VMware App Volumes and Dynamic Environment Manager (AVDEM) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

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