Vmware Horizon 7: What's New V6.X To V7.X

Course Introduction: Review course goals - Review course objectives - Review the course outline - Find additional resources after this course

Evolution of VMware Horizon: Recognize the new features and benefits of VMware Horizon 7 - Identify the major function of each VMware Horizon 7 component - Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon

Upgrading to VMware Horizon 7: Outline the steps to upgrade to VMware Horizon 7 - Describe how to upgrade View Connection Server, View Composer, Horizon Client, and Horizon Agent - Describe the licensing for VMware Horizon 7 - Identify the new features in VMware vSphere® 6.5

Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools: Describe instant clones - Identify the advantages of instant clones - Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones - Identify the requirements of instant clones

Describe the types of instant-clone virtual machines - Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration - Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones - Describe instant-clone limitations in VMware Horizon 7 - Describe the creation of instant clones - Set up an automated pool of instant clones

Managing VMware Horizon Security: Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops - Compare the benefits of using either Horizon Security Server or VMware Unified Access Gateway™ in the DMZ

Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used - Explain a direct connection - List the advantages of direct connections

Profile Management Using User Environment Manager: Identify the use cases and benefits of using User Environment Manager - Preparing infrastructure for User Environment Manager - Outline the steps to install and configure User Environment Manager components - Use User Environment Manager Management Console and Application Profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations

Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools: Explain the difference between a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktop pool and an automated pool - Describe how a user can access a single application by using the RDS application pool - Describe the relationship between an RDS host, a farm, and an application pool - Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool - Explain how View Composer linked-clone technology can automate the build-out of RDS server farms - Describe the load-balancing options for RDS hosts

Using App Volumes to Provision and Manage Applications - Explain how App Volumes works - Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes - Identify the interface elements of App Volumes - Install and configure App Volumes

Troubleshooting an Upgrade: Describe Horizon Help Desk Tool - Describe tools that can be used to help when an upgrade fails - Describe common failures that can occur during an upgrade - Identify the log locations for each VMware Horizon component - Describe how to upload logs to VMware Support