VMware App Volumes and User Environment Manager on Horizon

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Overview of App Volumes Enterprise

• Just-in-Time Management Platform
• App Volumes
• User Environment Manager
• VMware ThinApp

3 Overview of App Volumes

• Features and benefits
• Scalability and limitations
• Storage group distribution strategies
• App Volumes components

4 Installation of App Volumes

• Infrastructure and system requirements
• Installing and configuring App Volumes Manager
• Installing the App Volumes agent
• AppVolumes in Horizon
• Certificates in AppVolumes

5 Working with AppStacks

• Creating and provisioning AppStacks
• Managing and updating AppStacks
• Using AppStacks in virtual desktops
• Using AppStacks in a Remote Desktop Services host
• Using Microsoft Office Applications on AppStacks
• Best practices for AppStacks

6 Working with Writable Volumes

• Comparing AppStacks with Writable Volumes
• Creating Writable Volumes
• Assigning and attaching Writable Volumes
• Default Writable Volume templates
• Updating and rescanning Writable Volumes
• Move, back pp, and restore Writable Volumes

7 Overview of User Environment Manager

• Features and benefits
• User Environment Manager terminology
• User environment settings and scope
• User profile scenarios
• Components of User Environment Manager

8 Installation of User Environment Manager

• Infrastructure and system requirements
• User Environment Manager Agent (FlexEngine) requirements
• Group Policy configuration
• Management Console configuration
• NoAD Mode

9 User Environment Manager Settings

• Personalization settings
• User environment settings
• Condition sets
• Application migration
• Application blocking
• Privilege elevation

10 Application Configuration Management

• Predefined and user-customized application settings
• Using Application Profiler
• Using the Self-Support Tool
• Using the Helpdesk Support Tool

11 JMP and Horizon 7 Overview

• Benefits of JMP
• JMP and Horizon 7 Components
• JMP Integrated Workflow
• JMP Server installation and configuration
• App Volumes and User Environment Manager deployment considerations
• Leverage Smart Policy on the Horizon 7 platform