Description:
This five-day, instructor-led
course provides you with the knowledge and skills to implement and manage
desktop virtualization solutions. This course provides an overview of
virtualization and the various Microsoft products that you can use to implement
and deploy a virtualization solution. The course explains how to configure and
manage a MED-V deployment. Then, it describes the procedures for deploying an
App-V solution by implementing App-V servers and clients and by sequencing
applications. The course then covers the configuration of Remote Desktop
Services and RemoteApp programs. Finally, the course describes the concept of
user state virtualization and procedures for configuring the Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI).
Audience Profile
This course
is intended for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 system and desktop administrators
who will manage and implement desktop and application virtualization
technologies within their networks.
The students for this course typically
are responsible for implementing their organizations? desktop and application
virtualization, or their information technology (IT) management has directed
them to research and/or implement desktop and application virtualization in the
existing environment. Students should have a minimum of 1.5 years of experience
working with Windows Server 2008 as a server or desktop administrator. This
course does not require prior experience with virtualization. However, we highly
recommend familiarity with virtualization concepts and management
tools.
At Course Completion
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
• Plan desktop virtualization
scenarios.
• Implement and configure Windows Virtual PC and the Windows
XP mode.
• ImplementMicrosoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization.
• Configure and deploy MED-V images.
• Manage a MED-V
deployment.
• Implement App-V servers.
• Plan and deploy
Application Virtualization clients.
• Administer the App-V
infrastructure by using the App-V Management Console.
• Sequence
applications for deployment by using the App-V infrastructure or a standalone
installation.
• Configure and use Remote Desktop Services and RemoteApp
programs.
• Implement user state virtualization.
• Configure
and use Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
• Compare and review the
various desktop virtualization technologies.
Syllabus:
Course Outline
Module
1: Overview of Desktop Virtualization Scenarios
Many organizations
are exploring the use of virtualization to optimize their IT environment and
streamline their IT management practices. Microsoft provides several products
and technologies that will enable organizations to implement virtualization
solutions in many different ways. This module provides an overview of the
Microsoft virtualization technologies, and provides information on planning and
managing virtualized environments.
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
• Explain the benefits and options for virtualization.
• Identify the solutions for managing a virtual environment.
• Plan an application and desktop virtualization
deployment.
Module 2: Implementing Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP
Mode
This module covers the concept of virtual machines and how
Windows Virtual PC uses it for virtualizing a complete client system. The module
also covers the requirements and the procedures for installing and configuring
Windows Virtual PC and virtual machines.
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
• Install and enable Windows Virtual PC.
• Configure a virtual machine.
• Install, configure, and
manage the Windows XP Mode.
• Create and deploy custom Windows XP Mode
images.
Module 3: Implementing Microsoft Enterprise Desktop
Virtualization
This module covers the architecture,
functionalities, and benefits of MED-V. It also describes the roles of the MED-V
client and MED-V Management server and the procedures for deploying them.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe
the features and functionality of MED-V.
• Implement the MED-V server
infrastructure.
• Implement the MED-V client.
Module 4:
Configuring and Deploying MED-V Images
This module explains how to
create, configure, deploy, and work with MED-V images. It also describes how to
upload a MED-V image and deploy it to the client.
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
• Configure MED-V images.
• Deploy MED-V images.
Module 5: Managing a MED-V
Deployment
This module explains how to manage a MED-V deployment,
create reports, and perform basic MED-V troubleshooting. The module explains the
concept of MED-V Workspace and describes how to configure Workspace Policy and
deploy it to the client.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Implement the MED-V Workspace Policy.
• Work with MED-V
Workspace.
• Implement MED-V reporting and
troubleshooting.
Module 6: Implementing Microsoft Application
Virtualization
This module provides an overview of application
virtualization, and it explains the requirements and interactions of App-V
components. It explains how to plan the App-V infrastructure, and the available
deployment scenarios. The module also provides an overview of the App-V server
and App-V client installation process, and describes how to configure an App-V
client.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Provide an overview of application virtualization.
• Plan
for deploying application virtualization.
• Deploy application
virtualization servers
Module 7: Planning and Deploying App-V
Clients
This module explains how to configure and manage the
application virtualization client. It provides an overview of the desktop and
the terminal server client, and their installation methods. The module also
describes the installation and configuration options for the client
software.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe the purpose and functionality of the App-V client.
• Install and configure the App-V client.
• Manage client
configuration features.
Module 8: Managing and Administering
Application Virtualization
This module explains how to administer
the App-V infrastructure by providing an overview of the App-V Management
Console, its deployment on the administrative workstation, and the required
permissions for administering the App-V Management server. Additionally, the
module provides information about publishing and modifying virtualized
applications, configuring version upgrades, enforcing license compliance, and
managing server groups and server objects.
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
• Manage App-V administrators and system
options by using the Application Virtualization Management Console.
• Publish applications to the App-V environment.
• Perform
advanced App-V administration tasks.
Module 9: Sequencing
Applications for Virtualization
This module provides an overview of
App-V sequencing and explains how to sequence applications for deployment
by using the App-V infrastructure or a standalone installation. It explains how
to install and configure the App-V Sequencer. The module also covers packaging
options, and the procedures for upgrading existing packages, and creating
standalone packages.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe how to implement application sequencing.
• Plan
and configure the sequencer environment.
• Sequence applications for
virtualization.
• Perform advanced sequencing.
Module 10:
Configuring Remote Desktop Services and RemoteApp
This module
explains how to configure and use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and RemoteApp
programs. It provides an overview of the main RDS role services and the services
that are required for implementing RemoteApp. This module also covers RD
Connection Broker and the integration of published RemoteApp programs with
Windows 7 clients.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Describe the features of RDS.
• Publish RemoteApp
programs.
• Access published RemoteApp programs from
clients.
Module 11: Implementing User State Virtualization
This module explains the importance of the user state and how you can
configure user state. It covers the features of user profiles, the profile types
that Windows supports, and the differences between them. The module also covers
folder redirection, and explains how to configure and use them.
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the
features of user profiles and the available user profile
types.
• Configure roaming profiles and folder
redirection.
Module 12: Configuring Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
This module describes how to configure and use
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). It provides an overview of Hyper-V server
role and the integration of VDI with RDS and Hyper-V. The module also covers the
procedures for configuring different types of virtual desktops and explains how
to configure a virtual machine for use as a virtual desktop. Finally, the module
provides details on deploying VDI to Windows 7 desktops.
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the features and
functionality of Hyper-V.
• Describe the features and benefits of VDI.
• Configure personal and pooled virtual desktops.
Module 13:
Summary of Desktop Virtualization Technologies
This module reviews
the features of the various desktop virtualization technologies that this course
covers. The module also covers some real-world scenarios for implementing these
technologies.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
• Compare the features of various desktop virtualization
technologies.
Describe real-world scenarios for using desktop virtualization
technologies.