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Course Overview

In this three-day course, you learn about managing and operating VMware vSAN™ 7. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as, vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You also gain practical experience through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.

Product Alignment:
VMware ESXi™ 7.0 U1
VMware vCenter Server® 7.0 U1
VMware vSAN 7.0 U1

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Define the tasks involved in vSAN node management
Updating and upgrading vSAN using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager™
Explain vSAN resilience and data availability features
Reconfigure vSAN storage policies and observe the cluster-wide impact
Perform vSAN cluster scale-out and scale-up operations
Describe common vSAN cluster maintenance operations
Control vSAN resync operations
Configure vSAN storage efficiency and reclamation features
Use VMware Skyline™ Health to monitor cluster health, performance, and storage capacity
Describe vSAN security operations
Configure vSAN Direct for cloud native applications
Configure remote vSAN datastore and vSAN native file services
Manage two-node cluster and stretched cluster advance operations

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 vSAN Node Management

Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility
Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning
Use tools to automate driver validation and installation
Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance
Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform upgrades

3 vSAN Resilience and Data Availability Operations

Describe vSAN storage policies
Recognize the impact of a vSAN storage policy change
Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option
Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster
Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures
Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN cluster
Configure the vSAN fault domains

4 vSAN Cluster Maintenance

Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations
Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options
Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode
Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode
Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters
Use best practices for boot devices
Replace vSAN nodes

5 vSAN Storage Space Efficiency

Discuss deduplication and compression techniques
Understand deduplication and compression overhead
Discuss compression only mode
Configure erasure coding
Configure swap object thin provisioning
Discuss reclaiming storage space with SCSI UNMAP
Configure TRIM/UNMAP

6 vSAN Cluster Performance Monitoring

Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services
Use vSphere Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN cluster health
Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in VMware vSphere® Client™
Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues
Use IO Insight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance
Analyse vsantop performance metrics
Use a vSAN proactive test to detect and diagnose cluster issues

7 vSAN Security Operations

Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption
Perform ongoing operations to maintain data security
Describe the workflow of data-in transit encryption
Identify the steps involved in replacing Key Management Server (KMS)

8 vSAN Direct

Discuss the use cases for vSAN Direct
Understand the overall architecture of vSAN Direct
Describe the workflow of vSAN Direct datastore creation
Explore how vSAN Direct works with storage policy tagging

9 Remote vSAN

Discuss the use cases for remote vSAN
Understand the high-level architecture
Describe remote datastore operations
Discuss the network requirement
Interoperability between remote vSAN and VMware vSphere® High Availability

10 vSAN Native File Service

Discuss the use cases for vSAN file service
Understand the high-level architecture of vSAN file service
Discuss the authentication model
Configure file shares
Monitor file share health and capacity utilization

11 Manage Advanced vSAN Cluster Operations

Describe the architecture for stretched clusters and two-node clusters
Understand the importance of witness node
Describe how stretched cluster storage policies affect vSAN objects
Create and apply a vSAN stretched cluster policy to meet specific needs
Discuss stretched cluster failure scenarios and responses

Course Overview

This two-day, hands-on training course gives experienced VMware vSphere® administrators the knowledge to install, configure, and manage VMware Site Recovery Manager™ 8.6. This course also shows you how to write and test disaster recovery plans that use Site Recovery Manager.

Product Alignment

– VMware Site Recovery Manager [V8.6]

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Summarize the components of Site Recovery Manager architecture
Deploy and configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the principal disaster recovery topologies that are used with Site Recovery Manager
Configure inventory and resource mappings
Describe the storage replication options that are used with Site Recovery Manager
Configure Site Recovery Manager to leverage array-based replication
Describe VMware vSphere® Replication™ functionality
Describe the vSphere Replication architecture
Deploy and configure vSphere Replication for use with Site Recovery Manager
Build Site Recovery Manager array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups.
Build, edit, execute, test, and remove a recovery plan
Perform a planned migration

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 Site Recovery Manager Architecture

Describe Site Recovery Manager architecture
Identify disaster recovery options with Site Recovery Manager
Evaluate how Site Recovery Manager integrates with VMware products
Describe Site Recovery Manager licensing options
List the disaster recovery topologies supported by Site Recovery Manager
Describe how VMware Site Recovery for VMware Cloud on AWS integrates with Site Recovery Manager

3 Deploying and Configuring Site Recovery Manager

Identify the vSphere and vCenter Server requirements for deploying Site Recovery Manager
Define Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance system requirements
Deploy the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI
Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server
Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager
Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager
Describe the process for configuring site pairing
Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration
Navigate the Site Recovery Manager configuration UI
Describe the process for registering Site Recovery Manager with vCenter Server
Describe how to start and stop services in Site Recovery Manager
Identify ways to perform updates to the Site Recovery Manager appliance
Describe the options for accessing the Site Recovery Manager
Describe the process for configuring site pairing
Describe how to import and export Site Recovery Manager configuration

4 Configuring Inventory Mappings

Explain the importance of inventory mappings
Identify configuration options for inventory mappings
Describe the importance of placeholder virtual machines and datastores
Describe the importance of the vSphere inventory changes for Site Recovery Manager operation

