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Omnissa Horizon® 8: Install, Configure, Manage
Course facts
Download as PDF- Understanding the course scope, structure, and role-based outcomes for Horizon 8 installation, configuration, and management
- Explaining Horizon 8 architecture, components, and connection workflows used to deliver virtual desktops and applications
- Installing and configuring Horizon Connection Servers to authenticate users and broker desktops and applications
- Creating and managing Horizon desktop pools to deliver consistent and scalable virtual desktops
- Installing and configuring Horizon Client to provide secure end-user access to desktops and applications
- Installing and configuring the Horizon Agent on Windows systems to enable desktop and application delivery features
- Building and optimizing Windows gold images for standardized Horizon desktop deployment
- Configuring RDS server farms and published applications to deliver shared desktops and apps
- Preparing and deploying Linux virtual desktops using Horizon 8
- Deploying and configuring Unified Access Gateway to enable secure external access to Horizon resources
- Monitoring Horizon environments and support users using built-in helpdesk and troubleshooting tools
- Configuring content and device redirection to balance security and user experience
- Designing and scaling Horizon pods to support growth and performance requirements
- Implementing multi-pod and multi-site Horizon architectures for global availability and resiliency
- Planning and performing Horizon backups, recovery, and upgrades to maintain operational stability
- Integrating additional Horizon authentication options to strengthen access security
Delivered by an Omnissa Certified Instructor, the Horizon 8: Install, Configure, and Manage course teaches IT professionals to effectively install and configure the components of Horizon 8. Learners will also gain practical skills to solve a broad range of business challenges through a combination of hands-on labs, simulations, and interactive lectures.
1 Course introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Horizon 8 overview and architecture
- Introduction to Horizon 8
- Horizon 8 components and architecture
- How an internal connection works
- How an external connection works
3 Horizon Connection Server
- Planning and prerequisites
- Connection Server overview and installation
- Initial configuration of the Connection Server
- Register resource capacity
- Additional recommended configuration
4 Horizon desktop pools
- About desktop pools
- Provisioning desktop pools
- Customizing clones
- Creating desktop pools
- User entitlements
- Updating desktop pools
5 Horizon Client
- Horizon clients and their features
- Installing the Horizon Client
- Configuring the Horizon Client
- Upgrading the Horizon Client
6 Horizon Agent for Windows
- Features of the Horizon Agent for Windows
- Installing and Configuring the Horizon Agent for Windows
- Applying policies to the Horizon Agent
- Horizon Integrated Printing
- Upgrading the Horizon Agent
7 Building a golden image for Horizon
- Outlining the role of a golden image in VDI
- Implementing optimizations in a Windows image
- Building a Windows golden image
8 Horizon 8 server farms and published apps
- Explain Horizon 8 farms
- Provision server farms
- Walkthrough of farm wizard
- Deploy and configure Horizon published applications
- Deploy and configure published apps ondemand
9 Linux on Horizon 8
- Explain and summarize the features of the Horizon Agent for Linux
- Install and configure the Horizon Agent for Linux
- Apply policies to the Horizon Agent for Linux
- Configure printing for Linux
- Perform upgrades of Horizon Agent for Linux
- Build a Linux golden image
10 Unified Access Gateway for Horizon deployments
- What is Unified Access Gateway?
- Deploying Unified Access Gateway
- Configure two-factor authentication
11 Monitor Horizon 8 and use the Helpdesk
- Monitor the infrastructure with the Horizon 8 console
- Manage and troubleshoot user sessions
- Collect Horizon log files
12 Content and device redirection with Horizon 8
- Redirection functions and benefits
- Device redirection
- Client drive redirection
- Web content redirection
13 Horizon 8 pod scaling, redundancy, and load balancing
- Recognize the design principles and best practices for scaling a Horizon 8 pod
- Implement multiple Connection Servers for scale and resilience
- Implement multiple Unified Access Gateways for scale and resilience
14 Multiple Horizon 8 pods and multiple sites
- Configure Cloud Pod Architecture
15 Backup, recovery, and upgrading Horizon 8
- Implement backup and recovery for Connection Servers
- Perform an upgrade of a Horizon 8 pod
- Perform an upgrade of Unified Access Gateways
16 Additional authentication options with Horizon 8
- User authentication options on Connection Servers
- Configuring integration with Omnissa Access
- True SSO
Intermediate to advanced practitioners that design, install, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise desktops and applications in their environment.
- Understand fundamental Networking / Storage and Infrastructure concepts
- A working knowledge of Horizon 8
- A background in End-User Computing
Technical requirements:
- Bring a full-size laptop
- A secondary device is recommended for reading and lab materials, which are only delivered electronically
- Please ensure you have the US keyboard mapping added to your devices
In this course you will receive electronic course materials. The documents will be sent to you by Omnissa prior to the course to the address you provide when you register. You have the option of bringing your own tablet or laptop so that you can read the content and exercises parallel to your lessons. In addition, you can save your documents in the right place.