Clear and Simple VMware Horizon View 7.5 VCP-DTM (2019)

Learn how components such as the Connection Server, Horizon Client, Horizon Agent, vCenter, ESXi, and Active Directory work together to provide access to virtual desktops.

Understand the purpose of the Horizon Client. Differentiate between Zero Clients, Thin Clients, Software Clients, the HTML5 client, and PC Extender.

Learn the hardware and software requirements for the Horizon Connection Server. Understand the entitlement, authentication, connection brokering, and management interface functions of the Connection Server.

Understand how the Horizon Agent must be installed in virtual desktops in order to make them accessible to the Connection Server. Understand key Horizon Agent custom options, such as Instant Clones, View Composer, USB Redirection, and more.

Learn how to connect to and navigate options within Horizon Administrator. Configure Horizon View 7.5 licenses. Identify status indicators for View components, Virtual Desktops, and Datastores.

Configure key View settings, including vCenter Server registration, vCenter concurrent operation limits, and View Composer registration. Under Global Settings configure session timeout, user disconnect timeout, add an event database, and configure a syslog server.

Understand basic concepts of the PCoIP display protocol. Learn about tuning options that can improve performance in varying bandwidth conditions. Configure build-to-lossless, progressive build, frame rate, and other options.

Understand basic concepts of the Blast Extreme display protocol. Learn about the TCP and UDP protocol usage, and how connections are established. Understand SSL and DTLS support for enhanced security.

Learn about key tasks for creating an ideal golden image for Full-clone, Linked-clone, and Instant-clone pools. Use the O.S. Optimization tool to analyze key Windows settings and make your virtual desktops as efficient as possible.

Learn how to change key Windows services and settings like disk defragmentation, automatic backups, high-performance power mode, and other changes that can help optimize the performance of virtual desktops.

Create a new desktop pool in Horizon Administrator. Take a golden image Virtual Machine and convert it to a template. Create a group of desktops manually. Add manually created desktops to the pool.

Create a new desktop pool in Horizon Administrator. Take a golden image Virtual Machine and convert it to a template. Configure the pool to use the template as the basis for virtual desktops that will be automatically created and added to the pool.

Learn about the benefits that Linked Clones provide, including rapid deployment and efficient use of disk space. Prepare a Parent VM as the golden image for a Linked Clone pool. Understand concepts behind replica disks and tiered storage.

Understand the purpose of key Linked Clone operations and how they work, including Recompose, Refresh, and Rebalance.

Learn about the different types of Linked Clone disks, including Replica, Delta Disk, Persistent Disk, and Disposable Disk.

Learn about the benefits that Instant Clones provide, including extremely rapid deployment and efficient use of disk space. Prepare a Master VM as the golden image for an Instant Clone pool. Understand concepts behind transparent page sharing and VMfork technology.

Understand the components required to create an Instant Clone pool, including the Master VM, Template VM, Replica, and Parent VMs. Learn how ClonePrep is used to join Instant Clone desktops to the domain and rename them.

Learn how to use an Instant Clone Push Image to update a pool of Instant Clone desktops with a new snapshot.

Learn how to create an Instant Clone pool in Horizon Administrator. Configure a ClonePrep domain admin account. Set a naming pattern for automatically created desktops. Observe tasks and events in the vSphere Web Client as the Template, Replica, and Parent VM are created.

Take a new snapshot of the Master VM and use Push Image to update an Instant Clone pool. Understand the impact of cancelling a Push Image operation. View tasks and events that occur as the pool is recreated with the new image.

Compare and contrast Virtual Printing and Location-Based printing. Understand the Group Policy requirements for Location-Based printing. Learn about the physical Windows machine requirements for Virtual Printing. Understand compression and encryption options for print jobs.

Learn basic concepts of USB Redirection, URL Redirection, and Client-Drive Redirection. Connect USB devices to a physical client and make them available on your virtual desktop. Configure specific URLs that should be opened on the physical client device instead of on the virtual desktop.

Understand how 3D graphics are rendered on a virtual desktop. Compare and contrast Soft3D, Hardware 3D Graphics, and NVIDIA GRID GPU.

Understand basic concepts of ThinApp, and how it has been the primary tool for application virtualization for years. Learn about the apture machine and sandbox, and what they are used for.

Understand how a group of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services hosts can be used to create a highly available farm. Use RDS hosts to create application pools and deliver streaming applications to Horizon clients.

Use AppVols to capture virtualized applications. Assign applications to users and deliver them using the Horizon Client.

Learn how to use App Volumes Manager to initiate the creation of an AppStack. Install the application on a capture machine, and export the results to an AppStack. Assign the AppStack to groups of Active Directory users.

Use App Volumes Manager to update an AppStack that already includes multiple applications. Install another application on the capture machine and add it to the AppStack. Understand the impact of the update on the original AppStack.

Use App Volumes Manager to create a writable volume and assign it to an Active Directory user.

Learn how to manage user persona, create drive and printer mappings, and control application and registry settings with User Environment Manager.

Learn how to customize applications, create smart policies, configure application blocking, and enable privilege elevation with User Environment Manager (UEM). Also configure printer and drive mappings.

Use View Administrator to configure Roles and Permissions for administrative staff. Configure custom roles. Create Access Groups to limit the scope of permissions.

Differentiate between tunneled and direct connections. Understand how tunneled connections impact the scalability of the Horizon Connection Server. Learn about the security considerations of direct connections for different display protocols.

Understand the basic functions of the Unified Access Gateway and the Horizon Security Server. Learn about the benefits and enhancements that the Unified Access Gateway provides. Learn about load balancing options and failure scenarios.

Learn how the Horizon Connection Server, View Composer, and vCenter are backed up and restored. Understand the complexities involved with restoring from backup.

Understand the function and operation of Replica Connection Servers, and the peer relationship that they have. Learn how good design can reduce the need to restore from backup for most types of failures.

Learn about the Horizon Cloud-Pod Architecture, and how it can be used to create an Active-Active datacenter model. Understand how it can be used to support roaming users and provide a consistent experience regardless of location.