5 Using Array-Based Replication

Describe array-based replication
Describe Storage Replication Adapters and explain their role for the array-based replication
Describe the concept and configuration of array pairs
Describe datastore groups and the relationship between devices and datastore groups
Describe the role of consistency groups
Identify the advantages of array-based replication

6 vSphere Replication

Describe Site Recovery Manager with vSphere Replication Architecture
Discuss the role of vSphere Replication components
Discuss use cases for vSphere Replication
Discuss system requirements and operational limits of vSphere Replication
Determine how to calculate bandwidth requirements for vSphere Replication
Identify the advantages of vSphere Replication
Deploy a vSphere Replication appliance
Configure a vSphere Replication appliance and register it with vCenter Server
Pair vSphere Replication appliances
Deploy an additional vSphere Replication server
Register a vSphere Replication server with a vSphere Replication management server

7 Replicating VMs Using vSphere Replication

Describe the replication process used by vSphere Replication
List vSphere Replication replica states
Describe vSphere Replication of encrypted virtual machines
Describe vSphere native key provider
Describe how to configure vSphere Replication
Discuss vSphere Replication RPO settings
Describe MPIT instances
Describe additional vSphere Replication settings
Describe how to disable vSphere Replication

8 Protection Groups

Define protection group functionality
Examine the differences between array-based protection groups, protection groups based on vSphere Replication, and Virtual Volumes protection groups
Create a protection group
View a placeholder virtual machine in the inventory
Configure protection for virtual machines and edit protection groups

9 Recovery Plans

Discuss recovery plan concepts
Discuss network planning
Discuss the organization of storage for recovery plans
Describe customization options in recovery planning
Describe priority groups and VM dependencies
Describe how to implement a recovery plan
Configure VM recovery plan properties
Describe the customization of recovery plans
Configure additional steps in the recovery plan
Delete a recovery plan

10 Executing Recovery Plans

Discuss use cases for Site Recovery Manager
Describe planned migration
Identify Site Recovery Manager workflows
Examine Site Recovery Manager integration with various vSphere technologies
Describe how to conduct a recovery plan test
Perform a recovery plan test
Identify the effect on the storage layer during the test recovery steps
Review the recovery plan test steps
Describe how to cancel a recovery plan test and clean up after recovery plan test cancelation
Explain a recovery plan execution in planned migration or disaster recovery mode
Identify the recovery steps for each execution type
Describe a forced recovery
Explain the importance of reprotection processes and states
Examine failback steps
Describe how to reprotect a data center

11 Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Identify Site Recovery Manager alarm options
Generate Site Recovery Manager recovery plan history reports
Configure Site Recovery Manager advanced settings
Identify Site Recovery Manager logs
Describe the vRealize Operations management pack for Site Recovery Manager

Course Overview

This course is a combination of VMware Horizon: Deploy and Manage, and VMware App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager: Configure and Manage. Eight days of content, taught over five-days of extended learning. This course gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You will build on your skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon® 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you will learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish the Cloud Pod Architecture feature in Horizon. Additionally, you will learn how to use VMware App Volumes™ to deliver applications and data to desktops and users at scale. You will gain skills in managing application lifecycles from installation to update and replacement. You will also learn how to use the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager™ to provide personalization of end-user profiles and dynamic policy configurations across virtual, physical, and cloud-based environments.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
Use vSphere to create VMs to be used as desktops for VMware Horizon
Create and optimize Windows VMs to create VMware Horizon desktops
Install and Configure Horizon Agent on a VMware Horizon desktop
Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs
Configure and manage the VMware Horizon Client systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop
Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops
Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools
Monitor the VMware Horizon environment using the VMware Horizon Console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool
Identify VMware Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements
Describe the authentication and certificate options for the VMware Horizon environment
Recognize the integration process and benefits of Workspace ONE® Access™ and Horizon 8
Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
Discuss scalability options available in Horizon 8
Describe different security options for the Horizon environment
Describe the features, functions, and architecture of App Volumes
Create and deliver application packages in App Volumes
Deliver App Volumes published applications to virtual desktops and on-demand, using Horizon
Describe the features, functions, and architecture of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Manage application configurations, user environment settings, and personalization settings using VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Create predefined configurations for applications by using the Application Profiler
Manage multiple environments using VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Using VMware Horizon Smart Policies on the VMware Horizon platform

Course Content

Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Horizon

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

Introduction to Use Case

Transform customer requirements to use-case attributes
Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure

vSphere for VMware Horizon

Explain basic virtualization concepts
Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your VMware vCenter System and VMware ESXi™ hosts
Create a Windows virtual machine using vSphere

Create Windows Desktops

Outline the steps to install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines
Install Horizon Agent on a Windows virtual Machine
Optimize and prepare Windows virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Create Linux Desktops

Create a Linux VM for Horizon
Install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine
Optimize and prepare Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Creating and Managing Desktop Pools

Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon® Connection Server™ inventory
Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
Outline the steps to create an automated pool
Define user entitlement
Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies

VMware Horizon Client Options

Describe the different clients and their benefits
Access the Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML
Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option
Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

List the advantages of instant clones
Explain the provisioning technology used for instant clone desktop pools
Configure an automated pool of instant clones
Apply updated images to instant clone desktop pools

Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool
Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client
Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of Remote Desktop Session Host farms
Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm

Monitoring VMware Horizon

Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool
Monitor the performance of the remote desktop using the Horizon Performance Tracker

