
Explore virtualization fundamentals and VMware Horizon architecture, install Horizon components, configure the master image, and plan backup, restore, and log collection strategies.
Explore how virtualization creates an abstraction layer over hardware to run multiple virtual machines, using software like VMware, AWS, or Hyper-V for efficient resource use and cloud flexibility.
Explore the six types of virtualization—storage, data, network, desktop, server, and application—and see how each enables sharing, cloud access, and cost-effective IT infrastructure.
Discover how virtualization with VMware Horizon boosts agility, flexibility, and scalability while reducing upfront hardware costs, minimizes downtime, and enhances productivity and disaster recovery.
Explore the VMware Horizon architecture by examining core components like Connection Server, Cloud Connector, App Volumes Manager, and vCenter Server, and how they deliver virtual desktops and apps.
Explore VMware Horizon's release history, from 8.2 and 8.23 builds to general support timelines, and compare Standard Horizon, Advanced Horizon, and Horizon Enterprise editions for cloud integration and automation.
Explore the five essential VMware Horizon components—connection server, unified access gateway, composer server, Horizon Agent, and Horizon Client—covering authentication, cloning, secure access, and remote desktop delivery.
Explore VMware Horizon constructs and services, including desktop pools, instance and full clones, VM images, link clones, remote access, and application pools, plus compatibility with vcenter and unified access gateway.
VMware Horizon installation and configuration in a lab, starting with active directory and DNS, then configuring vCenter, hosts file, and the connection server stack.
Configure and join horizon-related servers to a domain by setting DNS, performing ping checks, and restarting servers, preparing the Horizon Connection Server and SQL Server for VMware Horizon deployment.
Configure the domain on each machine, join all servers to the domain, and install the connection server, security server, and Composer to complete the Horizon environment.
Learn to install and configure the VMware Horizon Connection Server, including prerequisites such as DNS and Active Directory, joining the domain, running the installer, and accessing the web console.
Install the VMware Horizon agent on a test machine, join it to the domain, create domain users in Active Directory, and configure access after downloading the agent from VMware.
Learn to install the VMware Horizon client within a Horizon installation, configure domain and Active Directory settings, and download the Windows client from the official VMware site.
Install the VMware Horizon client, install Windows Desktop Runtime and Microsoft C++, restart, then authenticate to the connection server and apply a license key.
Prepare a master image in VMware horizon by configuring a Windows 10 64-bit VM in vCenter, choosing host and datastore, setting CPU, memory, and disk.
Attach the Windows ISO to the VM, install Windows 10, and perform post-install setup including region, keyboard, admin account, and Horizon agent installation.
Install VMware Tools on the Windows master image to improve graphics, mouse, networking, and storage; mount, run setup, restart, verify drivers, then set up the network and domain services.
Configure network settings by assigning a static IP and verifying connectivity, join the domain via Active Directory and DNS, then install the VMware Horizon agent on the master image.
Install the VMware Horizon agent on a Windows 10 master image, then configure it with Active Directory credentials and install VMware Dynamic Environment Manager, followed by a restart and verification.
Install and configure the VMware Horizon dynamic enterprise manager and environment manager, then set up a Windows 10 master image with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a browser.
Configure the Windows 10 master image for VMware Horizon. Install Google and Microsoft 365 apps, join Active Directory with DNS, and install VMware tools and Horizon agent for dynamic view.
Install and configure the VMware Horizon Unified Access Gateway and security server, create and manage desktops, and integrate with Active Directory using vCenter; download the gateway from VMware Customer Connect.
Configure and deploy VMware Horizon unified access gateway from a template, set static IP, DNS, and domain, then enable Horizon settings and connect to the Horizon server.
Install the VMware Horizon security server after configuring the unified access gateway, join the host to the domain, create AD users, and configure the connection server and firewall.
Configure vCenter, create automated and manual desktop pools, use a golden image with snapshot, and apply dedicated or floating assignments to manage VMware Horizon desktops.
Learn to optimize VMware Horizon performance by tuning Active Directory and DNS in a Windows environment, and adjusting vCenter and Connection Server hardware, validating via the Horizon Administrator Console.
Optimize VMware Horizon performance by tuning cpu and ram across the connection server, Horizon agents, and clients; validate with copy-paste testing and ensure Active Directory and domain name server readiness.
Learn to collect logs in VMware Horizon using the connection server UI, configure log collector privileges, and download log bundles, while understanding command-line options and common pitfalls.
Learn to troubleshoot common VMware Horizon issues by using the knowledge base, addressing connection server problems, and configuring remote access, entitlements, and authentication.
Configure backup and restore for the VMware Horizon connection server, covering manual and automatic backups, backup locations, and restoration workflows to safeguard the Horizon environment.
Learn how to back up VMware Horizon connection server, using UI or command line, with notes on Horizon 7/8 compatibility and optional composer server backups.
Learn to restore a VMware Horizon backup by locating the backup folder, running export and import commands, and restoring the connection server from an administrator account.
Apply VMware Horizon best practices for image creation, antivirus deployment, zero/thin client compatibility, and AD entitlements, while aligning core services, vSphere and vSAN requirements, and sizing for optimal performance.
Identify and troubleshoot common VMware Horizon mistakes, from external client authentication through Unified Access Gateway to the connection server, ensuring proper ports and network routing.
Explore virtualization fundamentals and VMware Horizon architecture, deploy and configure Horizon components, build a Windows 10 master image, and apply best practices for a robust VDI.
Become a VMware Hrizon and VDI professional and learn one of employer's most requested skills nowadays!
This comprehensive course is designed so that students, System Administrators, HelpDesk Support, IT engineers... can use VMware Horizon from scratch to use it in a practical and professional way. Never mind if you have no experience in the software, you will be equally capable of understanding everything and you will finish the course with total mastery of the subject.
After several years working as an Engineer, I have realized that nowadays mastering VMware Horizon for the deployement of VDI (virtual desktop infraestructure) is very necessary in virtualization or other IT applications. VMware Horizon is one of the leader tools in the industry and its demand is increasing. Knowing how to use this software can give you many job opportunities and many economic benefits, especially in the world of the System Administrators or IT.
The big problem has always been the complexity to perfectly understand the software it requires, since its absolute mastery is not easy. In this course I try to facilitate this entire learning and improvement process, so that you will be able to carry out and understand your own backup procedures in a short time, thanks to the step-by-step and detailed examples of every concept.
With more than 7 exclusive hours of video, this comprehensive course leaves no stone unturned! It includes both practical exercises and theoretical examples to master VMware Horizon. The course will teach you any skill for VDI deployment and architecture in a practical way, from scratch, and step by step.
We will start with the installation of VMware Horizon requirements on your computer. Then, we'll cover a wide variety of topics, including:
Introduction to VMware Horizon, virtualization and course dynamics
Download and Install all VMware Horizon requirements
General familiarization and complete setup of VMware Structure and Architecture
Virtual desktop infraestructure deployment, from zero to advanced
Master Image creation
Remote Access Management
VMware Horizon Performance Optimization
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
VMware Horizon Backup and Restoring
Mastery and application of absolutely ALL the functionalities of the software
Practical exercises and much more!
In other words, what I want is to contribute my grain of sand and teach you all those things that I would have liked to know in my beginnings and that nobody explained to me. In this way, you can learn to design, implement and deploy your VDI quickly and make versatile and complete use of VMware Horizon. And if that were not enough, you will get lifetime access to any class and I will be at your disposal to answer all the questions you want in the shortest possible time.
Learning VMware Horizon and VDI has never been easier. What are you waiting to join?