VMware Horizon 8: Infrastructure Administration

Target group

Administrators and architects for VMware Horizon should enroll in this course. These individuals are responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and administration of an organization’s end-user computing infrastructure.

Course structure

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Horizon Connection Server

• Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture
• Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features
• Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server
• Configure Horizon event database
• Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
• Discuss the ADAM database as a critical component of Horizon Connection Server installation

Authentication and Certificates

• Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
• Describe the Smartcard authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
• Outline the steps to create a Horizon administrator and custom roles
• Describe the roles available in a Horizon environment
• Explain the role that certificates play for Horizon Connection Server
• Install and configure certificates for Horizon Connection Server
• Install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment

Workspace ONE Access & Virtual Application Management

• Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access
• Recognize the Workspace ONE Access console features
• Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access
• Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access
• Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
• Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
• Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

Horizon Protocols

• Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
• Describe the BLAST Display Protocol Codecs
• Describe BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

Graphic Cards

• Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
• Compare vSGA and vDGA
• List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a VMware Horizon environment

Horizon Scalability

• Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
• Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
• Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication and VIPA
• Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

Horizon Security

• Explain concepts relevant to secure Horizon connections
• Describe how to restrict Horizon connections.
• Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
• List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway
• List Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
• Describe the situation in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway instances with one, two, or three network interfaces

Certification

• VMware Certified Professional – Desktop and Mobility 2020 (VCP-DTM 2020).