VMware App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager Training

This course builds your skills in application management using VMware App VolumesTM and VMware Dynamic Environment ManagerTM. You will learn how to use app volumes to deliver applications and data to desktops and users in seconds and at scale.

You will gain skills in managing application lifecycles, from installation to update and replacement. You will also learn how to use Dynamic Environment Manager to provide personalization

Prerequisites

• Experience with virtualized desktop implementation

• Familiarity with VMware Horizon

Skills Gained

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

• Describe the features and functions of App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager

• Demonstrate the architectures of App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager

• Install and configure App Volumes

• Create and deploy Application Packages and writable volumes

• Install and configure Dynamic Environment Manager

• Manage application configurations, user environment settings, and personalization settings

Who can benefit?

Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for implementing VMware Horizon®, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, and RDHS solutions

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

Horizon Application Management Bundle

• App Volumes

• Dynamic Environment Manager

• VMware ThinApp®

Overview of App Volumes

• Features and benefits

• Scalability and limitations

• Storage group distribution strategies

• App Volumes components

Installation of App Volumes

• Infrastructure and system requirements

• Installing and configuring App Volumes Manager

• Installing the App Volumes agent

Packaging Applications

• Differentiate Application, Package and Program

• Create an Application

• Packaging an Application

• Updating an Application with a new Package

• Set the CURRENT Marker on a Package

• Assign an Application to an Entity

• Package Stages

Working with Writable Volumes

• Default writable volume templates

• Writable volume policies at creation

• Updating and rescanning writable volumes

• Writable Volumes 2.x

Working with AppStacks

• Enabling AppStacks

• Creating and provisioning AppStacks

• Assigning and updating AppStacks

• Overriding Precedence in AppStacks

Overview of Dynamic Environment Manager

• Features and benefits

• Dynamic Environment Manager terminology

• User environment settings and scope

• User profile scenarios

Installation of Dynamic Environment Manager

• Infrastructure and system requirements

• Dynamic Environment Manager Agent (FlexEngine) requirements

• Group Policy configuration

• Management Console configuration

Dynamic Environment Manager Settings

• Personalization settings

• User environment settings

• Condition sets

• Application migration

Application Configuration Management

• Predefined and user-customized application settings

• Using Application Profiler

• Using the Self-Support Tool

• Using the Helpdesk Support Tool

VMware Horizon 7 Smart Policies

• Scope of Horizon 7 Smart Policies

• Configure Horizon 7 Smart Policy Settings

• Define Smart Policies and conditions.