Chapter 1: What Are Remote Desktop Solutions? Chapter Goal: Introduction to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and other remote desktop and application delivery solutions, including an introduction to VMware Horizon Version 2006 1. What is VDI? 2. What is session-based desktops or server-based computing (SBC) 3. Why would you consider deploying a remote desktop solution? 4. VDI: Persistent and non-persistent desktops - when to deploy and the advantages of each model 5. When to consider SBC over VDI? 6. Where does app publishing fit in? 7. Cloud-based desktops 8.
What is VMware Horizon? 9. The VMware Horizon 2006 product editions No of pages 20 Chapter 2: Getting Started With VMware Horizon Chapter Goal: To introduce the reader to the VMware Horizon solutions for delivering remote desktop computing. Starting with a high-level overview and then diving deeper into the specific components of the solution and its architecture. 1. What are the core Horizon components? 2. Horizon architecture - how does it all fit together? 3. Delivering just-in-time resources for end users 4. Supporting component solutions - Instant clones, DEM, App Vols 5.
Protocols - delivering the best end user experience 6. Accessing your remote desktop resources - Horizon Clients and browser access 7. Delivering high-end graphics 8. What''s new in the latest version No of pages 30 Chapter 3: Plan, Design, And Deploy VMware Horizon Chapter Goal: In this chapter the reader will learn how to plan, design, and deploy a Horizon environment using real-life scenarios 1. Where to start with planning a Horizon environment - assessments 2. VMware Horizon reference architecture - Pod & Block 3. VMware Cloud Pod architecture for scalability and DR 4. Designing your virtual infrastructure to support Horizon management components 5.
Designing your virtual infrastructure for supporting virtual desktop resources 6. Virtual desktop design considerations 7. Designing for HA and DR No of pages 30 Chapter 4: Installation - Setting Up And Configuring Your Horizon Environment Chapter Goal: This chapter focuses on the installation process and provides step-by-step instructions on how to install the Horizon components for a PoC, pilot, or production environment. 1. Creating a SQL database for VMware Horizon 2. Installing and configuring the View Composer Server 3. Installing and configuring the Connection Server 4. Initial configuration of the View Connection Server and guided tour of the management console 5.
Installing and configuring the replica server 6. Installing and configuring the security server 7. Deploying the VMware Unified Access Gateway for remote access 8. Configuring GPU-enabled virtual desktop machines 9. Installing the Horizon Client for Windows No of pages 50 Chapter 5: Creating Virtual Desktop Images For Deployment Chapter Goal: This chapter focuses on building a gold image for the OS that is going to used for deploying virtual desktop machines from 1. Building, creating, and configuring a Windows 10 image 2. Optimizing the Windows 10 image for Horizon 3. Preparing the Windows 10 image for deployment (full, linked, and instant clone) 4.
Building, creating, and configuring a Linux desktop image 5. Optimizing the Linux image for Horizon 6. Preparing the Linux image for deployment No of pages 35 Chapter 6: Building And Configuring Virtual Desktop Pool Resources Chapter Goal: In this chapter the reader will learn all about desktop pools and what they are used for. They will then go on to create the different pool types to deliver virtual desktops based on specific use cases and end user requirements. 1. What is a desktop pool? 2. Dedicated vs. floating desktop assignments 3.
Configuring and managing automated desktop pools 4. Configuring and managing Linked Clone desktop pools (managing View Composer) 5. Configuring and managing Full Clone desktop pools 6. Configuring and managing Instant Clone desktop pools 7. Configuring and managing a manual desktop pool 8. Entitling end users to desktop pools No of pages 50 Chapter 7: Optimizing The End User Experience Chapter Goal: In this chapter the reader will learn how to tune the desktop to deliver the best end user experience possible 1. VMware Horizon AD templates for tuning Horizon (ADMX) 2. Using the PCoIP tuning tool 3.
Monitoring the end user experience No of pages 20 Chapter 8: User Environment Management For Remote Desktop Environments Chapter Goal: In this chapter we will look at managing and delivering the user personalization and data when deploying stateless virtual desktop machines. 1. What is a user profile and why is it used? 2. Why is managing end user environments critical in remote desktop solutions? 3. VMware View Persona Management - deploy and configure 4. VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) - deploy and configure No of pages 30 Chapter 9: Delivering Published Apps With Horizon Apps Chapter Goal: In this chapter we are going to look at how to deliver published apps with Horizon Apps 1. Getting started with Horizon Apps - architecture, sizing, and installing the RDSH role 2. Managing load balancing 3.
Configuring the RDSH role for app delivery 4. Installing the Horizon Agent for RDSH 5. Installing and configuring apps for publishing 6. Configuring application farms in the Horizon management console 7. Configuring application pools in the Horizon management console 8. Delivering the published app to the end user No of pages 30 Chapter 10: Delivering Published Desktop Sessions With VMware Horizon Chapter Goal: In this chapter we are going to look at how to deliver published desktop sessions with Horizon 1. Getting started with desktop sessions in Horizon - architecture, sizing, and installing the RDSH role 2. Load balancing session-based desktops 3.
Installing and configuring desktop sessions in View 4. Configuring the RDSH role 5. &nb.