VMware App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager (AVDEM)

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Horizon Application Management Bundle

• App Volumes
• Dynamic Environment Manager
• VMware ThinApp®

3 Overview of App Volumes

• Features and benefits
• Scalability and limitations
• Storage group distribution strategies
• App Volumes components

4 Installation of App Volumes

• Infrastructure and system requirements
• Installing and configuring App Volumes Manager
• Installing the App Volumes agent

5 Packaging Applications

• Differentiate Application, Package and Program
• Create an Application
• Packaging an Application
• Updating an Application with a new Package
• Set the CURRENT Marker on a Package
• Assign an Application to an Entity
• Package Stages

6 Working with Writable Volumes

• Default writable volume templates
• Writable volume policies at creation
• Updating and rescanning writable volumes
• Writable Volumes 2.x

7 Working with AppStacks

• Enabling AppStacks
• Creating and provisioning AppStacks
• Assigning and updating AppStacks
• Overriding Precedence in AppStacks

8 Overview of Dynamic Environment Manager

• Features and benefits
• Dynamic Environment Manager terminology
• User environment settings and scope
• User profile scenarios

9 Installation of Dynamic Environment Manager

• Infrastructure and system requirements
• Dynamic Environment Manager Agent (FlexEngine) requirements
• Group Policy configuration
• Management Console configuration

10 Dynamic Environment Manager Settings

• Personalization settings
• User environment settings
• Condition sets
• Application migration

11 Application Configuration Management

• Predefined and user-customized application settings
• Using Application Profiler
• Using the Self-Support Tool
• Using the Helpdesk Support Tool

12 VMware Horizon 7 Smart Policies

• Scope of Horizon 7 Smart Policies
• Configure Horizon 7 Smart Policies Settings
• Define Smart Policies Conditions