Class Summary

• Duration: 4 days of instructor-led, classroom training
• Format: 50% lecture and 50% hands-on lab

Overview
This hands-on training course, targeted at experienced VMware Infrastructure 3 administrators, covers installation, configuration, and management of a VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) using VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM).
The course focuses on the delivery of virtual Windows® desktops using the VDM connection-server.

Course Objectives
At the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Create an Active Directory infrastructure for virtual desktops
• Apply Group Policy Objects and roaming-profile technology in a VMware virtual desktop infrastructure
• Create and manage Windows XP and Vista virtual desktops using VMware VDM 2.0.
• Administer a variety of client devices: PCs and thin clients
• Use VMware Update Manager (VUM) in a VDI.

Target Audience
Systems administrators and systems integrators experienced with VMware Infrastructure 3 who are responsible for their organization’s deployment of VMware virtual-desktop technology.

Key Topics

• VDI/VDM Overview
• Virtualizing Active Directory for VDM
• Group Policy Objects and Roaming Templates
• Remote Desktop Protocol
• Best Practices for XP and Vista Virtual Machines
• Installing VDM
• Using VDM Clients
• > VDM Administration
• VDM Dynamic and Static Pools
• VDM Security Server
• VDM Load-Balancing and Multi-Server
• VDM Tunneled and Direct Connections
• VDM Security
• VDM Logs and Troubleshooting
• VMware Update Manager