Omnissa Horizon® Fast Track

Experienced administrators, systems engineers, consulting architects, Citrix specialists, and Microsoft End-User Computing specialists.

• Understand the role and function of Horizon components and both cloud and on premises deployment architecture options.
• Deploy and configure a Horizon Pod, including standard and replica servers, capacity providers, licensing, and event database configuration.
• Deploy and configure Unified Access Gateway in a clustered infrastructure.
• Explain Horizon Recording Services, including its architecture, components, and administrative functions.
• Explain Horizon Brokering requirements for on-premises and multi-site architectures, including global and local server load balancing.
• Configure Horizon Cloud Pod Architecture to solve high-availability and scalability requirements.
• Configure secure Single Sign-On using Omnissa Access, including federation with Horizon and Unified Access Gateway, Horizon TrueSSO, and Enrollment Services.
• Configure Horizon Graphics for software and hardware 3D rendering.
• Explain Horizon session protocols, including Horizon Blast, PCoIP/PCoIP Ultra, and RDP.
• Administer Horizon desktop pools and RDS server farms, including image management, SysPrep/Clone Prep, persistent and non-persistent pools, Linux desktop pools, and App Volumes integration.
• Monitor and administer Horizon environments using the Horizon Admin Console and the LDS database.
• Explain Horizon Agent and Client configuration options for security and performance.
• Explain App Volumes, its architecture and components, and its role in application lifecycle management.
• Build and deliver App Volumes application packages using Classic and On-Demand delivery models.
• Configure App Volumes Storage Groups for multi-site scenarios and administer Writable Volumes.
• Use App Volumes command-line tools to package and deliver applications.
• Explain Dynamic Environment Manager architecture and components, including Group Policy–based and NOAD-mode configuration.
• Configure Dynamic Environment Manager synchronization, replication, and Conditional elements.
• Configure Dynamic Environment Manager advanced features, including Smart Policies, Triggered Tasks, and optional components such as the Self Support Tool, Help Desk Support Tool, Application Profiler, and Sync Tool.
• Explain ThinApp's role in modern application lifecycle management, including capture, isolation modes, and the Sandbox.

• Experienced Horizon or EUC administrator
• Understand fundamental networking, storage, and infrastructure concepts
• Understand TCP/IP and Microsoft Active Directory

• Omnissa Certified Administrator Horizon

1 Omnissa Reference Architecture Overview

• Omnissa best practices for designing Horizon

2 Horizon 8 Architecture Overview

• Primary components that make up Horizon 8
• Architectural options and deployment terminology for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployments

3 Horizon Connection Server Overview

• Primary requirements and install options for the Connection Server

4 Horizon Recording Services Overview

• Business challenges addressed by Horizon Recording Services
• Architecture, components, and administrative functions

5 Securing the Horizon Transport

• When to enable and disable tunneling of sessions

6 Workspace ONE Integration with Horizon

• Omnissa Intelligence, Hub Services, and Workspace ONE UEM and their role with Horizon

7 Unified Access Gateway Overview

• Architecture, deployment, and configuration options for Unified Access Gateway

8 Horizon Brokering

• Horizon Transport and local/global server load balancing requirements

9 Horizon Desktop Pool Administration

• Image creation best practices through deployment and maintenance of Windows desktop pools

10 Horizon Linux Desktop Deployment

• Traditional and Easy Setup image creation for Linux-based desktop pools

11 Horizon Authentication and Single Sign-On Requirements

• Authentication options and integration with 3rd party and Omnissa Access identity providers
• Enrollment services and Single Sign-On configuration

12 Cloud Pod Architecture

• Challenges solved by Cloud Pod Architecture and how to enable and configure it

13 Horizon RDS Published Applications

• Deploying and configuring an RDS Server Farm and Application Pools
• App Volumes integration with Horizon

14 Horizon Agent and Client Options

• Key security and performance settings via the agent, client, Admin Console, and Group Policy

15 Horizon Protocols

• Horizon Blast codecs, PCoIP, and RDP protocol overview

16 Horizon Graphics

• Software and hardware 3D rendering options and configuration

17 Horizon Administrative Tasks

• Horizon Admin Console elements for supporting and troubleshooting sessions
• Horizon Performance Tracker, real-time monitoring, and delegated administration

18 ThinApp Overview

• Why ThinApp remains relevant with modern lifecycle management
• Components, capture cycle, isolation modes, and the Sandbox function

19 Introduction & Architecture of App Volumes

• Business challenges App Volumes solves, its components, and its architecture

20 Working with Application Packages

• App Volumes provisioning process and application lifecycle management integration
• Classic vs. On-Demand delivery strategies

21 App Volumes On-Demand Delivery

• Configuration options for on-demand delivery to Desktop and RDS Farm published applications

22 App Volumes Advanced Configurations

• Storage Groups setup and the Snapvol.cfg configuration file
• App Volumes command-line packaging using appcapture.exe

23 Dynamic Environment Manager Architecture and Console Overview

• Profile management concepts, DEM architecture, components, and how it works

24 Dynamic Environment Manager Advanced Configurations

• Environments in DEM and why they're needed across environments
• DEM integration with ThinApp and Workspace ONE UEM
• Configuring Smart Policies and Triggered Tasks

25 Dynamic Environment Manager Optional Components

• Self Support Tool, Help Desk Support Tool, Application Profiler, and DEM Sync Tool