Course Overview

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.

Who Should Attend

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

Course Objectives

• Understand the course scope, structure, and role-based outcomes for Horizon 8 installation, configuration, and management.
• Explain Horizon 8 architecture, components, and connection workflows used to deliver virtual desktops and applications.
• Install and configure Horizon Connection Servers to authenticate users and broker desktops and applications.
• Create and manage Horizon desktop pools to deliver consistent and scalable virtual desktops.
• Install and configure Horizon Client to provide secure end-user access to desktops and applications.
• Install and configure the Horizon Agent on Windows systems to enable desktop and application delivery features.
• Build and optimize Windows gold images for standardized Horizon desktop deployment.
• Configure RDS server farms and published applications to deliver shared desktops and apps.
• Prepare and deploy Linux virtual desktops using Horizon 8.
• Deploy and configure Unified Access Gateway to enable secure external access to Horizon resources.
• Monitor Horizon environments and support users using built-in helpdesk and troubleshooting tools.
• Configure content and device redirection to balance security and user experience.
• Design and scale Horizon pods to support growth and performance requirements.
• Implement multi-pod and multi-site Horizon architectures for global availability and resiliency.
• Plan and perform Horizon backups, recovery, and upgrades to maintain operational stability.
• Integrate additional Horizon authentication options to strengthen access security.

Course Outline