VMware Horizon Cloud Service: Deploy and Manage on Microsoft Azure

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Course Overview

This five-day, hands-on training provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in deploying and managing VMware Horizon® Cloud Service™ on Microsoft Azure. This training increases your skills and competence in using the VMware Horizon® Cloud Administration Console and Microsoft Azure portal.

Course Objectives

    By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Describe the architecture of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD requirements and integration best practices • Determine the steps and requirements to deploy or upgrade Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure • Apply concepts relevant to primary VMs and a Windows 10 Enterprise multisession. • Discuss and create Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) Farms • Create VDI desktop assignments and entitlements • Manage assignable images on Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure • Describe the integration of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure • Explain how App Volumes works with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure • Discuss the integration of VMware Workspace ONE® Access™ with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure • Interpret scalability considerations for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure. • Apply troubleshooting techniques relevant to Horizon Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure.

Course Outline

1 - Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

2 - Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Identify Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure features, benefits, and licensing options.
  • Interpret Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure architecture components to identify configuration prerequisites.
  • Interpret Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment models.
  • Discuss concepts related to Virtual Machines in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure.

3 - Connectivity and Networking

  • Summarize Horizon Cloud Service connectivity considerations and tasks.
  • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts.
  • Identify ports required for local connections, remote connections, and endpoint operating system firewall rules.

4 - Active Directory

  • List the features and limitations of supported AD configurations.
  • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD integration best practices.
  • Determine Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD requirements.

5 - Deployment and Upgrades

  • Determine steps and requirements to deploy Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure.
  • Discuss the features and benefits of using multiple tenant subnets for desktops and RDSH.
  • Discuss the features and benefits of using Internal and External UAG.
  • Discuss UAG Custom Deployment options in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure.
  • Recognize Horizon Cloud Service console controls that are available for administrators.
  • Identify Horizon Cloud Service upgrade features and benefits.

6 - Image Management

  • List the steps and considerations to take when setting up a primary VM to be used as an assignable image.
  • Explain Windows 10 Enterprise multisession for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure.

7 - Remote Desktop Session Host Farms

  • List the steps and considerations to take when creating an RDSH farm.
  • List the actions that can be performed on farms listed on the console’s farms page.
  • List the actions to assign an application to a user or group.
  • List the prerequisites and steps to create an RDSH session assignment.

8 - VDI Desktops

  • Compare a dedicated assignment to floating assignment.
  • Outline steps to create a VDI desktop assignment.
  • Explain the entitlement of desktops.

9 - Managing Assignable Images

  • Manage assignable images
  • Update agent and images

10 - VMware Dynamic 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.

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.
  • Install and configure App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure.

12 - Workspace ONE Access

  • Describe Workspace ONE and Workspace ONE Access.
  • Identify the features and components.
  • Integrate Horizon Cloud Service with Workspace ONE Access.
  • Understand the Best Practices for using Workspace ONE Access.

13 - Scalability Considerations

  • Define the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure scalability options.
  • Evaluate cost analysis and sizing considerations.
  • Describe functions and features of Universal Broker.
  • Identify limitations of Universal Broker.
  • Configuring the Universal Broker with Horizon Cloud Service on Azure.

14 - Troubleshooting Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure troubleshooting basics.
  • Summarize the analytics and monitoring capabilities in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure.
  • Discuss Horizon Cloud Service troubleshooting basics.

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This is a 5-day class

Price: $4,625.00

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