VMware NTAI® 7 – What’s New v6.x to v7.x

VMware NTAI® 7 - What's New v6.x to v7.x

This three-day, hands-on course gives you the skills to upgrade from VMware NTAI® 6 to VMware NTAI® 7.

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Identify the versions of VMware NTAI components
Upgrade View Connection Server to VMware NTAI 7
Upgrade View Composer to VMware NTAI 7
Upgrade VMware NTAI® Client™ systems to NTAI Client 4.6
Upgrade NTAI Agent to NTAI Agent 7
Describe the new features in VMware NTAI 7
Configure and manage automated pools of instant clones
Use VMware User Environment Manager™ to manage user personalization and application
configurations
Describe how to deploy profile management
Use VMware App Volumes™ to provision and manage applications
Troubleshoot upgrade issues

Course Outline

1 - COURSE INTRODUCTION

Review course goals
Review course objectives
Review the course outline
Find additional resources after this course

2 - EVOLUTION OF VMWARE NTAI

Recognize the new features and benefits of VMware NTAI 7
Identify the major function of each VMware NTAI 7 component
Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware NTAI

3 - UPGRADING TO VMWARE NTAI 7

Outline the steps to upgrade to VMware NTAI 7
Describe how to upgrade View Connection Server, View Composer, NTAI Client, and NTAI Agent
Describe the licensing for VMware NTAI 7
Identify the new features in VMware vSphere® 6.5

4 - CREATING AND MANAGING INSTANT-CLONE DESKTOP POOLS

Describe instant clones
Identify the advantages of instant clones
Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones
Identify the requirements of instant clones
Describe the types of instant-clone virtual machines
Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration
Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones
Describe instant-clone limitations in VMware NTAI 7
Describe the creation of instant clones
Set up an automated pool of instant clones

5 - MANAGING VMWARE NTAI SECURITY

Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
Compare the benefits of using either NTAI Security Server or VMware Unified Access Gateway™ in the DMZ
Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used
Explain a direct connection
List the advantages of direct connections

6 - PROFILE MANAGEMENT USING USER ENVIROMENT MANAGER

Identify the use cases and benefits of using User Environment Manager
Preparing infrastructure for User Environment Manager
Outline the steps to install and configure User
Environment Manager components
Use User Environment Manager Management Console and Application Profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations

7 - CREATING RDS DESKTOP AND APPLICATION POOLS

Explain the difference between a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktop pool and an automated pool
Describe how a user can access a single application by using the RDS application pool
Describe the relationship between an RDS host, a farm, and an application pool
Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
Explain how View Composer linked-clone technology can automate the build-out of RDS server farms
Describe the load-balancing options for RDS hosts

8 - USING APP VOLUMES TO PROVISION AND MANAGE APPLICATIONS

Explain how App Volumes works
Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes
Identify the interface elements of App Volumes
Install and configure App Volumes

9 - TROUBLESHOOTING AN UPGRADE

Describe NTAI Help Desk Tool
Describe tools that can be used to help when an upgrade fails
Describe common failures that can occur during an upgrade
Identify the log locations for each VMware NTAI component
Describe how to upload logs to VMware Support

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

Course Outline

1 - COURSE INTRODUCTION

Review course goals
Review course objectives
Review the course outline
Find additional resources after this course

2 - EVOLUTION OF VMWARE NTAI

Recognize the new features and benefits of VMware NTAI 7
Identify the major function of each VMware NTAI 7 component
Compare the remote display protocols that are available in VMware NTAI

3 - UPGRADING TO VMWARE NTAI 7

Outline the steps to upgrade to VMware NTAI 7
Describe how to upgrade View Connection Server, View Composer, NTAI Client, and NTAI Agent
Describe the licensing for VMware NTAI 7
Identify the new features in VMware vSphere® 6.5

4 - CREATING AND MANAGING INSTANT-CLONE DESKTOP POOLS

Describe instant clones
Identify the advantages of instant clones
Distinguish View Composer clones from instant clones
Identify the requirements of instant clones
Describe the types of instant-clone virtual machines
Explain how folders are used to delegate pool administration
Outline the steps to set up an automated pool that uses instant clones
Describe instant-clone limitations in VMware NTAI 7
Describe the creation of instant clones
Set up an automated pool of instant clones

5 - MANAGING VMWARE NTAI SECURITY

Compare tunnels and direct connections for client access to desktops
Compare the benefits of using either NTAI Security Server or VMware Unified Access Gateway™ in the DMZ
Identify the tunnel endpoints when the security gateway is not used
Explain a direct connection
List the advantages of direct connections

6 - PROFILE MANAGEMENT USING USER ENVIROMENT MANAGER

Identify the use cases and benefits of using User Environment Manager
Preparing infrastructure for User Environment Manager
Outline the steps to install and configure User
Environment Manager components
Use User Environment Manager Management Console and Application Profiler to manage user personalization and application configurations

7 - CREATING RDS DESKTOP AND APPLICATION POOLS

Explain the difference between a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktop pool and an automated pool
Describe how a user can access a single application by using the RDS application pool
Describe the relationship between an RDS host, a farm, and an application pool
Create an RDS desktop pool and an application pool
Explain how View Composer linked-clone technology can automate the build-out of RDS server farms
Describe the load-balancing options for RDS hosts

8 - USING APP VOLUMES TO PROVISION AND MANAGE APPLICATIONS

Explain how App Volumes works
Identify the features and benefits of App Volumes
Identify the interface elements of App Volumes
Install and configure App Volumes

9 - TROUBLESHOOTING AN UPGRADE

Describe NTAI Help Desk Tool
Describe tools that can be used to help when an upgrade fails
Describe common failures that can occur during an upgrade
Identify the log locations for each VMware NTAI component
Describe how to upload logs to VMware Support

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

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