VMware View™: Install, Configure, Manage (VIEW)

System administrators and system integrators responsible for deploying the VMware® virtual desktop infrastructure

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• VMware Certified Professional 5 - Desktop (VCP5-DT)

Required

• Experience in Microsoft Windows Active Directory (AD) administration
• Experience with VMware vSphere®

Recommended

• Completion of VMware vSphere 5: Install, Configure, Manage (VICM)

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 and manage dedicated and floating desktop pools.
• Deploy and manage linked-clone virtual desktops.
• Configure and manage desktops that run in local mode.
• Configure user profiles with View Persona Management.
• Configure secure access to desktops through a public network.
• Use ThinApp to package applications.

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 Desktops

• VMware View Agent
• PCoIP and Remote Desktop Protocol remote display protocols
• USB redirection and multimedia redirection

Module 5: VMware View Client Options

• VMware View Client
• VMware View View Client with Local Mode
• Thin clients and Offline Desktop
• Virtual Printing with View Clients

Module 6: View Administrator

• Configuring the View environment
• Managing users, sessions, and policies
• Configuring and provisioning automated pools of desktops
• Role-based delegated administration
• Monitoring the View environment

Module 7: Configuring and Managing Linked Clones

• VMware View Composer configuration
• Deploying and modifying linked clone desktops
• Managing linked-clone desktops
• Managing persistent disks

Module 8: Local-Mode Desktop

• Configuring local-mode desktops
• View Transfer Server and the Transfer Server repository
• Local-mode operations

Module 9: Managing View Security

• Network configuration and authentication options
• Configuring the View security server

Module 10: View Persona Management

• Configuring user profiles with View Persona Management
• View Persona Management and Windows roaming profiles
• Configuring a View Persona Management deployment
• Best practices for a View Persona Management deployment

Module 11: Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

• vdmadmin utility
• Clients systems in kiosk mode
• Backing up the View databases
• Restoring the View databases

Module 12: View Connection Server Performance and Scalability

• Replica connection servers
• Performance considerations and load balancing

Module 13: VMware ThinApp

• Using ThinApp to capture applications
• Deploying and updating ThinApp packages
• Virtualizing Internet Explorer 6 for use on a Windows 7 system
• Managing ThinApp applications in View