VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM)

Prerequisites:

Course Description:

This hands-on training course, targeted at experienced VMware Infrastructure 3 administrators, covers installation, configuration, and management of a VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) using VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM).

Course Objectives

On completing this course, you will be able to:

- Create an Active Directory infrastructure for virtual desktops
- Apply Group Policy Objects and roaming-profile technology in a VMware virtual desktop infrastructure
- Create and manage Windows XP and Vista virtual desktops using VMware VDM 2.0
- Administer a variety of client devices: PCs and thin clients
- Use VMware Update Manager (VUM) in a VDI

Who Should Attend

Systems administrators and systems integrators experienced with VMware Infrastructure 3 who are responsible for their organization's deployment of VMware virtual-desktop technology.

This course includes the following modules:

Course Content

• VDI/VDM Overview
• Virtualizing Active Directory for VDM
• Group Policy Objects and Roaming Templates
• Remote Desktop Protocol
• Best Practices for XP and Vista Virtual Machines
• Installing VDM
• Using VDM Clients
• VDM Administration
• VDM Dynamic and Static Pools
• VDM Security Server
• VDM Load-Balancing and Multi-Server
• VDM Tunneled and Direct Connections
• VDM Security
• VDM Logs and Troubleshooting
• VMware Update Manager