What Can This Training Help You Achieve?

Strengthen your ability to design, configure, and administer Omnissa Horizon 8 environments across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructures.
Implement Horizon Pods, Unified Access Gateway, and Cloud Pod Architecture to support high availability and scalability.
Improve the administration of virtual desktop pools, RDS applications, and session protocols to optimise user access and performance.
Use App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) to streamline application delivery, profile management, and user environment customisation.
Develop advanced skills in Workspace ONE integration, authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Horizon security configuration.

The Omnissa Horizon Fast Track Training is a comprehensive technical programme covering the deployment, configuration, security, and administration of virtual desktop infrastructure. It introduces the architecture and operational capabilities of Omnissa Horizon® across both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

Participants gain practical experience in deploying and configuring Horizon Pods, Unified Access Gateway, and Cloud Pod Architecture, with particular attention to high availability, scalability, and secure access requirements.

The course examines essential administration activities, including desktop pool management, session protocols, authentication, and security settings, alongside more advanced infrastructure configurations.

Integration with Workspace ONE, App Volumes, and Dynamic Environment Manager is also covered, demonstrating how these technologies contribute to application lifecycle management, application delivery, and personalised user environments.

Designed for experienced administrators, systems engineers, and technical specialists, this course develops the knowledge and practical skills required to manage, maintain, and optimise Horizon environments.

For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to meet the following requirements:

Previous experience administering Horizon or End-User Computing (EUC) environments
An understanding of fundamental networking, storage, and infrastructure concepts
Familiarity with TCP/IP and Microsoft Active Directory
Access to a full-size laptop for practical course activities
A secondary device for viewing electronically delivered course materials and lab instructions (recommended)
US keyboard mapping configured on the devices used during training

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for:

Experienced administrators responsible for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Systems engineers seeking advanced Horizon deployment and configuration skills
Consulting architects working with Horizon solutions
Citrix specialists moving to the Omnissa Horizon® platform
Microsoft End-User Computing specialists involved in desktop and application delivery

What You Will Learn

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

Explain the architecture and functions of Horizon 8 components, including deployment options for cloud and on-premises environments.
Deploy and configure Horizon Pods, including standard and replica servers, capacity providers, licensing, and event database configuration.
Configure Unified Access Gateway in clustered environments to provide secure access.
Explain the architecture, administration, and business use cases of Horizon Recording Services.
Implement secure Single Sign-On using Omnissa Access, federation, Horizon TrueSSO, and Enrollment Services.
Administer Windows and Linux desktop pools, persistent and non-persistent desktops, RDS server farms, and application delivery through App Volumes.
Monitor and manage Horizon environments using Horizon Admin Console and the LDS database.
Create, deliver, update, and manage App Volumes application packages through Classic and On-Demand delivery models.
Configure Dynamic Environment Manager for profile management, synchronisation, replication, and advanced functions such as Smart Policies and Triggered Tasks.

Training Outline

1. Omnissa Reference Architecture Overview

Reviewing Omnissa recommended practices for Horizon environment design
Understanding reference architecture principles and their practical application
Evaluating scalability and high-availability requirements
Identifying integration points with other Omnissa solutions

2. Horizon 8 Architecture Overview

Identifying the core components of Horizon 8
Exploring architectural options for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployments
Understanding Horizon deployment terminology and architectural concepts
Comparing deployment approaches for different scenarios

3. Horizon Connection Server Overview

Identifying the essential requirements for Horizon Connection Server
Reviewing installation methods and recommended configuration practices
Understanding server roles and operational responsibilities
Examining the steps involved in initial configuration

4. Horizon Recording Services Overview

Exploring the business requirements addressed by Horizon Recording Services
Understanding the service architecture and major components
Reviewing administrative capabilities and configuration procedures
Examining integration with existing Horizon environments

5. Securing the Horizon Transport

Determining when session tunneling should be enabled or disabled
Exploring available transport security mechanisms
Assessing the impact of transport configurations on user access and performance
Applying recommended approaches to secure transport configuration

6. Workspace ONE Integration with Horizon

Understanding the responsibilities of Omnissa Intelligence and Hub Services
Exploring integration between Workspace ONE UEM and Horizon
Reviewing the benefits of unified endpoint management
Examining the configuration process for integration

