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Course 20694-B: Virtualizing Enterprise Desktops and Apps

  • Duration: 5 days
  • Job Role: Developer
  • Exam: 70-694

Course 20694-B: Virtualizing Enterprise Desktops and Apps

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This five-day, hands-on training course is designed to teach you the breadth of Microsoft virtual desktop technology, and the course will compare and contrast the various technologies with use cases and best practices. This course builds your skills in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as part of Windows Server 2012 R2. Throughout this course, you will learn how to manage, monitor, support, and troubleshoot various Windows-based desktop virtualization solutions.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for the IT administrators, and implementers, of large and midsized organizations who want to understand and get hands on experience with the latest Microsoft desktop and application virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions based on these technologies.

Prerequisites

  • Networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Domain Name System (DNS).
  • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals of AD DS management.
  • Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers.
  • Basic understanding of scripting and Windows PowerShell syntax.
  • Desired: Basic understanding of Windows Server roles and services.

Course outline

Module 1: Overview of Desktop and Application Virtualization

Module Overview

This module explains virtualization technologies that they can use to meet the needs of your organization. Which technologies are relevant to their organization will vary with their needs. To use these virtualization technologies properly in the student’s organization, they will need to understand which technologies are available and when to use them.

Lessons

Overview of Virtualization Technologies
Usage Scenarios for Virtualization
Considerations for Implementing Virtualization

Lab Sessions

Overview of Desktop and Application Virtualization

Lab Lessons

Identifying Virtualization Technologies to Meet Business Needs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Identify Microsoft virtualization technologies.
Identify usage scenarios for virtualization technologies.
Identify desktop and application virtualization considerations.

Module 2: Planning and Implementing User State Virtualization

Module Overview

This module explains user state virtualization, and which technologies are part of it and what are benefits of user state virtualization. They will also be able to plan and implement user state virtualization technologies.

Lessons

Understanding and Planning for User State Virtualization
Configuring Roaming User Profiles and Folder Redirection
Configuring UE-V

Lab Sessions

Configuring Roaming User Profiles and Folder Redirection
Planning and Implementing User State Virtualization

Lab Lessons

Configuring Roaming User Profiles and Folder Redirection
Planning User State Virtualization
Implementing and Configuring UE-V

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand and plan for user state virtualization.
Configure roaming user profiles and folder redirection.
Configure UE-V.

Module 3: Planning and Implementing App-V

Module Overview

This module explains application virtualization and describes App-V components. This module also describes App-V infrastructure, deployment scenarios, and procedures for installing and configuring Microsoft Server Application Virtualization agents (App-V agents).

Lessons

Overview of Application Virtualization
App-V Architecture
Planning App-V Infrastructure
Deploying App-V Infrastructure

Lab Sessions

App-V Introduction and Architecture
Planning and Implementing App-V

Lab Lessons

Examining Application Virtualization Packages
Examining Standard Application Installations
Examining Virtualized Application Installations
Planning the App-V Deployment
Deploying App-V Infrastructure

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand application virtualization.
Understand App-V Architecture.
Plan App-V infrastructure.
Deploy App-V infrastructure.

Module 4: Managing and Administering Application Virtualization

Module Overview

This module provides an overview of the App-V Management Console and the permissions that users must have to administer an App-V Management Server. The module also covers the steps you must take to perform these administrative tasks and how to manage packages and connection groups.

Lessons

Managing and Administering App-V
Modifying Published Application and Configuration Upgrades
Implementing App-V Reporting

Lab Sessions

Managing and Administering Application Virtualization

Lab Lessons

Configuring a New Application and Connection Group
Configuring App-V Reporting on Clients
Creating a Report for App-V

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage and administer application virtualization.
Modify published application and configuration upgrades.
Implement App-V reporting.

Module 5: Planning and Deploying App-V Clients

Module Overview

This module explains the recommendations for deploying and managing the App-V Client. This module also provides students with an overview of the App-V Desktop Client, App-V Remote Desktop Client, and the several installation methods for each.

Lessons

Overview of the App-V Client
Installing and Configuring the App-V Client
Managing App-V Client Properties

Lab Sessions

Planning and Deploying App-V Clients

Lab Lessons

Planning an App-V Client Deployment
Installing and Testing the App-V Client
Configuring the App-V Client
Configuring App-V Clients by Using Group Policy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the App-V Client.
Install and configure the App-V Client.
Manage App-V Client Properties.

Module 6: Application Sequencing

Module Overview

This module explains how to install and configure the App-V Sequencer to create application packages.

