Overview
This five-day course covers both VMware Horizon 8 Infrastructure Administration and Troubleshooting. It provides learners with essential skills in installing and configuring VMware Horizon® infrastructure and equips them to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues within VMware Horizon environments. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and a challenge lab, participants will gain practical experience in configuring VMware Horizon components, including Connection Server, Unified Access Gateway, and Cloud Pod Architecture.
Prerequisites
To benefit from this course, attendees should have foundational skills in VMware infrastructure and system administration, specifically:
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Proficiency in VMware vSphere® Client™ to manage virtual machines, datastores, and networks
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Skills in Active Directory (AD) services management, including DNS, DHCP, time synchronization, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
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Experience in setting up Remote Desktop connections and ODBC connections to SQL databases
Target Audience
This course is intended for Tier 1 system administrators and integrators tasked with managing and maintaining VMware Horizon infrastructure.
Delegates will learn how to
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Install and configure Horizon Connection Server and VMware Unified Access Gateway™
- Integrate VMware Horizon with Workspace ONE Access
- Differentiate between remote display protocols, including Blast and PCoIP
- Implement load balancing and configure Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture
- Troubleshoot issues with Connection Server, Unified Access Gateway, protocols, and certificates
Outline
1. Course introduction
- Overview of course structure and objectives
2. Horizon Connection Server
- Explore VMware Horizon architecture and system requirements
- Configure the event database and AD Lightweight Directory Service (LDS)
3. Authentication and certificates
- Implement authentication options and certificate management
- Configure True SSO for VMware Horizon
4. Workspace ONE Access and virtual application management
- Integrate Workspace ONE Access and manage identity and virtual applications
5. Horizon protocols
- Compare Blast and PCoIP protocols, and configure Blast codecs
6. Graphics cards
- Configure 3D rendering and graphics cards for VMware Horizon
7. Horizon scalability
- Implement load balancing and configure Cloud Pod Architecture for scalability
8. Horizon security
- Secure VMware Horizon connections using Unified Access Gateway and two-factor authentication
9. Troubleshooting Horizon Connection Server
- Identify and troubleshoot common issues, including AD LDS replication
10. Troubleshooting Unified Access Gateway
- Troubleshoot deployment and certificate issues in Unified Access Gateway
11. Blast configuration
- Verify Blast settings and optimise for various network conditions
12. Optimizing Blast
- Apply tuning recommendations for WAN, work-from-home, and other scenarios
13. Troubleshooting VMware Horizon connections
- Diagnose load balancer and protocol-related issues
14. Troubleshooting VMware Horizon certificates
- Manage certificate scenarios and resolve associated issues
15. Cloud Pod Architecture
- Troubleshoot and maintain Cloud Pod Architecture environments
Exams
No certification exam is included with this course; however, completion is ideal preparation for VMware professional certification exams in Horizon infrastructure and troubleshooting.
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