VMware App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager

Outline

1  Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2  Overview of Application and Profile Management

• Profile Management
• Application Management

3  Overview of App Volumes

• Describe the basic architecture and operation of App Volumes
• Explain the function of App Volumes Manager
• Explain the function of App Volumes Agent
• Describe the principles of SAM
• List the stages of application package life cycle
• Describe what is a writable volume and how it differs from an AppStack
• Identify the major requirements to deploy App Volumes App Volumes components

4  App Volumes Installation Overview

• Describe the installation sequence for the App Volumes Manager
• Describe the App Volumes operation modes for packages and writable volumes
• Describe the App Volumes hypervisor connection types and their relationships with operation modes
• Describe the process of initial configuration of the App Volumes Manager
• Describe the basic configuration parameters and where these are configured in the App Volumes Manager Web interface
• Install and perform the initial configuration of the App Volumes Manager in a lab environment
• Describe the installation steps for the App Volumes Agent
• Install the App Volumes Agent in target client machines in a lab environment

5  Working with Application Packages

• Explain the concept of simplified application packaging
• List the steps of application package life cycle
• Differentiate between an application, package, and program
• Create an application package
• Use markers to assign the new version of an application package
• Edit an application
• Edit a package

6  Working with Writable Volumes Overview

• Describe what a writable volume is and where it is used
• Compare AppStacks with writable volumes
• Describe the operation of a writable volume
• Explain how to assign a writable volume to a desktop
• Create and assign a writable volume in a lab environment

7  Working with AppStacks

• Explain how applications in an AppStack are available to a user
• Describe how to create an AppStack and populate it with applications
• Describe how to update an application in an existing AppStack

8  Overview of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

• Describe VMware Dynamic Environment Manager and its architecture
• Describe the functional areas and benefits of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
• Describe VMware Dynamic Environment Manager features and how it manages profiles

9  Install Dynamic Environment Manager

• Recognize considerations for planning a Dynamic Environment Manager deployment
• Identify pre-configuration requirements before installing and starting the Dynamic Environment Manager – Management Console
• Recognize key steps in the installation process of Dynamic Environment Manager
• Describe the initial configuration process for the management console and FlexEngine

10  Application Configuration Management

• Explain how a user can use the Dynamic Environment Manager Self-Support tool to recover from application configuration mistakes
• Explain how administrators and support staff can use the Dynamic Environment Manager Helpdesk Support Tool to troubleshoot profile problems
• Describe how the Dynamic Environment Manager SyncTool enables and synchronizes the offline use of Dynamic Environment Manager
• Describe how the Dynamic Environment Manager Application Profiler can be used to create predefined configurations for applications

11  VMware Horizon Smart Policies

• Describe VMware Horizon Smart Policies
• Describe VMware Horizon View Smart Policies Setting
• Overview of VMware Horizon Smart Policies conditions
• Examples of VMware Horizon Smart Policies