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Horizon 7 Fundamentals VMware Horizon 7 Fundamentals nis ‘course will provide you with a fundamental understanding of the. \Vivare Hortons porto, cusses some ofthe ey features ard tenets ofthe portfolio whist exploring the components and arhitectre of Herzen 7. This couse also describes the features of he Horton Desktop, th Horizon [Agent and Horizon Client, before demonstrating how to login and navigate the features and functionality of Horizon Administrator. This course will ake approximately 3 hours 30 minutes. vmware Horizon 7 Fundamentals Course Objectives Gi At the end of this course you will be able to: + iagram the Horizon Architecture + sca the hey benefits, features and use cases of Horton 7 + Ustand explain the Horton 7 components + Describe the key Horzoncapabiles + Deseribe the High End graphics and display protocol options of Horizon 7 + Describe the purpose of the Horizon Agent and Horizon Client + Differentiate instance clones from Linked clones + Demonstrate how to log in, navigate and perform administration tasks in the Horizon Administrator Interface Horizon 7 Fundamentals Course Outline ‘The course covers the following topics: + Module 1: Introduction to Horizon + Module 2: Horizon Desktops + Module 3: Horizon Client Options + Module 4: Working with Horizon Administrator Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introduction to VMware Horizon Horizon 7 delivers desktops and applications through a single platform, simply and securely, providing a consistently great end user experience fora various types of workers across devices, locations, media and connections. rote gaia pom bent ‘This module also differentiates the various Horizon 7 Components and covers the architecture of Horizon 7 ‘This module will take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. vmware Horizon 7 Fundamentals Module Objectives ld By the end of this module you should be able to meet the following objectives: + Diagram the Horizon rchtecture + Discuss the Key benef and features of Horizon 7 + Us common Hrzon 7 we eases ‘+ List and explain the Horizon 7 components Horizon 7 Fundamentals The Desktop Dilemma: User Freedom vs. IT Control v Cong RESOURCES. Horizon 7 Fundamentals The Desktop Dilemma: User Freedom vs. IT Control v Simply Desktop and App ‘Management im ) Secure Data and improve ‘Complance ‘eve Down Costs Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT bnteraction VMware Horizon Portfolio tas ama Horizon 7 Fundamentals: Introducing Horizon 7 Horizon 7 allows you to deliver virtual or ROSH hosted desktops and applications through a single platform to end users. Horizon 7 Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introducing Horizon 7 Horizon 7 allows you to deliver virtual or ROSH hosted desktops and applications through a single platform to end users. New features include: + Instant Clone Technology ‘Smart Policies + Blast Extreme Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introducing Horizon Air v ‘Next Generation Workplace So # a 2 ye Comat temporry —tmchones_Semeat bens args Aequttions | yr | Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introducing Horizon Air v Leverage a complete cloud hosted Pair a loud based subscription salion with infrastructure within service with on premises ‘VMware's data centers infrastructure and desktops Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introducing Horizon Air Hybrid-Mode vr (On-Premises Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Horizon 7 Fundamentals Virtual Desktops and Apos a Introducing Horizon Air Hybrid-Mode ry Cee eg Goud based management layer Hosted on VMware vou Air EnablesIT tomanage and deliver vitual desktops running on hyper-converged Infrastructure appliances siting on- Premises. Resides on hyper converged infrastructure Connect othe Horizon Cloud Manager Provdesintligent orchestration, Horizon 7 Fundamentals VMware User Environment Manager v ere as eee aad Personalized Access “= Deliver personalization and dynamic policy configuration to end users across any virtual, physical, and cloud-based environment. VMware User Environment Manager y ao Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT interaction VMware User Environment Manager y Horizon 7 Fundamentals ns, es G imeracon VMware User Environment Manager ry sre mes Horizon 7 Fundamentals ET I. as Gmeraetion VMware User Environment Manager v catia meptarniee cere Seay a