VMware View Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1]

Course Objectives

By 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 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.

Course Outline

1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Introduction to VMware View
• View features and components
3 View Connection Server
• Installation and configuration

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

5 View Client Options
• View Client
• View Client with Local Mode
• Thin clients and zero clients
• Virtual Printing with View Client

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

7 Configuring and Managing Linked Clones
• View Composer operations
• Deploying and provisioning linked-clone desktops
• Managing linked-clone desktops
• Managing persistent disks

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

9 Managing View Security
• Network configuration and authentication options
• Configuring the View security server

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

11 Command-Line Tools and Backup Options
• vdmadmin utility
• Client systems in kiosk mode
• Backing up the View databases
• Restoring the View databases

12 View Connection Server Performance and Scalability
• Replica connection servers
• Performance considerations and load balancing

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