Horizon Connection Server

Recognize the VMware Horizon reference architecture
Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features
Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server
Configure the Horizon event database
Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
Discuss the AD LDS database as a critical {an important component?} component of the Horizon Connection Server installation

Horizon Protocols

Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
Describe the BLAST Display Protocol Codecs
Summarize the BLAST Codec options
List the ideal applications for each BLAST codec
Describe the BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

Graphics in Horizon

Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
Compare vSGA and vDGA
List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment

Securing Connections: Network

Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
Configure TLS certificates in Horizon

Securing Connections: Authentication

Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
Restrict access to the Horizon remote desktops using restricted entitlements
Describe the smart card authentication methods that Horizon Connection Server supports
Explain the purpose of permissions, roles, and privileges in VMware Horizon
Create custom roles

Horizon Scalability

Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment
Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment
Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication
Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

Horizon Cloud and Universal Broker

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service
Use Universal broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance
Configure and pair the Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server

Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management

Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access
Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access
Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access
Describe the requirements to install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment
Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

Overview of App Volumes

Explain features and benefits of App Volumes
Identify benefits of VMware ThinApp®
Identify App Volumes components and architecture
Manage application management stages using App Volumes.

Working with Application Packages

Differentiate between Application, Package and Program
Create an Application Package
Assign an Application to an entity
Use markers to assign the new version of an Application Package
Differentiate between Classic and On-Demand delivery of applications
Update an Application with a new Package

Published Applications

Identify the benefits of delivering Published Applications On-Demand
List the steps and prerequisites for creating Published Applications on Demand
Integrate Horizon Connection Server and App Volumes Manager
Associate App Volumes Manager with an automated farm
Add Application Pools from App Volumes Manager

Overview of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

Explain features and benefits of Dynamic Environment Manager
Identify the components of Dynamic Environment Manager architecture
Differentiate between user profile scenarios

Management Console User Interface

Configure Personalization settings
Create Condition sets
Perform Application migration
Configure User environment settings

Application Configuration Management

Explain predefined and user-customized application settings
Use Application Profiler
Apply Privilege Elevation

VMware Horizon Smart Policies

Identify the scope of Horizon Smart Policies
Configure Horizon Smart Policies settings
Define Smart Policies Conditions

Course Overview

This five-day course gives you the hands-on skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You build on your skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon® 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you learn how to install and configure a virtual desktop infrastructure platform. You learn how to install and configure VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, how to configure a load balancer for use with Horizon, and how to establish Cloud Pod Architecture.

Product Alignment

VMware Horizon 8 v2212

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
Use vSphere to create VMs to be used as desktops for VMware Horizon
Create and optimize Windows VMs to create VMware Horizon desktops
Install and Configure Horizon Agent on a VMware Horizon desktop
Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs
Configure and manage the VMware Horizon Client systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop
Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops • Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools
Monitor the VMware Horizon environment using the VMware Horizon Console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool
Identify VMware Horizon Connection Server installation, architecture, and requirements
Describe the authentication and certificate options for the VMware Horizon environment
Recognize the integration process and benefits of Workspace ONE® Access™ and Horizon 8
Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
Discuss scalability options available in Horizon 8
Describe different security options for the Horizon environment

Course Content

Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

Introduction to VMware Horizon

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of Horizon

Introduction to Use Case

Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes
Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure

vSphere for VMware Horizon

Explain basic virtualization concepts
Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your VMware vCenter System and VMware ESXi™ hosts
Create a Windows virtual machine using vSphere

Create Windows Desktops

Outline the steps to install Horizon Agent on Windows virtual machines • Install Horizon Agent on a Windows virtual Machine
Optimize and prepare Windows virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Create Linux Desktops

Create a Linux VM for Horizon
Install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine
Optimize and prepare Linux virtual machines to set up Horizon desktop VMs

Creating and Managing Desktop Pools

Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon® Connection Server™ inventory
Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
Outline the steps to create an automated pool
Define user entitlement
Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies

VMware Horizon Client Options

Describe the different clients and their benefits
Access the Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML
Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option
Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

List the advantages of instant clones
Explain the provisioning technology used for instant clone desktop pools
Set up an automated pool of instant clones
Push updated images to instant clone desktop pools

Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool
Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client
Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of Remote Desktop Session Host farms
Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm

Monitoring VMware Horizon

Monitor the status of the Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool
Monitor the performance of the remote desktop using the Horizon Performance Tracker

Horizon Connection Server

Recognize the VMware Horizon reference architecture
Identify the Horizon Connection Server supported features
Identify the recommended system requirements for Horizon Connection Server
Configure the Horizon event database
Outline the steps for the initial configuration of Horizon Connection Server
Discuss the AD LDS database as a critical {an important component?} component of the Horizon Connection Server installation

Horizon Protocols

Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware Horizon
Describe the BLAST Display Protocol Codecs
Summarize the BLAST Codec options
List the ideal applications for each BLAST codec
Describe the BLAST and PCoIP ADMX GPO common configurations

Graphics in Horizon

Describe the 3D rendering options available in Horizon 8
Compare vSGA and vDGA
List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment

Securing Connections: Network

Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
Discuss the benefits of using Unified Access Gateway
List the Unified Access Gateway firewall rules
Configure TLS certificates in Horizon

