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3 Days
18 CPD hours
This course is intended for
Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for implementing VMware Horizon, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, and RDHS solutions.
Overview
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Describe the features and functions of App Volumes and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Demonstrate the architectures of App Volumes and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Install and configure App Volumes
Create and deploy Application Packages and writable volumes
Install and configure VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Manage application configurations, user environment settings, and personalization settings
This three-day course builds your skills in application management using VMware App Volumes© and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager©. You learn how to use App Volumes to deliver applications and data to desktops and users in seconds and at scale. You gain skills in managing application life cycles from installation to update and replacement. You also learn how to use VMware Dynamic Environment Manager to provide personalization and dynamic policy configuration across virtual, physical, and cloud-based environments to simplify end-user profile management.
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Overview of Application and Profile Management
Profile Management
Application Management
Overview of App Volumes
Describe the basic architecture and operation of App Volumes
Explain the function of App Volumes Manager
Explain the function of App Volumes Agent
Describe the principles of SAM
List the stages of application package life cycle
Describe what is a writable volume and how it differs from an AppStack
Identify the major requirements to deploy App Volumes App Volumes components
App Volumes Installation Overview
Describe the installation sequence for the App Volumes Manager
Describe the App Volumes operation modes for packages and writable volumes
Describe the App Volumes hypervisor connection types and their relationships with operation modes
Describe the process of initial configuration of the App Volumes Manager
Describe the basic configuration parameters and where these are configured in the App Volumes Manager Web interface
Install and perform the initial configuration of the App Volumes Manager in a lab environment
Describe the installation steps for the App Volumes Agent
Install the App Volumes Agent in target client machines in a lab environment
Working with Application Packages
Explain the concept of simplified application packaging
List the steps of application package life cycle
Differentiate between an application, package, and program
Create an application package
Use markers to assign the new version of an application package
Edit an application
Edit a package
Working with Writable Volumes Overview
Describe what a writable volume is and where it is used
Compare AppStacks with writable volumes
Describe the operation of a writable volume
Explain how to assign a writable volume to a desktop
Create and assign a writable volume in a lab environment
Working with AppStacks
Explain how applications in an AppStack are available to a user
Describe how to create an AppStack and populate it with applications
Describe how to update an application in an existing AppStack
Overview of Dynamic Environment Manager
Describe VMware Dynamic Environment Manager and its architecture
Describe the functional areas and benefits of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Describe VMware Dynamic Environment Manager features and how it manages profiles
Installation of Dynamic Environment Manager
Recognize considerations for planning a Dynamic Environment Manager deployment
Identify pre-configuration requirements before installing and starting the Dynamic Environment Manager - Management Console
Recognize key steps in the installation process of Dynamic Environment Manager
Describe the initial configuration process for the management console and FlexEngine
Application Configuration Management
Explain how a user can use the Dynamic Environment Manager Self-Support tool to recover from application configuration mistakes
Explain how administrators and support staff can use the Dynamic Environment Manager Helpdesk Support Tool to troubleshoot profile problems
Describe how the Dynamic Environment Manager SyncTool enables and synchronizes the offline use of Dynamic Environment Manager
Describe how the Dynamic Environment Manager Application Profiler can be used to create predefined configurations for applications
Application Configuration Management
Predefined and user-customized application settings
Using Application Profiler
Using the Self-Support Tool
Using the Helpdesk Support Tool
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