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