Securing Connections: Authentication

Compare the authentication options that Horizon Connection Server supports
Restrict access to the Horizon remote desktops using restricted entitlements
Describe the smart card authentication methods that Horizon Connection Server supports
Explain the purpose of permissions, roles, and privileges in VMware Horizon
Create custom roles

Horizon Scalability

Describe the purpose of a replica connection server
Explain how multiple Horizon Connection Server instances in a pod maintain synchronization
List the steps to configure graphics cards for use in a Horizon environment
Configure a load balancer for use in a Horizon environment
Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture LDAP replication
Explain Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture scalability options

Horizon Cloud and Universal Broker

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service
Use Universal broker to connect to a Horizon Cloud instance
Configure and pair the Horizon Cloud Connector appliance with Horizon Connection Server

Workspace ONE Access and Virtual Application Management

Recognize the features and benefits of Workspace ONE Access
Explain identity management in Workspace ONE Access
Explain access management in Workspace ONE Access
Describe the requirements to install and configure True SSO in a Horizon environment
Describe the Workspace ONE Access directory integration
Deploy virtual applications with Workspace services

Course Overview

This five-day, hands-on training provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully deploy and manage VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure. This training also teaches you how to use the VMware Horizon Cloud administration console and Microsoft Azure portal.

Through a combination of hands-on labs and interactive lectures, you learn how to import and manage images for single[1]and multisession assignments. You also learn how to configure and use the Universal Broker function, VMware App Volumes, VMware Workspace ONE Access, and VMware Dynamic Environment Manager in the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

Describe the architecture of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Discuss the initial Microsoft Azure configurations required for the Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure deployment
Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure networking concepts
Discuss Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD requirements and integration best practices
Discuss the integration of Workspace ONE Access with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Discuss the requirements for deploying Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Demonstrate how to deploy or upgrade Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify the Horizon Cloud Service console controls that are available to administrators
Identify Horizon Cloud upgrade features and benefits
List the steps and considerations to take when setting up a primary VM to be used as an assignable image
List the steps to install the user software on the primary VM
Describe pools and pool groups
Explain the creation process and configuration options for single-session and multisession pools and pool groups
Create single-session and multisession assignments and entitlements
Explain power management options in the multisession pool groups
Manage assignable images on Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify how to access desktops and application from Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Describe the integration of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Manage user personalization and application configurations using the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager management console and application profiler
Discuss the usage of App Volumes for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Interpret scalability considerations for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Apply troubleshooting techniques relevant to Horizon Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure
Summarize the analytics and monitoring capabilities in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Course Content

Course Introduction

Introduction and course logistics
Course objectives

Introduction to Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Discuss the features and benefits of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify the available Horizon Cloud and Microsoft licensing options
Identify the system architecture components of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Explain how VMware Dynamic Environment Manager is used in Horizon Cloud profile management
Describe Horizon Cloud application management using App Volumes
Identify the Microsoft Azure configuration prerequisites for a Horizon Cloud integration
Identify the main Microsoft Azure components required for a Horizon Cloud deployment
Review the virtual machines supported in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Networking Requirements

Discuss Horizon Cloud connectivity considerations and tasks
Explain the networking concepts for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify the ports required for local connections, remote connections, and endpoint OS firewall rules

Identity Management

Explain computer identity type and user identity type
Discuss the best practices for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD integrations
Determine the requirements for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure AD
Describe the benefits of integrating Horizon Cloud with Workspace ONE Access
Explain how a user obtains access to an entitled virtual desktop or application from the VMware Workspace ONE® Intelligent Hub catalog
Discuss the importance of binding directory with Workspace ONE Access and setting up custom user attribute synchronization
Discuss the importance of configuring the Remote App Access client in Workspace ONE Access
Demonstrate how to access an entitled Horizon virtual desktop or application in the Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub catalog

Deployment and Upgrades

Explain the steps and requirements for deploying Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Describe the features and benefits of Horizon Edge
Describe the differences between internal and external gateways
Outline the Horizon Universal Console controls available for administrators
Identify the features and benefits of the Horizon Cloud upgrades

Creating Images

Outline the process and configuration choices for setting up primary VMs
Identify the configuration choices for importing primary VMs
List the steps to install the user software on the primary VM
Explain how to convert a configured primary VM to an assignable image
Describe pools and pool groups
List the steps for configuring an image to a pool
List the steps for configuring an image to a pool group

Pool Groups

Compare dedicated assignments to floating assignments
Outline the steps for creating single-session and multisession assignment
Explain the entitlement of pool groups
Outline the creation process and configuration options for multisession pools and pool groups
Explain the power management selections in the multisession pool groups
Compare the rolling maintenance and load-balancing options
Identify the actions related to the multisession groups page
Identify the actions to add and assign applications to a user or group
Outline the prerequisites for entitling a multisession assignment

Access Desktops and Applications

Identify the different versions of Horizon Client
Describe how to access desktops and remote applications with Horizon Client
Describe how to access desktops and remote applications with a browser
Compare the remote display protocols that are available for Horizon Cloud
Describe the Blast Extreme display protocol codecs
List the ideal applications for each Blast Extreme codec
Describe the Blast Extreme policy configurations

Managing Images

Describe images
Explain how to manage images

VMware Dynamic Environment Manager on Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Identify the functional areas of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager and their benefits
Explain how to use the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager console and application profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations

App Volumes for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Explain how App Volumes works with Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify the interface elements of App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Demonstrate how to configure App Volumes in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Scalability Considerations

Recognize the scalability settings for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Troubleshooting Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

Explain the troubleshooting basics for Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Identify the analytics and monitoring capabilities of Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure
Explain the troubleshooting basics for Horizon Cloud

Course Overview

This two-day course builds your skills in resolving common issues that occur in a VMware Horizon® environment. Students will engage in a series of lab exercises to bring existing environment issues to resolution. The exercises mirror real-world troubleshooting use cases. These exercises equip learners with the knowledge and practical skills to manage typical challenges faced by virtual desktop administrators and operators.