Soret ee mien Horizon 7 Fundamentals EE A, G meractn VMware User Environment Manager r Personalization decouples and segments user-specific desktp and application Personalization Settings from the Windows operating sytem, making them avaliable across multiple devices, Windows versions and application instances. Horizon 7 Fundamentals LT — I, GF tmteraction VMware User Environment Manager v ‘viware User Emironment Manager can "roam personal application settings of ser from one operating system to another e.g. from Windows XP to Windows I cessor eres ‘the user profile (Le. usesthe same registry and AppData locations). Horizon 7 Fundamentals GB imeraction VMware User Environment Manager v Horizon 7 Fundamentals \vMware User Environment Manager allows administrators to combine conditions base on user, location, and device characteristics to dmamically adapt the content and appearance ofthe end-user desktop. Conditions are evaluated at logon and can also be evaluated when a user unlocks their workstation or reconnect toa remate session. Horizon Smart Policies ir od ee Improved security at client + Contextually aware policy + Fine-grained control of client a features CEE) Improved ux with optimized bandwiath Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introducing Blast Extreme Blast & PCoIP Bese FB dit) &O 8B 80 Horizon 7 Fundamentals Introducing Blast Extreme @00 Broad Client Support: Better Battery Life: Network Friendly: 264 available in most devices Optimized for mobile workers TCP or UDP works in more places oe 8 Built for the Cloud: Use Less Bandwidth: GRID Optimized: Does not operate on a single- Deliver better video to more users Deliver more 30 users user physical computer Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT irteraction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience Click each button to learn more, Blast Live cee Crest Pees a coring Horizon 7 Fundamentals GF interaction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience Click each button to learn more, creat eaten Blast Multimedia High-performance multimedia streaming for rich user experience. = Horizon 7 Fundamentals ‘GT ieraction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience Rich virtualized graphics delivering workstation class performance. = a Click each button to learn more, Blast 30 Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT interaction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience Em ee Blast Live Communications Click each button to learn more, Fully optimized unified communications and real-time audio-video (RTAV) support. Horizon 7 now includes support for Microsoft Lyne | with Windows 10, | a Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT meraction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience lick each button to learn more. Cee Blast Unity Touch Intuitive and contextual user experience across devices making it | a Horizon 7 Fundamentals ‘P| interaction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience Click each button to learn more. creat Blast Local Access ‘Access to local devices, USB, and device peripherals. = Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT interaction Blast Extreme Performance for Great User Experience Click each button to learn more, cerry Coates Horizon Clients and Blast Unified client for consistently great experience across devices and locations. Horizon 7 Fundamentals Dynamic and Adaptive Experience PColP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of a remote application or an entire remote desktop environment, including applications, images, audio, and video content for a wide range of users on the LAN or across the WAN. PCoIP can compensate for an increase in latency or a reduction in bandwidth, to ensure that end users can remain productive regardless ‘of network conditions ‘The PCoIP display protocol can be used for remote applications and for remote desktops that use virtual machines, physical machines that contain Teradiel host cards, or shared sey, session desktops on an RDS host. TeERADICI . CPC Horizon 7 Fundamentals A Seamless End-User Experience Horizon delivers a seamless transition to virtual desktops: r 3D Graphics with specialized hardware Print Optimization Copy and Paste to Clipboard “True multi-monitor Suppor USB and multimedia redirection URL Content redirection Horlzon 7 Fundamentals Optimize End-User Productivity v Deliver personalization and dynamic policy configuration to end