Horizon Fast Track (HFT)

 

Course Overview

This session explains how and why we use Horizon 8 Virtual Desktops and Published Applications across platforms in On-Prem, Hybrid, and Cloud environments.

Who should attend

  • Administrators with Experience
  • Systems Engineers
  • Consulting Architects
  • Citrix Specialists
  • Microsoft End-User Computing specialists

Prerequisites

Recommended:

  • Already experienced Administrators
  • Understand fundamental Networking / Storage and Infrastructure concepts
  • Understand TCP/IP
  • A good understanding for Microsoft Active Directory

Course Objectives

By the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

  • Understand the role and function of all Horizon Components
  • Understand both Cloud and On-premises deployment Architecture options
  • Deploy and configure a Horizon Pod
    • Deplaying and configuring a Standard and Replica server
    • Adding a Capacity Provider
    • Licensing Options
    • Event Database configuration
  • Deploying and Configuring the Unified Access Gateway in a clustered infrastructure
  • Overview of Horizon Recording Services
  • Understanding Horizon Brokering requirements for on-premises and multi-site architectures
    • Global and local server load-balancing concepts
  • Configure Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture to solve high availability and scalability requirements.
  • Authentication Options with Omnissa Horizon
  • Configure a secure Single Sign-On solution using Omnissa Access
    • Federation overview of Access with Horizon
    • Federation overview of Access with Unified Access Gateway
    • Deploying and Configuring Horizon TrueSSO
    • Deploying and Configuring Enrollment Services
  • Omnissa Horizon Graphics Configuration and Deployment overview
  • Omnissa Horizon session Protocols Overview
    • Overview of Horizon Blast
    • Overview of PCoIP & PCoIP Ultra
    • Overview of RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)
  • Horizon Administration Options
    • Image Management best practices for Full Clone and Instant Clone Desktop Pools
    • SysPrep and Clone Prep requirements
    • Deploying , Configuration and Maintenance options for Persistant and Non-persistant Desktop Pools
    • Deploying Configuration and Maintenance Options RDS Server farm
    • Horizon Linux Desktop Pool Image Management and Desktop Pool Deployment
    • Monitoring Options in the Horizon Admin Console
    • Administrative options using the LDS Database
    • App Volumes integration with Horizon
    • Horizon Agent and Client Options

Using App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager attendees should be able to:

  • Understand the role and function of all App Volumes Components.
  • Understand App Volumes Architecture and Components.
  • Understanding the Provisioning Process of building a Package.
  • Understanding the benefits , configuration requirements and options related to Classic Delivery of applications.
  • Understanding the benefits , configuration requirements and options related to On-Demand Delivery of applications.
  • Learning how to setup App Volumes Storage Groups for Multi-site scenarios
  • Understanding best Practices related to the setup, configuration and use of Writable Volumes.
  • Using App Volumes tools command line options and Delivery of applications.
  • Understanding Dynamic Enviromment Manager Architecture and Components
  • An overview of Group Policy based configuration
  • An overview of NOAD mode configuration
  • An understanding of how Dynamic Environment Manager sync and replication works
  • An understanding of the Conditional element of Dynamic Environment Manager
  • Dynamic Environment Manager Advanced configurations for example, Smart Policies and Triggered Tasks
  • Dynamic Environment Manager Optional components:-
    • Self Support Tool
    • Help Desk Support Tool
    • Application Profiler
    • Dynamic Environment Manager Sync Tool
  • An Overview of ThinAPP

Course Content

  • Omnissa Reference Architecture Overview
  • Horizon 8 Architecture Overview
  • Horizon Connection Server Overview
  • Horizon Recording Services Overview
  • Securing the Horizon Transport
  • Workspace ONE Integration with Horizon
  • Unified Access Gatway Overview
  • Horizon Brokering
  • Horizon Desktop Pool Administration
  • Horizon Linux Desktop Deployment
  • Horizon Authentication and Single-Sign On requirements
  • Cloud Pod Architecture
  • Horizon RDS Published Applications
  • Horizon Agent and Client Options
  • Horizon Protocols
  • Horizon Graphics
  • Horizon Administrative Tasks
  • ThinAPP Overview
  • Introduction & Architecture of App Volumes
  • Working with Application Packages
  • App Volumes On-Demand Delivery
  • App Volumes Advanced Configurations
  • Dynamic Environment Manager Architecture and Console Overview
  • Dynamic Environment Manager Advanced Configurations
  • Dynamic Environmement Manager Optional Components

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
5 days

Price
  • Eastern Europe: 3,750.— €
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Classroom Training

Duration
5 days

Price
  • Eastern Europe: 3,750.— €
 

Schedule

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