Product Alignment: VMware Horizon 8 2006

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Implement a structured approach to troubleshooting
Resolve common issues that occur in a Horizon environment
Troubleshooting issues with linked and instant clones
Optimize protocols for best end-user experience

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 Overview of Virtualization Desktop Troubleshooting

Structured approach to troubleshoot configuration and operational problems
Applying troubleshooting methods
Documenting the steps to resolving the problem

3 Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

Command-line tools
Backing-up and restoring VMware Horizon databases

4 Troubleshooting Horizon Linked Clone Desktops

Horizon linked clone desktops

5 Troubleshooting Instant Clones

Troubleshooting instant clones

6 Windows Client

Windows client

7 Ports and Protocols

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Key ports and protocols
Optimize Blast
Black Screen
Applying GPO’s

Course Overview

VMware Horizon® 8: Virtual Desktop Bootcamp is a five-day combination course of VMware Horizon 8: Skills for Virtual Desktop Management and VMware Horizon 8: Virtual Desktop Troubleshooting. This training combination gives you the skills to deliver virtual desktops and applications through a single virtual desktop infrastructure platform.

You build skills in configuring and managing VMware Horizon 8 through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs. You learn how to configure and deploy pools of virtual machines and how to provide a customized desktop environment to end-users. Additionally, you learn how to resolve common issues that occur in a VMware Horizon environment.

You engage in a series of lab exercises to bring existing environment issues to resolution. The exercises mirror real-world troubleshooting use cases. These exercises equip learners with the knowledge and practical skills to manage typical challenges faced by virtual desktop administrators and operators.

Product Alignment: VMware Horizon 8 v2006

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Recognize the features and benefits of Horizon
Use VMware vSphere® to create VMs to be used as desktops for Horizon
Create and optimize Windows VMs to create Horizon desktops
Install and configure Horizon Agent on Horizon desktop
Configure and manage the VMware Horizon® Client™ systems and connect the client to a VMware Horizon desktop
Configure, manage, and entitle desktop pools of full VMs
Configure, manage, and entitle pools of instant-clone desktops
Create and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and application pools
Monitor the Horizon environment using Horizon Console Dashboard and Horizon Help Desk Tool
Implement a structured approach to troubleshooting
Resolve common issues that occur in a Horizon environment
Troubleshoot issues with linked and instant clones
Configure the Windows client
Identify the correct log level for gathering logs
Optimize protocols for the best end-user experience

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 Introduction to VMware Horizon

Recognize the features and benefits of VMware Horizon
Describe the conceptual and logical architecture of VMware Horizon

3 Introduction to Use Case

Define a use case for your virtual desktop and application infrastructure
Convert customer requirements to use-case attributes

4 vSphere for Horizon 8

Explain basic virtualization concepts
Use VMware vSphere® Client™ to access your vCenter Server system and VMware ESXi™ hosts
Create, provision, and remove a virtual machine

5 VMware Horizon Desktops

Create a Windows and a Linux virtual machine using vSphere
Optimize and prepare Windows and Linux virtual machines to set up VMware Horizon desktop VMs

6 VMware Horizon Agents

Outline the configuration choices when installing Horizon Agent on Windows and Linux virtual machines
Create a gold master for Windows Horizon desktops

7 VMware Horizon Pools

Identify the steps to set up a template for desktop pool deployment
List the steps to add desktops to the VMware Horizon® Connection Server™ inventory
Compare dedicated-assignment and floating-assignment pools
Outline the steps to create an automated pool
Define user entitlement
Explain the hierarchy of global, pool-level, and user-level policies

8 VMware Horizon Client Options

Describe the different clients and their benefits
Access Horizon desktop using various Horizon clients and HTML
Configure integrated printing, USB redirection, and the shared folders option
Configure session collaboration and media optimization for Microsoft Teams

9 Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools

List the advantages of instant clones
Explain the provisioning technology used for instant-clone desktop pools
Set up an automated pool of instant clones
Push updated images to instant-clone desktop pools

10 Creating RDS Desktop and Application Pools

Explain the difference between an RDS desktop pool and an automated pool
Compare and contrast an RDS session host pool, a farm, and an application pool
Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
Access RDS desktops and application from Horizon Client
Use the instant clone technology to automate the build-out of RDSH farms
Configure load-balancing for RDSHs on a farm

11 Monitoring VMware Horizon

Monitor the status of the VMware Horizon components using the Horizon Administrator console dashboard
Monitor desktop sessions using the HelpDesk tool

