Horizon® 8: Install, configure, and manage Training in Australia

  • Learn via: Online Instructor-Led / Classroom Based / Onsite
  • Duration: 5 Days
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Please contact for booking options
  • UK & Australia Based Global Training Provider

Master Omnissa Horizon 8—from design and deployment to secure, enterprise-scale delivery

Delivered by an Omnissa Certified Instructor, the Horizon 8: Install, Configure, and Manage course teaches IT professionals to effectively install and configure the components of Horizon 8. Learners will also gain practical skills to solve a broad range of business challenges through a combination of hands-on labs, simulations, and interactive lectures.

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Prerequisites

Recommended:

  • Understand fundamental Networking / Storage and Infrastructure concepts
  • A working knowledge of Horizon 8
  • A background in End-User Computing

Target Audience

Intermediate to advanced practitioners that design, install, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise desktops and applications in their environment

Training Outline

Course introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

Horizon 8 overview and architecture

  • Introduction to Horizon 8
  • Horizon 8 components and architecture
  • How an internal connection works
  • How an external connection works

Horizon Connection Server

  • Planning and prerequisites
  • Connection Server overview and installation
  • Initial configuration of the Connection Server
  • Register resource capacity
  • Additional recommended configuration

Horizon desktop pools

  • About desktop pools
  • Provisioning desktop pools
  • Customizing clones
  • Creating desktop pools
  • User entitlements
  • Updating desktop pools

Horizon Client

  • Horizon clients and their features
  • Installing the Horizon Client
  • Configuring the Horizon Client
  • Upgrading the Horizon Client

Horizon Agent for Windows

  • Features of the Horizon Agent for Windows
  • Installing and Configuring the Horizon Agent for Windows
  • Applying policies to the Horizon Agent
  • Horizon Integrated Printing
  • Upgrading the Horizon Agent

Building a golden image for Horizon

  • Outlining the role of a golden image in VDI
  • Implementing optimizations in a Windows image
  • Building a Windows golden image

Horizon 8 server farms and published apps

  • Explain Horizon 8 farms
  • Provision server farms
  • Walkthrough of farm wizard
  • Deploy and configure Horizon published applications
  • Deploy and configure published apps on demand

Linux on Horizon 8

  • Explain and summarize the features of the Horizon Agent for Linux
  • Install and configure the Horizon Agent for Linux
  • Apply policies to the Horizon Agent for Linux
  • Configure printing for Linux
  • Perform upgrades of Horizon Agent for Linux
  • Build a Linux golden image

Unified Access Gateway for Horizon deployments

  • What is Unified Access Gateway?
  • Deploying Unified Access Gateway
  • Configure two-factor authentication

Monitor Horizon 8 and use the Helpdesk

  • Monitor the infrastructure with the Horizon 8 console
  • Manage and troubleshoot user sessions
  • Collect Horizon log files

Content and device redirection with Horizon 8

  • Redirection functions and benefits
  • Device redirection
  • Client drive redirection
  • Web content redirection

Horizon 8 pod scaling, redundancy, and load balancing

  • Recognize the design principles and best practices for scaling a Horizon 8 pod
  • Implement multiple Connection Servers for scale and resilience
  • Implement multiple Unified Access Gateways for scale and resilience

Multiple Horizon 8 pods and multiple sites

  • Configure Cloud Pod Architecture

Backup, recovery, and upgrading Horizon 8

  • Implement backup and recovery for Connection Servers
  • Perform an upgrade of a Horizon 8 pod
  • Perform an upgrade of Unified Access Gateways

Additional authentication options with Horizon 8

  • User authentication options on Connection Servers
  • Configuring integration with Omnissa Access
  • True SSO

Exams and Assessments

There is no certification or exam associated with this course.

Hands-On Learning

This course is delivered through a mixture of presentations, demonstrations and hands on labs.

Why Choose Us

Experience Horizon® 8: Install, configure, and manage in Australia through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment, accessible from your home, office, or any location. Connect with expert trainers in real time and bring the energy of classroom learning into the digital experience.

  • Live Instructor-Led Sessions: Join scheduled training sessions with your instructor and fellow delegates in real time.
  • Interactive Learning Experience: Take part in discussions, practical exercises, group activities, and Q&A sessions throughout the course.
  • Expert Trainer Network: Learn from experienced trainers with strong industry backgrounds and practical field expertise.
  • Over 30 Years of Training Expertise: Benefit from Bilginç IT Academy's long-standing experience in delivering professional training since 1995.
  • Flexible and Scalable Delivery: Access live virtual classrooms from Australia and worldwide, with flexible planning options for individual and corporate training needs.

Experience Horizon® 8: Install, configure, and manage in a focused classroom environment in Australia. Bilginç IT Academy's carefully selected training venues provide a professional setting where delegates can interact directly with expert trainers and peers.

  • Experienced Trainers: Learn from specialists with extensive field experience and real-world knowledge.
  • Professional Training Venues: Attend courses in comfortable, well-equipped classrooms designed to support effective learning.
  • Focused Classroom Experience: Benefit from limited class sizes that encourage discussion, interaction, and personalized support.
  • Quality-Driven Learning: Develop practical skills through structured, up-to-date, and professionally designed training content.

Meet your team's training needs with Bilginç IT Academy's onsite Horizon® 8: Install, configure, and manage in Australia solution, delivered at your office or preferred location. Align your team's development with your business goals through a training experience tailored to your organization.

  • Tailored Course Content: Adapt the training program to your organization's projects, team structure, and specific business requirements.
  • Time and Cost Efficiency: Reduce travel, accommodation, and operational costs while maximizing the value of your training investment.
  • Team-Focused Learning: Help your employees develop around the same knowledge base and strengthen collaboration across your organization.
  • Simplified Planning and Tracking: Manage the training process, participant development, and organizational requirements with greater control.


Contact us for more detail about our trainings and for all other enquiries!

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