users across any virtual, physical, and cloud-based environment. Horizon 7 Fundamentals Pennie Provisioning + Automate provisioning from templates + On-demand provisioning Horizon + Reduce the time required to deploy new ‘Administrator desktops + Apply group policies and desktop policies * Specify the number of available desktops at any given time + Specify the logoff policy Horizon 7 Fundame: Instant Clone Technology Instant Clones Corporate Apps User Data User-installed ‘Apps Desktops Desktops + Rapidly clone and deploy desktops. + Provisioning on-demand + Space efficient Horizon 7 Fundamentals Cloud Pod Architecture v Move View pods between sites / Horizon 7 Fundamentals Cloud Pod Architecture Topology Global Entitlements Horizon 7 Fundamentals Cloud Pod Architecture Topology v Sige ORME Global Entitlements Horizon 7 Fundamentals Streamline Image and Application Management v « Hatzon Composer helps FT to scale and tea manage thousands of desktops by simplifying = the desktop infrastructure J + Separation of base OS image, user data disks, = and applications + Manage fewer, smaller images [— + 100 percent update and patch suecess rate + Seamlessly update users without disruption B mate vawane WoRZON composer Horizon 7 Fundamentals Networking Security for Virtual Desktops and Apps vr AP, Oracle = peeries Horizon 7 Fundamentals Networking Security for Virtual Desktops and Apps v Texans voi Atorteoky Matern Adored Security © © 0 'NSX with Horizon Delivers ast Easy and Extensble Security That Protects Against: &o@ @ @ @ Horizon 7 Fundamentals Networking Security for Virtual Desktops and Apps Internal Apps picicieze and Extend Management Tools tension Serves for iteration + pci exersion ences Goter2irsenionsiestestnonce, &IPCO[P tering, adeficen eueshoutng + Support or Wi based tos View Extension Services _ + Powershell integration Ps + SCOM management pack Center ‘ThinApp Extension Services + Software Developer Kit (SOK) for integration to management tools Horizon 7 Fundamentals Move to the Software Defined Datacenter Reduce costs, streamline infrastructure management, and deliver great user experience U Storage Networking Leverage virtual compute for Leverage low-cost stovare with Get granular aD and storage optimization streamlined management policy setting with NSX for Horizon a“ Horizon 7 Fundamentals Virtual SAN vy \Mware Virtual SAN is a software-defined storage tier. PD 5% se. so.. se. 4 Horizon 7 Fundamentals Virtual SAN ie ‘VMware Virtual SAN is a software-defined storage tier. ce Vital SAN Hybrid Daastore | a Horizon 7 Fundamentals Virtual SAN v [VMware Virtual SAN is a software-defined storage tier. Horizon 7 Fundamentals Virtual SAN r VMware Virtual SAN is a software-defined storage tier. se se se € Horizon 7 Fundamentals Virtual SAN and VMware Horizon v All-Flash | ol See 100K IOPS per Host ‘sub-milisecond latency al Horizon 7 Fundamentals PEE —_———— I rs poalver Business Agility + Dynamic allocation of optimized compute resources on-demand. + Elastic resources quicly scale up and down to respond to changing business requirements. + Simplify business infrastructure and standardize ona single, easy-to-deploy platform, Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT imeraction Horizon User Types TEE Horizon 7 Fundamentals Horizon Use Cases Horizon 7 automates desktop management Simplifies OS refresh Streamlines desktops and application ba management od Virtual SAN storage integration delivers cost effective virtual desktops Horizon 7 delivers desktops and applications ‘across devices, locations, mediums, and connections, Blast Extreme with new H.264 based display Enhanced PCoIP Unified workspace access for seasonal remote and contract workers Horizon 7 Fundamentals TG eraction Additional Horizon Use Cases Click each button to learn more, Cloud Pod Architecture supports global entitlements to censure highly available desktops. \Mware Mirage takes full snapshots for image rollback after a disaster or for recovery. Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT iteraction Additional Horizon Use Cases Click each button to learn more. Create change policies + Seale and scale down Gan + Securely entitle users Horizon 7 Fundamentals What is Horizon? Horizon components: + Horizon Connection Server + Horizon Security Server or Access Point Appliance + Enrollment Server + Horizon Composer Server + Horizon Agent + Horizon Client + View Persona Management + ThinApp Horizon 7 Fundamentals Horizon Connection Server v + Desktop connection broker: Maintains desktop assignment + Administered by Horizon Administrator a Horizon 7 Fundamentals poe Security Server Connection Server Horizon 7 Fundamentals Access Point vr ‘Access Point i a virtual appliance primarily designed to allow secure remote access to ‘VMware end-user-computing resources from authorized users connecting from the Internet. ‘The only remote desktop and application traffic that can enter the corporate data center is traffic on behalf of a strongly authenticated user. Users can access only the resources that they are authorized to access. Horizon 7 Fundamentals Enrollment Server v ‘The Enrollment server is a new component of Horizon 7. ‘The short term certificates it requests on behalf of users are part of the True $SO mechanism. Horizon 7 Fundamentals Horizon Composer aan Composer Server uses linked clone technology to create and manage desktop images from a parent image. + Multiple desktops can be patched by Updating the parent image. Co Horizon 7 Fundame! Key Concepts v Horizon Composer operations: + Recompose: Enables administrators to update the base image + Refresh: Re-synchronizes linked clones to the original, snapshot + Rebalance: Redistributes linked clones among datastores Deane Poot Horizon Agent The Horizon agent communicates between the Virtual machines it installed in and the Horizon Client. Itis installed in the guest operating system, It provides features such as: + Connection Monitoring + Virtual Printing Persona Management + VMware Horizon Instant Clones + Client Driver Redirection + Locally connected USB devices Horizon 7 Fundamentals GT interaction Horizon Agent Feature Summary During Horizon Agent installation, you can select or deselect custom setup options. lick to Explore ja Virtual Printing Flash Redirection \ UR Content Redirection USB Redirection T interaction Horizon Agent Feature Summary y During Horizon Agent installation, you can select or deselect custom setup options. lick to Explore = i ° Virtual Printing Allows users to print to any printer available on their client computers. Users do not have to Install additional drivers on their desktops. After a printer is added on the client system, Horizon adds that printer to the list of available printers on the Horizon desktop. No further configuration is required ay URL Content USB Redirection Redirection a“ Horizon 7 Fundamentals G beteraction Horizon Agent Feature Summary v During Horizon Agent installation, you can select or deselect custom setup options. lick to Explore = y —_= Redirects Flash multimedia content in an Internet Explorer 9, 10, o 11 browser to the client, for perfomance optimization, | | ~~ URL Content USB Redirection Redirection Horizon 7 Fundamentals T toeraction Horizon Agent Feature Summary 4 During Horizon Agent installation, you can select or deselect custom setup options. = Fron content Redirection ° With URL Content Redirection, you can configure specific URLs to always open on the client or in 2 remote desktop or application. Glick to Explore You can redirect two types of URLs: URLs that users type in Internet Explorer's address bar or links in an application such as Outlook or Word that users can click. we URL Content USB Redirection Redirection a Horizon 7 Fundamentals GF wteraction Horizon Agent Feature Summary During Horizon Agent installation, you can select or deselect custom setup options. = = v,, USB Redirection Gives users access to locally connected USB devices on their desktops. USB redirection is supported on remote desktops that are deployed on single-user machines. In addition, redirection of USB flash drives and hard disks is supported on RDS desktops and applications. waa URL Content USB Redirection Redirection a Horizon 7 Fundamentals Horizon Client User Interface Fr End users open the Horizon Client to connect to their virtual desktops and remote (hosted) applications from a client system. a“ Horizon 7 Fundamentals VMware ThinApp Solution r ThinApp links the application, the ThinApp runtime, the virtual file system, and the virtual registry into a single package. Virtual Printing 4 Horizon 7 Fundamentals Review Module Objectives ‘Now that you have completed this module you should be able to: + Diagram the Horizon Architecture + Discuss the key benefits and features of Horizon 7 + List common Horizon 7 se cases + List and explain the Horizon 7 components: vy

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