VMware View: Install, Configure, Manage

Course overview

This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View suite of products: VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and VMware ThinApp. 60% lecture and 40% hands-on labs.

Prerequisites

• Experience in Microsoft Windows Active Directory (AD) administration
• Experience with VMware Infrastructure 3

• Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure

• Create a template in VMware vCenter Server and deploy a virtual machine from it.
• Modify a template customization file.
• Open a virtual machine console on vCenter Server and access the guest operating system.
• Modify a virtual machine’s hardware (add disk, add NIC).
• Configure Windows AD roaming profiles.

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Course objectives

At the end of the course, you should understand the features and operation of VMware View and be able to:

• Install and configure the VMware View components
• Create persistent and nonpersistent desktop pools
• Configure virtual desktops for printing, USB redirection, and multimedia redirection
• Configure authentication using devices such as smart cards or cryptographic authentication fobs
• Use VMware View Composer to deploy and manage linked clone virtual desktops
• Package applications using VMware ThinApp for a VMware virtual desktop infrastructure

Why education services from HP?

• Experienced and best-in-the-field HP instructors
• Online instructor-led and self-paced training at http://www.hp.com/education
• State-of-the-art classroom facilities
• Comprehensive student materials
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• Hands-on practice
• Focus on job-specific skills
• Online instructor-led and self-paced training at http://itresourcecenter.hp.com
• Customized on-site delivery
• More than 80 training locations worldwide

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to VMware View

• VMware View features and components

Module 3: VMware View Connection Server

• Installation and configuration
• View Administrator

Module 4: VMware View Virtual Desktops

• VMware View Agent
• USB redirection and multimedia redirection

Module 5: VMware View Client Options

• VMware View Client
• VMware View Portal
• Thin clients and Offline Desktop.

Module 6: View Administrator

• Configuring automated desktop pools
• Persistent and nonpersistent pools

Module 7: Configuring and Managing Linked Clones

• VMware View Composer configuration
• Deploying and modifying linked clone desktops

Module 8: Unified Access

• Accessing physical systems, blade PCs, Terminal Services

Module 9: Virtual Printing

• Seamless printing from desktop to client printers

Module 10: Managing View Security

• Network configuration and authentication options

Module 11: View Manager Performance and Scalability

• Performance enhancements and load balancing

Module 12: VMware ThinApp

• Deploying applications using VMware ThinApp