Lessons

Overview of Application Sequencing
Planning for Application Sequencing
Sequencing an Application
Advanced Application Sequencing

Lab Sessions

Application Sequencing

Lab Lessons

Installing the Sequencer
Deploying a Sequenced Application
Updating a Sequenced Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand application sequencing.
Plan for application sequencing.
Sequence an application.
Understand application sequencing.

Module 7: Configuring Client Hyper-V

Module Overview

This module explains Client Hyper-V in Windows 8.1 and explain the fundamentals of working with virtual machines (VMs) in a Client Hyper-V environment. You should be aware that all the features that are covered in this module are also available in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2.

Lessons

Overview of Client Hyper-V
Creating VMs
Managing Virtual Hard Disks
Managing Checkpoints

Lab Sessions

Configuring Client Hyper-V

Lab Lessons

Installing and Configuring Client Hyper-V
Creating Virtual Switches, Virtual Hard Disks, and VMs
Managing VMs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand Client Hyper-V.
Create virtual machines.
Manage virtual hard disks.
Manage checkpoints.

Module 8: Planning and Deploying Session-Based Virtual Desktops

Module Overview

This module explains how to plan for session-based desktop deployment of Remote Desktop Services (RDS). They will also learn to perform session-based desktop deployment.

Lessons

Overview of Remote Desktop Services
Planning an Infrastructure for Session-Based Desktop Deployments
Deploying Session-Based Desktops
Overview of Remote Desktop Services High Availability

Lab Sessions

Planning and Deploying Session-Based Desktops

Lab Lessons

Planning Session-Based Desktop Deployment
Performing Session-Based Desktop Deployment
Configuring Session Collection Settings and Using a Remote Desktop Connection
Implementing RD Connection Broker High Availability

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand RDS.
Plan infrastructure for session-based desktops.
Deploy session-based desktops.
Describe RDS high availability.

Module 9: Configuring and Managing RemoteApp Programs

Module Overview

This module explains how to publish and work with RemoteApp programs.

Lessons

Publishing and Configuring RemoteApp Programs
Working with RemoteApp Programs

Lab Sessions

Configuring and Managing RemoteApp Programs

Lab Lessons

Publishing RemoteApp Programs
Accessing Published RemoteApp Programs
Synchronizing Settings Between Locally Installed and RemoteApp Programs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Publish and configure RemoteApp programs.
Work with RemoteApp programs.

Module 10: Planning Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops

Module Overview

This module explains how to plan the implementation of pooled and personal desktops.

Lessons

Overview of Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops
Planning and Optimizing Virtual Desktop Templates

Lab Sessions

Planning Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops

Lab Lessons

Plan the Implementation and Optimization of Virtual Desktop Templates
Configure a Virtual Desktop Template

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand personal and pooled desktops.
Plan and optimize desktop templates.

Module 11: Planning and Implementing Infrastructures for Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops

Module Overview

This module explains how to implement and manage pooled and personal desktops.

Lessons

Planning Storage for Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops
Capacity Planning for Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops
Implementing Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops
Implementing RemoteApp for Hyper-V

Lab Sessions

Planning and Implementing Infrastructures for Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops

Lab Lessons

Planning the Deployment of RD Virtualization Host Servers
Implementing Pooled Virtual Desktops
Implement RemoteApp for Hyper-V
Implement Personal Virtual Desktops

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan storage for personal and pooled desktops.
Understand capacity planning for pooled and personal desktops.
Implement pooled and personal desktops.
Implementing RemoteApp for Hyper-V.

Module 12: Implementing Remote Access for Remote Desktop Services

Module Overview

This module explains how to plan and implement RD Gateway.

Lessons

Extending Remote Desktop Services Outside the Organization
Controlling RD Gateway Access

Lab Sessions

Implementing Remote Access for RDS

Lab Lessons

Installing and Configuring RD Gateway
Configuring RD Gateway Authorization Policies

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to extend RDS outside the organization.
Explain how to control RD Gateway access.

Module 13: Performance and Health Monitoring of VDI

Module Overview

This module explains how to monitor the performance of virtual desktop infrastructure to ensure performance.

Lessons

Overview of Monitoring Desktop and Application Virtualization
Monitoring a Desktop Virtualization Infrastructure

Lab Sessions

Performance and Health Monitoring of VDI

Lab Lessons

Configuring Operations Manager to Monitor VDI
Resolving an Alert for RDS in Operations Manager

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand desktop monitoring and application virtualization.
Monitor desktop virtualization infrastructure.

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