VMware Desktop Virtualization

Required

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

Recommended

• Completion of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure V3.5 (VIIC)

Basic Skills Self-Assessment
You must already have these skills:

• 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.

This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View suite of products: VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and VMware ThinApp™.

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

• 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