Delivered by an Omnissa Certified Instructor, this course teaches IT professionals how to effectively manage and operate Omnissa Horizon 8 environments using the Horizon Console.

Learners will develop advanced administrative skills for managing desktop pools, optimizing images, integrating App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), and performing troubleshooting across Horizon components.

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Prerequisites

Participants should have:

Working knowledge of Horizon 8
Background in End-User Computing
Completion of the Horizon 8 Deploy and Manage course

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for:

Intermediate to advanced Horizon administrators
EUC professionals managing enterprise desktops and applications
IT engineers responsible for Horizon 8 optimization and troubleshooting

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand Omnissa Horizon 8 architecture and components
Build and optimize Windows and Linux desktop images
Create and manage Instant Clone and Full Clone pools
Configure and manage RDS farms and app pools
Administer user entitlements and access permissions
Use OS Optimization Tool (OSOT) for performance tuning
Monitor and analyze the Horizon environment using Help Desk Tool and Performance Tracker
Troubleshoot issues across Horizon, App Volumes, and DEM
Manage App Volumes packages and writable volumes
Implement DEM personalization and smart policies
Troubleshoot DEM and App Volumes configurations

Training Outline

Course introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

Introduction to Omnissa Horizon 8

Review Horizon 8 architecture
Understanding Roles and Privileges in Horizon 8

Navigating the Horizon Console

Horizon Console
Horizon Help Desk Tool
Horizon Performance Tracker
Working with Role-Based Delegation Administration

Horizon Agent

Introduction to the Horizon Agent
Securing Horizon connections
Installation and configuration options
Horizon Agent and Remote Desktop Features

Horizon Client

Introduction to Horizon Client
Install and configure
Horizon Client settings
Horizon Client connectivity and security
Horizon Client features

Creating the Windows Desktop Image

Build a Windows Desktop Image
Preparation for Image Build
Agents
Optimizing the Windows Image
Understand Templates and Snapshots

Preparing Virtual Desktop Pools

Overview of Windows virtual desktop pools
Pool creation process workflows
Pool administration tasks

Horizon Remote Desktop Session Host Services

Introduction to RDS Desktop and Application Pools
How Does RDS Works
Creating the RDS Application and Desktop Pools
Remote Desktop Services Host Manual Farms
Accessing and Configuring RDS Pools
Remote Desktop Services Host Automated Farms
Horizon Remote Desktop Services Load Balancing

Creating Linux Virtual Desktops

Linux Deployment Overview
Linux Machine Preparation
Working with the Easy Setup Tool

Update images and pools

Upgrading a Golden Image
Upgrading a virtual desktop pool

Introduction to monitoring, logs, and troubleshooting

Understanding Monitoring in Horizon 8
Understanding Horizon 8 Logs
Introduction to Troubleshooting

Horizon connection troubleshooting

Understanding Horizon connections
Horizon connections load balancing
Troubleshooting Horizon connections
Key ports and protocols
Black screen

Troubleshooting machines and desktops

Help Desk tool deep dive
Troubleshooting machines and desktops
Troubleshooting Linux desktops

14 Optimizing Windows desktops and servers

Why optimize a Windows image?
Windows OS Optimization Tool for Horizon
Using Automation to build optimized Windows images
Lab: Building a Windows image using the OS Optimization Tool for Horizon

Troubleshooting Instant Clones

Troubleshooting Instant Clones

Troubleshooting Horizon Client

Horizon Client for Windows
Horizon Client for Linux
Horizon Client for Mac
Horizon Web Client (HTML Access)

Troubleshooting device redirection

Device redirection
Nested RDSH redirection

Introduction to App Volumes

App Volumes Overview
App Volumes Applications and Packages
Understand Application Lifecycle Management
Writable Volumes
App Volumes Architecture

Capture and deliver App Volumes packages

Packaging Applications
Delivering Applications
Updating Applications

Introduction to Dynamic Environment Manager

Dynamic Environment Manager Overview
Explore the DEM Management Console
Learn about DEM Personalization
Learn about DEM User and Computer Environment
Learn about DEM Condition Sets
Dynamic Environment Manager Architecture

Deliver a persistent user experience with Dynamic Environment Manager

Explore DEM Personalization
Configure ADMX-Based settings, Application Blocking, and Privilege Elevation
Deliver the experience with Horizon Smart Policies, Condition Sets, and Triggered Tasks

Troubleshooting App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager

App Volumes troubleshooting basics
Dynamic Environment Manager troubleshooting basics

Hands-On Learning

Includes practical labs covering:

Image optimization
App Volumes deployment
DEM personalization
Horizon performance monitoring and troubleshooting

Exams and Certification

There is no exam associated with this course.
However, it directly supports preparation for Omnissa Horizon Expert-level certifications.

Why have you chosen us?

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How many employees do you have in your IT department?

0 – 50

50 – 250

250 – 1000

1000+

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