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VMware View 4 Ultimate Bootcamp

Duration:

3 Days

Course Overview:

In this three-day hands-on training course, we cover everything the students need to know to build their skills in the VMware® View 4 product suite.

Audience:

System administrators and system integrators experienced with VMware vSphere who are responsible for their organizations' deployment of VMware® technology for virtual desktop infrastructure

Prerequisites:

  • Strong knowledge of Windows-based system administrative tasks and functions
  • Familiarity with Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts, such as fibre channel and iSCSI
  • A good understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals  

Topics:

Lesson 1: Course Introduction and Methodology

Lesson 2: Overview of VMware View 4

  • Major components of VMware View 4 and their primary functions including:
    • View Manager
    • Composer
    • Linked Clones
    • ThinApp
  • Limits and capabilities of VMware
  • View 4

Lesson 3: Planning, Sizing and Design Considerations

  • Planning, Sizing Memory, Disk and CPU
  • Designing for usage spikes and storms

Lesson 4: Installation of VMware View 4  

  • Prerequisites and Licensing
  • Installation of View Connection Server and View Composer
  • Prerequisites and Licensing
  • Managing Sessions and other settings
  • Lab: Install VMware View 4 Connection
  • Lab: Server and View Composer
  • Lab: Managing Connection Server

Lesson 5: Creating your First Virtual Machine

  • Creating and optimizing Virtual Machines for View Deployment
  • Using nLite to optimize XP
  • Optimizing desktops for non-persistent use
  • Lab: Creating and Optimizing a Virtual Machine for Deployment

Lesson 6: Deploying Virtual Desktops

  • View Composer configuration
  • Linked Clones
  • Configuring automated desktop pools
  • Persistent and non-persistent pools
  • Managing physical desktops via View:
    • Unified Access
    • Physical Machines
    • Blades
    •  Terminal Servers Lab: Deploying a Single Virtual Desktop
  • Lab: Deploying Linked Clone Desktops
  • Lab: Updating Linked Clone Desktops
  • Lab: Deploying a Physical Desktop via View

Lesson 7: Client Configuration

  • View Client, View Portal, Thin Clients, Offline Desktop, USB and multimedia redirections, and Thin Print printing
  • Lab: Install, Configure, and connect via the View Client and the View Portal

Lesson 8: Load Balancing and Replica Servers

  • Load balancing, replica servers, and performance monitoring tools
  • Lab: Implementing a Replica Connection Server

Lesson 9: Security and Remote Access

  • Security Server and Connection Server

Lesson 10: VMware ThinApp

  • Creating and Deploying ThinApp Applications
  • Lab: Deploying an Application with VMware
  • Lab: Updating a ThinApp Application

*Content, days, and times vary depending on your location. Please view the outline prior to purchase or contact the local center for more information.