Duration

3 days.

Prerequisites

  • Experience with virtualized desktop implementation
  • Familiarity with VMware Horizon

Skills Gained

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

  • Describe the features and functions of App Volumes and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
  • Demonstrate the architectures of App Volumes and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
  • Install and configure App Volumes
  • Create and deploy Application Packages and writable volumes
  • Install and configure VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
  • Manage application configurations, user environment settings, and personalization settings

Who Can Benefit?

Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for implementing VMware Horizon®, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, and RDHS solutions.

    Outline for VMware App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager-On Demand Training

    Outline

    Course Introduction

    • Introductions and course logistics
    • Course objectives

    Overview of Application and Profile Management

    • Profile Management
    • Application Management

    Overview of App Volumes

    • Describe the basic architecture and operation of App Volumes
    • Explain the function of App Volumes Manager
    • Explain the function of App Volumes Agent
    • Describe the principles of SAM
    • List the stages of application package life cycle
    • Describe what is a writable volume and how it differs from an AppStack
    • Identify the major requirements to deploy App Volumes App Volumes components

    App Volumes Installation Overview

    • Describe the installation sequence for the App Volumes Manager
    • Describe the App Volumes operation modes for packages and writable volumes
    • Describe the App Volumes hypervisor connection types and their relationships with operation modes
    • Describe the process of initial configuration of the App Volumes Manager
    • Describe the basic configuration parameters and where these are configured in the App Volumes Manager Web interface
    • Install and perform the initial configuration of the App Volumes Manager in a lab environment
    • Describe the installation steps for the App Volumes Agent
    • Install the App Volumes Agent in target client machines in a lab environment

    Working with Application Packages

    • Explain the concept of simplified application packaging
    • List the steps of application package life cycle
    • Differentiate between an application, package, and program
    • Create an application package
    • Use markers to assign the new version of an application package
    • Edit an application
    • Edit a package

    Working with Writable Volumes Overview

    • Describe what a writable volume is and where it is used
    • Compare AppStacks with writable volumes
    • Describe the operation of a writable volume
    • Explain how to assign a writable volume to a desktop
    • Create and assign a writable volume in a lab environment

    Working with AppStacks

    • Explain how applications in an AppStack are available to a user
    • Describe how to create an AppStack and populate it with applications
    • Describe how to update an application in an existing AppStack

    Overview of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

    • Describe VMware Dynamic Environment Manager and its architecture
    • Describe the functional areas and benefits of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
    • Describe VMware Dynamic Environment Manager features and how it manages profiles

    Install Dynamic Environment Manager

    • Recognize considerations for planning a Dynamic Environment Manager deployment
    • Identify pre-configuration requirements before installing and starting the Dynamic Environment Manager - Management Console
    • Recognize key steps in the installation process of Dynamic Environment Manager
    • Describe the initial configuration process for the management console and FlexEngine

    Application Configuration Management

    • Explain how a user can use the Dynamic Environment Manager Self-Support tool to recover from application configuration mistakes
    • Explain how administrators and support staff can use the Dynamic Environment Manager Helpdesk Support Tool to troubleshoot profile problems
    • Describe how the Dynamic Environment Manager SyncTool enables and synchronizes the offline use of Dynamic Environment Manager
    • Describe how the Dynamic Environment Manager Application Profiler can be used to create predefined configurations for applications

    VMware Horizon Smart Policies

    • Describe VMware Horizon Smart Policies
    • Describe VMware Horizon View Smart Policies Setting
    • Overview of VMware Horizon Smart Policies conditions
    • Examples of VMware Horizon Smart Policies

    Product Alignment

    • VMware App Volumes 4
    • VMware Dynamic Environment Manager 9.10
    • VMware Horizon 8 v2006