Description
About This Course
This hands-on training course builds your skills in installing, configuring, and performing common administrator tasks and end-user tasks with the VMware® Horizon Mirage™ software. This course is based on the Horizon Mirage 4.0 release.
Before attending this course, you should have the following knowledge:
- Using VMware vSphere® Client™ to view the state of virtual machines, datastores, and networks
- Opening a virtual machine console in VMware® vCenter Server™ and accessing the guest operating system Navigating Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008
Prerequisites
Required
- Experience with VMware® vSphere®
Recommended
- Completion of VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
Course Objectives
- Install and configure Horizon Mirage components.
- Demonstrate how to navigate and use Horizon Mirage Management Console.
- Identify the process for deploying Horizon Mirage to endpoints.
- Explain the tasks for capturing and assigning base layers and application layers.
- Identify the tasks for performing a Windows XP to Windows 7 migration.
- Define the methods of performing desktop recovery.
- Recognize how to plan and perform a mass hardware migration.
- Discuss how to install and configure Horizon Mirage File Portal and how end users access their files.
Course Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
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Introductions and course logistics
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Course objectives
Module 2: Introduction to Horizon Mirage
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Explain how Horizon Mirage works
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Describe how Horizon Mirage fits into the VMware end-user computing vision
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Define the main Horizon Mirage use cases
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Explain the main features and benefits of Horizon Mirage
Module 3: Horizon Mirage Components and Architecture
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Identify the function of each of the Horizon Mirage solution components
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Define the Horizon Mirage layers
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Diagram the Horizon Mirage architecture
Module 4: Installing and Configuring Horizon Mirage
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Recognize the operating system, software requirements, and hardware requirements for a successful deployment of Horizon Mirage
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Examine the tasks for installing and configuring Horizon Mirage
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Identify the process for deploying Horizon Mirage to endpoints
Module 5: Horizon Mirage Management Console
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Recognize how to use the Mirage Management Console features to manage and monitor your Horizon Mirage system
Module 6: Base Layers and Application Layers
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Recognize the best practices for creating and assigning Base Layers and Application Layers
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Discuss how to create and assign Base Layers and Application Layers
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Describe how to create a reference machine
Module 7: Migrating a Desktop from Windows XP to Windows 7
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Recognize the steps needed to prepare your migration environment for a Windows XP to Windows 7 migration
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Identify the steps for performing a Windows XP to Windows 7 migration
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Explain how you can monitor the Windows XP to Windows 7 migration process
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Discuss the ways you can troubleshoot a migration to Windows 7
Module 8: Using Horizon Mirage for Desktop Recovery and Maintenance
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Explain the process for restoring desktop data to the current endpoint by using a CVD snapshot
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Discuss how you can use the Disaster Recovery wizard to restore a desktop image to a replacement endpoint and to a new disk drive on the same endpoint
Module 9: Performing Hardware Migrations
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Recognize the criteria for planning and performing a mass hardware migration
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Describe the process for using the Hardware Migration wizard
Module 10: Common End-User Tasks and the Horizon Mirage File Portal
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Describe how an end user performs a file-level restore and directory-level restore
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Explain the process for configuring the File Portal
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Describe how to access files using the File Portal
Who Should Attend
System administrators and system integrators responsible for deploying the Horizon Mirage system
