VMWARE MIRAGE [V5.0] AND HORIZON WITH VIEW [V6.0]: FAST TRACK

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About this Course

The extended-hours, hands-on VMware Mirage [V5.0] and Horizon with View [V6.0]: Fast Track course provides you with skills that they need to deploy a unified image management system using VMware Mirage as well as installing, configuring, and managing the VMware Horizon View component of VMware Horizon.

You learn how to:

  • Configure security
  • Manage images
  • Perform a Windows migration
  • Set up endpoint protection
  • Perform various management functions with Mirage

You will also gain practical experience with View concepts through the completion of hands-on labs that include VMware View Manager, VMware View Composer, and the View security server.

Audience Profile

  • Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for deploying Mirage and Horizon with View

At Course Completion

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the key concepts of Mirage
  • Recognize how Mirage fits into the VMware end-user computing vision
  • Identify the main Mirage use classifications
  • Define the function of each of the Mirage solution components
  • Install, configure, and upgrade Mirage
  • Identify the tasks for SSL configuration on a Mirage system
  • Discuss the management functions available in the Mirage Management Console
  • Deploy Mirage to endpoints
  • Explain the tasks for capturing and assigning base layers and application layers
  • Describe methods for performing disaster recovery with Mirage
  • Outline how to plan and perform a mass hardware migration with Mirage
  • Recognize how the file portal is set up and used
  • Identify View components
  • Install and configure View Connection Server
  • Install and configure virtual machines that become desktops
  • Configure and manage VMware Horizon Client systems
  • Configure and manage pools of existing physical machines
  • Configure and manage automated pools of full virtual machines
  • Configure and manage pools of linked-clone machines
  • Configure and manage RDS pools of desktops and applications
  • Use View Administrator to configure the View environment
  • Configure secure access to View desktops
  • Describe steps to deploy View Persona Management for user profile management
  • Manage performance and scalability of a View deployment

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you must have:

  • Ability to use VMware vSphere Client to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks
  • Experience accessing the guest operating system from the VMware vCenter Server virtual machine console
  • Ability to navigate Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2008
  • Experience in Microsoft Windows Active Directory administration