VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure: Deploy and Manage Course Details:

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

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1. Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

  • List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure features and benefits
  • Identify the available Horizon Cloud and Microsoft licensing options
  • Describe the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment options and process
  • List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure system architecture components
  • Interpret the Horizon Cloud basic architecture diagrams
  • Discuss topics that are relevant to Horizon Cloud
  • Discuss topics that are relevant to Microsoft Azure
  • Understand the concept of Remote Desktop Session Host farms
  • Determine the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure configuration prerequisites

2. Connectivity and Networking

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

3. Active Directory

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

4. Deployment and Upgrades

  • Determine steps and requirements to deploy Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Recognize the Horizon Cloud Administration Console options available to administrators

5. Image Management

  • Outline the process and choices to set up master virtual machines
  • Identify the configuration choices for importing master virtual machines
  • List steps to install the user software on the master virtual machine
  • Identify steps to convert a configured master virtual machine to an assignable image

6. RDSH Farms

  • Outline the process and configuration choices that are available while creating the RDSH farm
  • Identify the different desktops models supported in an RDSH farm
  • Explain power management options in the RDSH farm
  • Compare rolling maintenance
  • List actions that can be performed on farms listed on the Administration Console's Farms page
  • List the actions to assign an application to a user or group
  • List prerequisites for creating an RDSH session assignment
  • Identify steps for creating an RDSH assignment

7. VDI Desktops

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

8. Managing Assignable Images

  • Manage assignable images
  • Update agent, images, and farms

9. User Environment Manager

  • Identify the User Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
  • List the User Environment Manager components
  • Describe User Environment Manager and its architecture
  • Identify User Environment Manager profile management and its features Describe User Environment Manager Smart Policies

10. VMware Identity Manager

  • Describe VMware Workspace™ ONE™
  • Learn ways to deliver VMware Identity Manager
  • Integrate Horizon Cloud with VMware Identity Manager

11. Scalability Considerations

  • Define the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure scalability options
  • Apply RDS hosts and farms scaling
  • Justify the deployment of multiple Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure environments
  • Evaluate cost analysis and sizing considerations

12. Troubleshooting

  • Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure troubleshooting basics
  • Discuss the Horizon Cloud troubleshooting basics

*Please Note: Course Outline is subject to change without notice. Exact course outline will be provided at time of registration.
  • List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure features and benefits
  • Identify the Horizon Cloud and Microsoft Licensing deployment options, requirements, and processes
  • List the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure system architecture components
  • Interpret the Horizon Cloud basic architecture diagrams
  • Discuss topics relevant to Horizon Cloud and Microsoft Azure
  • Summarize the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure analytics and monitoring capabilities
  • Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts, connectivity considerations, and required ports
  • Define the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure scalability options
  • Discuss the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory integration
  • Determine the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Active Directory requirements
  • Determine steps and requirements to deploy Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • Identify the Horizon Cloud upgrade features and benefits
  • Outline steps to deploy nodes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
  • List steps to convert the master virtual machine to an assignable image
  • Outline steps to create a Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) farm and Remote Desktop Server (RDS) desktop pools
  • Describe how a user can access an application by using the RDS Farm
  • Compare dedicated assignment and floating assignment
  • Outline steps to create desktop and application assignments and entitlements
  • Describe capabilities that the Cloud Service Admin UI provides for monitoring the health of an RDSH farm
  • Describe VMware User Environment ManagerTM and its architecture
  • Explain the User Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits
  • Explain the User Environment Manager profile management and its features
  • Compare and describe the VMware Identity ManagerTM deployment models
  • Discuss the Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure critical issues

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