Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon

Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of VMware Horizon

Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure

Convert customer requirements to use case attributes

Recognize VMware Horizon reference architecture

Identify the recommended system requirements for View Connection Server

Identify the recommended virtualization requirements for a View Connection Server instance

Access Horizon Manager

License VMware Horizon components

Outline the steps for the initial configuration of View Connection Server

Describe the capabilities that Horizon Administrator provides for monitoring the health of a VMware Horizon deployment

Use the dashboard to quickly focus on the details of a problem

Access the settings and status of a pool

Access the settings and status of a specific machine and the resources controlled by vCenter Server that the VM uses

Identify the benefits of using the VMware Horizon Help Desk tool

Outline the process and choices to set up VMware Horizon VMs

Assign vCPUs and RAM

Create Windows VMs

Configure ESXi host virtual switches

Optimize the performance of VMs

Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon

Outline the steps to enable a machine for remote access from VMware Horizon® Client™

Describe BLAST

Describe the purpose of Horizon Agent

List the steps to prepare a VM before installing Horizon Agent

Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent

Use the Horizon Skype for Business Virtualization Pack

Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment

List the steps to add desktops to the View Connection Server inventory

Define user entitlement

Describe how information found on the Users and Groups page is used to control and monitor VMware Horizon users

Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies

List the VMware Horizon Group Policy ADMX files

Describe the requirements for a Horizon Client installation on a Windows system

Explain USB redirection and options

Describe the shared folders option

Describe the different clients and their benefits

Discuss the benefits of the Virtual Printing feature

Explain the architecture of the Virtual Printing feature

List the steps to install the Virtual Printing feature

Configure the Virtual Printing feature

Discuss the benefits of the location-based printing feature

Identify use cases where location-based printing is desirable

List the client system parameters that can be used to assign a printer

Describe how an automated pool operates

Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools

Outline the steps to create an automated pool

Describe VMware linked-clone technology

Explain why both a parent VM and a snapshot must be used to create linked clones

Outline the system requirements for View Composer

Describe the relationship between a vCenter Server instance and a View Composer instance

Identify the View Composer objects in a vCenter Server inventory

Describe the preparation required for installing View Composer

Outline the steps to install View Composer

Outline the necessary steps to set up an automated desktop pool that uses linked clones

Compare the purpose of parent and replica VMs

Describe the additional steps that are required for linked clones that are not necessary for other automated pools

Discuss the merits of using tiered storage for replica and linked clones

Compare the benefits of vSAN and tiered storage

ompare the recompose, refresh, and rebalance management operations for linked clones

Describe the management operations for persistent disks

Describe instant clones

List the advantages of instant clones

Differentiate between View Composer linked clones and instant clones

Describe the different types of instant-clone VMs

Recognize the use of folders in delegating pool administration

Explain how instant clones work

Describe instant clone desktop pools

Determine the requirements for an instant-clone desktop pool

Identify the steps used to create an instant clone

Set up an automated pool of instant clones

Enable instant clones and authorize a VMware Horizon administrator account for use by ClonePrep

Update the image of an instant-clone desktop pool using the push image operation

Compare the authentication options that View Connection Server supports

Explain the purpose of roles and privileges in VMware Horizon

Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration

Describe a permission and its components

Outline the steps to create a Horizon administrator

List the management options for permissions and folders

Outline the steps to create a custom role

List some of the best practices for configuring Horizon Administrator

Describe the purpose of using TLS certificates for VMware Horizon

Outline the benefits of using TLS certificates signed by a CA

Outline the steps to set up TLS certificates

Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops

Identify the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway in the DMZ

Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used

Describe a direct connection in a VMware Horizon environment

List the advantages of direct connections

Describe how direct connections are enabled

Discuss the benefits of using VMware Unified Access Gateway™

List the two-factor authentication options that are supported by Unified Access Gateway

Describe the situations in which you might deploy Unified Access Gateway with one, two, or three network interfaces

Identify the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager functional areas and their benefits

Prepare infrastructure for VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

Outline the steps that are required to install and configure VMware Dynamic Environment Manager components

Manage user personalization and application configurations using the VMware Dynamic Environment

Outline the VMware Horizon Smart Policies available when using VMware Dynamic Environment Manager in the Horizon environment

Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool

Access a single application by using the RDS application pool

Compare and contrast an RD Sessions Host pool, a farm, and an application pool

Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool

Identify the load-balancing options for Remote Desktop Session Hosts (6.2)

Use View Composer linked-clone technology to automate the build out of RDSH farms

Use instant-clone technology to automate the build out of RDSH farms

Describe the default load-balancing procedure for RDSHs in a farm

Describe the alternative load-balancing feature for RDSHs that optimizes placement of sessions

Explain how load values and load preferences are used by View Connection Server to make placement decisions for new sessions

Explain how anti-affinity rules affect session placement decisions

Identify the hardware, software, and network requirements for all integrated components.

Explain how App Volumes works

Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes

Identify the interface elements of App Volumes

Install and configure App Volumes

Identify the benefits of Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP)

List the JMP and Horizon 7 components

Install and configure a JMP server

Identify App Volumes deployment considerations

Identify VMware Dynamic Environment Manager deployment considerations

Describe key View Connection Server features that are available as command-line options with the vdmadmin command

Explain the purpose of kiosk mode for client systems and how it is configured

Explain why you limit the domains that View Connection Server displays to users as they attempt to authenticate

Identify the log locations for each VMware Horizon component

Collect Horizon Client and Horizon Agent log files

Describe the backup options for VMware Horizon databases

Explain the potential problems related to not synchronizing databases

Outline solutions to handle orphaned linked clones

Describe the purpose of a replica connection server

Compare a replica server to a standard connection server

Explain how multiple View Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization

List several best practices for multiserver deployment in a pod

Describe how a load-balancing capability might improve VMware Horizon performance

Describe the benefits of the Cloud Pod Architecture feature for large-scale VMware Horizon deployments

Establish a session with a desktop machine in a different pod by logging in to a local View Connection Server instance

Compare the purpose of the global LDAP instance and the local LDAP instance

Describe the purpose of interpod communication and the View Interpod API (VIPA)

Create global entitlements for accessing Horizon Desktops