12 Overview of Virtual Desktop Troubleshooting

Structured approach to troubleshooting configuration and operational problems
Applying troubleshooting methods
Documenting the steps to resolve the problem

13 Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

Command-line tools
Backing-up and restoring VMware Horizon databases

14 Troubleshooting VMware Horizon Linked Clone Desktops

VMware Horizon linked clone desktops
View Agent Direct-Connection
Optimizing a VMware Horizon desktop

15 Troubleshooting Instant Clones

Logs for instant clones
Keyword strategies
Troubleshoot instant clones

16 Windows Client

Configure the Windows client
Enable the required SSL configuration

17 Ports and Protocols

Key ports and protocols
Optimize Blast
Black Screen
Applying GPO’s

Course Overview

This five-day course builds your skills in resolving common issues that occur in a VMware Horizon® environment. You engage in a series of lab exercises to bring existing environment issues to resolution. The exercises mirror real-world troubleshooting use cases. These exercises equip learners with the knowledge and practical skills to manage typical challenges faced by virtual desktop administrators and operators and provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to troubleshoot VMware Horizon® 8 infrastructure related issues. This workshop teaches the required skill and competence for troubleshooting VMware Horizon® Connection Server™, VMware Unified Access Gateway™, protocols, connections, and certificates.

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Implement a structured approach to troubleshooting
Resolve common issues that occur in a VMware Horizon environment
Troubleshoot issues with linked and instant clones
Configure the Windows client
Identify the correct log level for gathering logs
Optimize protocols for best end-user experience
Discuss Horizon Connection Server advanced configurations
List troubleshooting techniques for Horizon Connection Server common issues
Interpret Horizon 8 Connection Server logs
Identify Unified Access Gateway configuration and certificate issues
List troubleshooting steps for Unified Access Gateway common issues
Describe BLAST configuration verification using logs and settings
Describe BLAST optimization recommendations for different use cases
Describe Horizon 8 Connections and how to troubleshoot related issues
Describe Horizon 8 certificates
List troubleshooting steps for common issues with Horizon 8 certificates
Leverage Horizon infrastructure troubleshooting steps to resolve issues

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 Overview of Virtual Desktop Troubleshooting

Structured approach to troubleshooting configuration and operational problems
Applying troubleshooting methods
Documenting the steps to resolving the problem

3 Command-Line Tools and Backup Options

Using command-line tools
Backing-up and restoring VMware Horizon databases

4 Troubleshooting Horizon Linked Clone Desktops

Only applicable for Horizon 7.x environments
Describe the components that make up a VMware Horizon desktop
Explain how the View Agent Direct-Connection plug-In is useful for diagnosing problems
Highlight the best practice for optimizing a VMware Horizon desktop
Troubleshoot common problems with VMware Horizon desktops

5 Troubleshooting Instant Clones

Discuss how instant clones are created
Discuss what gets logged when an instant clone is created
Discuss the keywords to look for in the logs when troubleshooting instant clones
Discuss how to troubleshoot problems with instant clones

6 Windows Client

Correctly configure the Windows Client
Identify the correct log level for gathering logs
Enable the required SSL configuration level for the environment

7 Ports and Protocols

Discuss the key ports on a Horizon Environment
Discuss protocols used in the Horizon Environment
Understand the benefit of optimizing Blast
Become familiar with the optimization features for Blast
Implement GPO changes for Blast
Become familiar with the causes for Black Screens
Discuss how to troubleshoot Black Screen problems
Identify problems encountered when applying GPOs
Discuss how to troubleshoot GPO-related problems

8 Horizon Connection Server Troubleshooting

Discuss Horizon Connection Server general troubleshooting techniques
Identity Horizon Connection Server common issues through logs
Describe AD LDS replication
Discuss Horizon Connection Server replication common issues
Review and Interpret Horizon Connection Server logs
Compare successful and unsuccessful logs from everyday infrastructure administration tasks

9 Unified Access Gateway Troubleshooting

List and identify common Unified Access Gateway deployment issues
Monitor the Unified Access Gateway deployment to identify health and issues
Identify and troubleshoot Unified Access Gateway certificate issues
Monitor, test, and troubleshoot network problems
Discuss general Unified Access Gateway troubleshooting processes

10 BLAST Configuration Verification

Discuss BLAST Codecs and Encoder Switch settings.
Describe how to verify BLAST configuration using logs and settings

11 BLAST Optimization

List general BLAST optimization recommendations
Summarize BLAST tuning recommendations that apply to WAN connections
Summarize BLAST tuning recommendations that apply to work-from-home and home-office-to-cloud use cases
Describe recommended tuning options to increase display protocol quality for all use cases and applications.

