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Horizon Deploy and Manage

Horizon Deploy and Manage

37.000 DKK

(excl. VAT)

The course gives participants the knowledge and skills to install, configure, and manage VMware Horizon® 8.

Course calendar

 
Hillerød
October
Week
November
Week
December
14/12
Week 51
14 - 18 Dec 2026
January
Week
February
Week
March
Week
April
Week
May
Week
Copenhagen
Week
Week
14/12
Week 51
14 - 18 Dec 2026
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Virtual
Week
Week
14/12
Week 51
14 - 18 Dec 2026
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Dates are start dates
Virtual classroom available

Description

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.

Note: Course dates listed for Hillerød are held in 2750 Ballerup.

Module overview

Introductions and course logistics

Course objectives

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon

Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure

Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes

Explain basic virtualization concepts

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

Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine

Create a Windows and a Linux virtual machine using vSphere

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

Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines

Create a gold master for Windows Horizon desktops

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

List the steps to add desktops to the VMware 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

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

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

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

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

Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture

Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features

Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server

Configure the Horizon event database

Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server

Discuss the ADAM database as a critical component of Horizon Connection Server installation

Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

Describe the Smartcard authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports

Outline the steps to create a Horizon administrator and custom roles

Describe the roles available in a Horizon environment

Explain the role that certificates play for Horizon Connection Server

Install and configure certificates for Horizon Connection Server

Install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment

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

Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration

Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

Describe the purpose of a replica connection server

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

Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8

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

Explain concepts relevant to secure Horizon connections

Describe how to restrict Horizon connections.

Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway

List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway

List Unified Access Gateway firewall rules

Describe the situation in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway instances with one, two, or three network interfaces

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