7. Unified Access Gateway Overview

Exploring Unified Access Gateway (UAG) architecture and deployment models
Configuring UAG within clustered infrastructure environments
Reviewing security capabilities and access control options
Understanding integration with Horizon and external identity providers

8. Horizon Brokering

Identifying Horizon Transport requirements for connection brokering
Comparing local and global server load-balancing methods
Evaluating architectural considerations for multi-site environments
Reviewing brokering configuration and troubleshooting procedures

9. Horizon Desktop Pool Administration

Applying recommended Windows desktop image creation practices
Examining desktop deployment and maintenance approaches
Managing persistent and non-persistent desktop pools
Exploring App Volumes integration for application delivery

10. Horizon Linux Desktop Deployment

Comparing traditional and Easy Setup image creation methods for Linux desktop pools
Reviewing Linux desktop deployment requirements and options
Examining maintenance and update procedures
Exploring integration with Horizon platform features

11. Horizon Authentication and Single Sign-On Requirements

Identifying available authentication methods for Horizon environments
Integrating third-party identity providers and Omnissa Access
Configuring Enrollment Services and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Evaluating authentication security and user experience considerations

12. Cloud Pod Architecture

Understanding the infrastructure challenges addressed by Cloud Pod Architecture (CPA)
Enabling and configuring Cloud Pod Architecture
Reviewing high-availability and scalability benefits
Exploring federation and site administration options

13. Horizon RDS Published Applications

Deploying and configuring RDS Server Farms and Application Pools
Integrating App Volumes with Horizon for application delivery
Managing published applications
Reviewing recommended practices for RDS environments

14. Horizon Agent and Client Options

Configuring essential security and performance settings through Horizon Agent and Client
Managing advanced options with Admin Console and Group Policy
Evaluating compatibility and optimisation approaches
Reviewing monitoring and troubleshooting utilities

15. Horizon Protocols

Introducing Horizon Blast codecs, PCoIP, and RDP
Comparing protocol capabilities and appropriate use cases
Examining configuration and performance tuning techniques
Selecting suitable protocols for different infrastructure requirements

16. Horizon Graphics

Configuring software-based and hardware-accelerated 3D rendering
Understanding graphics requirements and compatibility considerations
Reviewing graphics performance optimisation techniques
Exploring graphics integration with Horizon desktop pools

17. Horizon Administrative Tasks

Using Horizon Admin Console for session support and troubleshooting
Monitoring real-time performance with Horizon Performance Tracker
Managing delegated administration roles and permissions
Reviewing common Horizon administration workflows

18. ThinApp Overview

Understanding the role of ThinApp in modern application lifecycle management
Examining ThinApp components and the application capture cycle
Exploring isolation modes and Sandbox functionality
Reviewing ThinApp integration with Horizon and Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)

19. Introduction and Architecture of App Volumes

Identifying application management challenges addressed by App Volumes
Exploring App Volumes architecture and its major components
Understanding integration with application lifecycle management
Comparing available deployment scenarios

20. Working with Application Packages

Understanding the App Volumes provisioning process
Comparing Classic and On-Demand application delivery models
Integrating application packages into desktop and RDS environments
Reviewing package management and update procedures

21. App Volumes On-Demand Delivery

Configuring On-Demand Delivery for desktops and applications published through RDS Farms
Evaluating delivery methods and technical requirements
Reviewing integration with Horizon environments
Exploring troubleshooting and performance optimisation approaches

22. App Volumes Advanced Configurations

Configuring Storage Groups for multi-site deployments
Using Snapvol.cfg for advanced configuration settings
Creating application packages through the appcapture.exe command-line utility
Reviewing Writable Volumes administration

23. Dynamic Environment Manager Architecture and Console Overview

Understanding profile management within Dynamic Environment Manager
Examining DEM architecture and core components
Exploring DEM functionality across different environments
Reviewing management console features and configuration options

24. Dynamic Environment Manager Advanced Configurations

Configuring DEM environments to meet cross-environment requirements
Integrating DEM with ThinApp and Workspace ONE UEM
Implementing Smart Policies and Triggered Tasks
Exploring advanced administration capabilities

25. Dynamic Environment Manager Optional Components

Working with Self Support Tool and Help Desk Support Tool
Using Application Profiler for user environment customisation
Configuring DEM Sync Tool for synchronisation
Reviewing optional features that enhance support and administration

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