12 VMware Horizon Connections Troubleshooting

Explain Horizon connections
Describe the role of Primary and Secondary protocols in Horizon connections
Describe HTML client access connections
Describe Horizon connections load balancing
Describe timeout settings, supported health monitoring string, and suitable load balancer persistence values
Identify troubleshooting steps for failing Horizon load balancer connections
List troubleshooting steps for Horizon connections

13 VMware Horizon Certificates Troubleshooting

List Horizon certificate functions
Describe Horizon certificates scenarios.
Discuss potential challenges related to certificates in Horizon
Describe the troubleshooting approach to Horizon certificate issues

14 VMware Horizon Challenge Lab

Leverage Horizon infrastructure troubleshooting steps to resolve issues

Course Overview

This five-day course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in deploying, managing, and operating VMware® Cloud Foundation™. You will learn about the architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation, storage and network management, licensing, and certificates. In addition to workload domains, availability, life cycle management, and troubleshooting, the course also covers VMware® Aria Suite™ integration and VMware® Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA architecture and components.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Plan a deployment for VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation components and supporting architecture
Explain the VMware Cloud Foundation licensing model
Perform day 0 tasks
Perform VMware Cloud Foundation platform onboarding
Manage user credentials in VMware Cloud Foundation
Configure VMware NSX® networking in VMware Cloud Foundation
Deploy and manage workload domains
Understand and implement storage solutions and related policies
Perform maintenance tasks for the VMware Cloud Foundation platform
Manage certificates for VMware Cloud Foundation and connected technologies
Manage the life cycle for VMware Cloud Foundation
Deploy and manage VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation
Understand the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA architecture and components
Engage with VMware Cloud Foundation Technical Support services

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 VMware Cloud Foundation Overview

Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation solution
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation components and architecture
Describe vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation licensing options

3 Day Zero Tasks

Describe the process for planning and preparing a VMware Cloud Foundation design
Identify the information required for the Planning and Preparation Workbook
Describe the fully automated deployment process of VMware SDDC components

4 Post-Deployment Operations

Use the VMware Cloud Foundation onboarding wizard to complete preliminary SDDC Manager setup tasks.
Configure user access to VMware Cloud Foundation
Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe password management with SDDC Manager APIs

5 VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX

Describe NSX management and control planes
Explain virtual IP addressing
Describe logical switching
Identify NSX Edge functions
Describe NSX deployment in VMware Cloud Foundation
Explain how logical routing works in NSX
Identify NSX Edge functions
Recognize Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway topologies
Describe the spine-and-leaf design
Describe the multi-NIC design
Describe NSX Edge node design
Discuss BGP and OSPF peering with the physical network
Describe cluster design and rack design
Define application virtual networks
Recognize management domain rack options
Recognize NSX Edge cluster placement considerations
Use SDDC Manager to deploy an application virtual network

6 Managing Workload Domains

Define the concept of workload domain
Identify use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain
Describe the SSO domain architecture
Define the concept of a network pool
Explain how to create, edit, and delete a network pool
Use SDDC Manager to commission hosts
Describe workload domain design considerations
Describe ESXi design considerations for a VI workload domain
Describe vSphere design considerations for a VI workload domain
Describe software-defined networking design considerations for a VI workload domain
Describe shared storage design considerations for a VI workload domain
Describe how to make workload domain design decisions
Expand the workload domain
Perform simultaneous cluster operations

7 VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management

Describe storage options in VMware Cloud Foundation
Recognize vSAN design considerations
Identify sizing and performance considerations that impact the storage design
Recognize vSAN design principles
Identify components in the vSAN architecture
Recognize vSAN requirements for the management domain and workload domains
Define the concepts of deduplication and compression
Describe how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation

8 Availability and Business Continuity

Explain the importance of external service availability
Identify the steps in the SDDC Manager backup and restore process
Identify the steps in the NSX backup and restore process
Describe native vSphere availability options
Describe the stretched cluster architecture and use cases
List the stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe the stretched cluster architecture and use cases
List the stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation

9 VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management

Describe public key infrastructure (PKI)
Explain the purpose of certificate signing requests (CSRs)
List the available certificate authority (CA) options in SDDC Manager
Manage certificates in VMware Cloud Foundation
Integrate SDDC Manager with Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA
Install certificates issued by Microsoft CA, OpenSSL CA, or third-party CAs

10 VMware Cloud Foundation Life Cycle Management

Describe life cycle management in VMware Cloud Foundation and the software components it supports
Describe the role of vSphere Lifecycle Manager and ESXi host images in VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe the role of NSX Upgrade Coordinator in VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe VMware® Aria Suite Lifecycle™ and its supported products
Describe the types of bundles and download options available in VMware Cloud Foundation
Configure SDDC Manager to download VCF online bundles
Configure a proxy server to download VCF bundles
Download VMware Cloud Foundation bundles using the Bundle Transfer utility
Explain the workflow for using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images in VMware Cloud Foundation
Create a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image
Make a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image available in VMware Cloud Foundation
Configure custom ESXi ISO images and perform firmware upgrades using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Explain the upgrade considerations for VMware Cloud Foundation components
Outline the upgrade precheck process
Monitor VMware Cloud Foundation updates
Use the Async Patch Tool to apply patches between BOM releases

11 VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation

Describe the VMware Aria Suite architecture running on VMware Cloud Foundation
Explain the networking prerequisites for deploying VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe the steps to install and configure VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and VMware Workspace ONE®
Explain the common operational tasks in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
Identify the VMware validated solutions for VMware Aria Suite products
Describe how to use VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to deploy and manage VMware Aria Suite products

12 VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA

Describe the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA solution
Describe the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA architecture
Identify Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA components
Describe VMware Cloud Foundation use cases for machine learning

13 VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting

Use the Support and Serviceability (SoS) command line tool to create log bundles, perform health checks, and check password validity
List the VMware Cloud Foundation services
Identify the VMware Cloud Foundation log files
Use token IDs to troubleshoot failed workflows

