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VMware Horizon Cloud Services Next Gen on Microsoft Azure: Deploy and Manage

Course Summary:

This five-day, hands-on training provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully deploy and manage VMware Horizon® Cloud Service™ on Microsoft Azure. This training also teaches you how to use the VMware Horizon Cloud administration console and Microsoft Azure portal. Through a combination of hands-on labs and interactive lectures, you learn how to import and manage images for single- and multisession assignments. You also learn how to configure and use the Universal Broker function, VMware App Volumes™, VMware Workspace ONE® Access™, and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager™ in the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment.

Course Duration: 5 days


Course Content:

1 Course Introduction

  • Introduction and course logistics
  • Course objectives

2 Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Discuss the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify the available Horizon Cloud and Microsoft licensing options
  • Identify the system architecture components of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Explain how VMware Dynamic Environment Manager is used in Horizon Cloud profile management
  • Describe Horizon Cloud application management using App Volumes
  • Identify the Microsoft Azure configuration prerequisites for a Horizon Cloud integration
  • Identify the main Microsoft Azure components required for a Horizon Cloud deployment
  • Review the virtual machines supported in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

3 Microsoft Azure Networking Requirements

  • Discuss Horizon Cloud connectivity considerations and tasks
  • Explain the networking concepts for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify the ports required for local connections, remote connections, and endpoint OS firewall rules

4 Identity Management

  • Explain computer identity type and user identity type
  • Discuss the best practices for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD integrations
  • Determine the requirements for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD
  • Describe the benefits of integrating Horizon Cloud with Workspace ONE Access
  • Explain how a user obtains access to an entitled virtual desktop or application from the VMware Workspace ONE® Intelligent Hub catalog
  • Discuss the importance of binding directory with Workspace ONE Access and setting up custom user attribute synchronization
  • Discuss the importance of configuring the Remote App Access client in Workspace ONE Access
  • Demonstrate how to access an entitled Horizon virtual desktop or application in the Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub catalog

5 Deployment and Upgrades

  • Explain the steps and requirements for deploying Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Describe the features and benefits of Horizon Edge
  • Describe the differences between internal and external gateways
  • Outline the Horizon Universal Console controls available for administrators
  • Identify the features and benefits of the Horizon Cloud upgrades

6 Creating Images

  • Outline the process and configuration choices for setting up primary VMs
  • Identify the configuration choices for importing primary VMs
  • List the steps to install the user software on the primary VM
  • Explain how to convert a configured primary VM to an assignable image
  • Describe pools and pool groups
  • List the steps for configuring an image to a pool
  • List the steps for configuring an image to a pool group

7 Pool Groups

  • Compare dedicated assignments to floating assignments
  • Outline the steps for creating single-session and multisession assignment
  • Explain the entitlement of pool groups
  • Outline the creation process and configuration options for multisession pools and pool groups
  • Explain the power management selections in the multisession pool groups
  • Compare the rolling maintenance and load-balancing options
  • Identify the actions related to the multisession groups page
  • Identify the actions to add and assign applications to a user or group
  • Outline the prerequisites for entitling a multisession assignment

8 Access Desktops and Applications

  • Identify the different versions of Horizon Client
  • Describe how to access desktops and remote applications with Horizon Client
  • Describe how to access desktops and remote applications with a browser
  • Compare the remote display protocols that are available for Horizon Cloud
  • Describe the Blast Extreme display protocol codecs
  • List the ideal applications for each Blast Extreme codec
  • Describe the Blast Extreme policy configurations

9 Managing Images

  • Describe images
  • Explain how to manage images

10 VMware Dynamic Environment Manager on Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Identify the functional areas of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager and their benefits
  • Explain how to use the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager console and application profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations

11 App Volumes for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Explain how App Volumes works with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify the interface elements of App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Demonstrate how to configure App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

12 Scalability Considerations

  • Recognize the scalability settings for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

13 Troubleshooting Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Explain the troubleshooting basics for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify the analytics and monitoring capabilities of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Explain the troubleshooting basics for Horizon Cloud