Class overview :

Class goals :

At the end of the course, you should understand the features and operation of View and be able to do the following:

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

Content of VMware View 5: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Introduction to VMware View

• View features and components

View Connection Server

• Installation and configuration

View Desktops

• View Agent
• PCoIP and RDP remote display protocols
• USB redirection and multimedia redirection

View Client Options

• View Client
• View Client with Local Mode
• Thin clients
• Virtual Printing with View Clients

View Administrator

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

Configuring and Managing Linked Clones

• View Composer operations
• Deploying and provisioning linked-clone desktops
• Managing linked-clone desktops
• Managing persistent disks

View Persona Management

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

Local-Mode Desktops

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

Managing View Security

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

View Connection Server Performance and Scalability