Course Overview

In this five-day course, you focus on installing, configuring, and managing on-premises VMware Cloud Director 10.6. You will learn how to set up and manage VMware Cloud Director, including the provisioning of workloads, creating organizations and Virtual Data Centers (VDCs), and use catalog services that include predefined virtual machines. You will learn about different networks that a system administrator and an organization administrator can configure and use with virtual machines and vApps.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Describe the architecture and main components of VMware Cloud Director
Explain the features and benefits of VMware Cloud Director
Deploy high availability VMware Cloud Director cluster
Create VMware Cloud Director provider virtual data centers and organizations
Configure and create vApps and VMs
Create users and role-based access control
Create and manage VMware Cloud Director catalogs
Create and manage VMware Cloud Director networks
Create VM sizing and placement policies
Discuss additional features of VMware Cloud Director

Course Content

1 Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2 VMware Cloud Director Deployment and Configuration

Describe VMware Cloud Director features and functions
Describe the VMware Cloud Director architecture
List the prerequisites for deploying VMware Cloud Director
Recognize the design considerations when creating a cloud environment
Describe various VMware Cloud Director deployment methods and options
Explain the two-stage deployment of VMware Cloud Director cells
Back up and restore a VMware Cloud Director appliance
Describe the appliance failover methods
Describe failover, switchover, and promote in the VMware Cloud Director appliance
Monitor the VMware Cloud Director appliance services and cluster status

3 VMware Cloud Director Provider Configuration

Describe the provider portal
Define a provider VDC, an organization, and organization VDCs
Configure VMware Cloud Director objects from the VMware Cloud Director provider portal as a system administrator
Describe provider VDCs and their role in resource allocation
Explain the configuration of resource pools and storage containers in a provider VDC
Configure organizations and access the tenant portal
Identify allocation models for organization VDCs
Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of allocation models
Describe how organization VDCs work

4 VMware Cloud Director User, Roles, and Quota Management

Configure LDAP integration with Active Directory
Enable a SAML and an OIDC identity provider
Identify the various types of users in VMware Cloud Director
Create and import users from the provider portal and the tenant portal
Describe the options for managing users and groups
Describe how role-based access control works in VMware Cloud Director
Explain provider roles
Recognize the function of the rights bundles
Explain global roles and their usage in VMware Cloud Director
Create custom tenant roles
Explain Quota Management and its use cases
Configure VMware Cloud Director as an OpenID Provider Proxy Server

5 VMware Cloud Director Virtual Machines and vApps

Explain standalone VMs and VMs in a vApp
Describe VM actions
List the properties of a VM
Create and manage VMs
Explain vApp deployment methods
Explain vApp actions and functions
Describe VM encryption and how VMs and disks are encrypted
Describe named disks and shared named disks
Create multiple snapshots for vApps and VMs
Describe Auto Scale Groups and their advantages
Explain VM placement, VM sizing, and vGPU policies
Describe NVIDIA vGPU and NVIDIA AI Enterprise
Explain the NVIDIA GRID vGPU requirements
Implement vGPU in VMware Cloud Director

6 Managing Catalogs and Templates

Describe Content Hubb and their advantages
Create and manage VMware Marketplace Resource
Create and manage External Helm Chart Repository Resource Explain the purpose and use of catalogs
Create and manage catalogs
Describe, how catalogs are shared between and within organizations
Describe vApp templates and their advantages
Create and manage the vApp template
Create and manage the organization VDC template

7 VMware Cloud Director Networking

Discuss the integration of VMware Cloud Director with VMware NSX
Describe VMware Cloud Director networks
Perform provider networking tasks
Discuss organization VDC networks
List the types of organization VDC networks
Discuss vApp networks
List the various types of vApp networks
Describe the segment profile template
Configure edge gateway services

8 Sub-Provider in VMware Cloud Director

Explain the concept of Sub-Providers
Explain the configuration of resources to a Sub Provider
Manage a Sub-Provider organization
Use the Sub-Provider organization to configure identity provider and manage users
Configure quotas and policies to a Sub-Provider
Perform common catalog tasks in the Sub-Provider organization
Perform common networking tasks in the Sub Provider organization

9 VMware Avi Load Balancer

Discuss VMware Cloud Director integration with VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer components
Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer in the provider portal
Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer in the tenant portal

10 Edge Data Center Group Networking

Describe Data Center Group network
Create Data Center Group
Add a NSX Edge gateway to a Data Center Group
Activate Distributed Firewall for a Data Center Group
Configure Data Center Groups using NSX Federation

11 Additional Features of VMware Cloud Director

Explain the purpose and features of advisories.
Describe the Guided Tour feature and its use cases
Configure VMware Cloud Director branding
Explain the Solution Add-Ons feature in Vmware Cloud Director
Briefly discuss VMware Cloud Director integration with the following solutions:
- VMware Cloud Director Availability
- VMware Cloud Director App Launchpad
- VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension
- VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension
- VMware vCloud Usage Meter
- VMware Aria Operations for Logs
- VMware Aria Operations
- VMware Chargeback
- VMware Aria Automation
- VMware Cloud Director Extension for Data Solutions
- VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager
- VMware Workspace ONE