizon specialist in India?
Companies like Wipro, HCLTech, and Accenture hire VM Horizon specialists. According to reliable sources, the package can start from 2.8 lakhs to 5 lakhs per annum, depending on the location and work experience.
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Reviews
The VMware Horizon 7.10 advanced features allow me to control virtual systems, networks, and security policies. It also enables successful backup of virtual and cloud data.
Sunil DasIT Head
Managing virtual hardware was a challenge. However, with the right guidance, we have mastered the upgrade and implementation of virtual hardware.
Nishant NirupamNetwork Engineer
We have listed our name in a few providers in India who can install, configure, and troubleshoot VMware 7.10. Our services are getting better with time.
Nishant yadavSystem Administrator
We highly recommend this VMware virtualization course to virtual experts who want to gain expertise in virtual data storage, networking, virtual systems, and virtual machines.
Srivatsav DaitaTechnical Engineer
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