Implementing Desktop Application Environments (course 20416)

Cours disponible en français ou en anglais - Training available in French or in English

Duration: 5 Days

Objectives :

This five-day course provides students with the skills and knowledge to be able to design, deploy and manage a physical as well as a virtual Windows Server 2012 application management infrastructure. Students will also learn to design, deploy and manage Windows 8 Enterprise applications in a physical and virtual environment as well as in the cloud. Students should have experience with course 20415:Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure, and have their Windows 2012 Server certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills. This course also maps to and supports exam 70-416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments.

Course details:

In this training, students will learn how to use 4 different products :

Determine business requirements for application distribution.
Design an application distribution strategy appropriate for an organizational environment.
Describe common compatibility issues, and determine whether an application is compatible with the Windows 8 operating system prior to deploying the application.
Determine an appropriate solution to remediate application compatibility issues.
Resolve application compatibility issues by using the Application Compatibility Toolkit.
Deploy applications centrally by using Group Policy.
Deploy applications to clients using Windows Intune.
Configure Configuration Manager 2012 to support application deployment.
Deploy applications by using Configuration Manager 2012.
Plan and configure self-service application deployment.
Configure self-service application deployment by using Windows Intune.
Plan self-service application deployment and configure self-service application deployment using Configuration Manager.
Describe Service Manager’s self-service catalog and how to deploy it.
Assess presentation virtualization infrastructure requirements.
Design a presentation virtualization infrastructure that meets business requirements.
Deploy a presentation virtualization infrastructure.
Determine the best presentation virtualization strategies.
Plan and deploy Remote Desktop Session Host servers as traditional, RemoteApp, and Remote Desktop Web Access.
Deploy the components needed to support various App-V models.
Deploy the App-V full infrastructure model.
Deploy and configure the App-V client.
Sequence applications.
Use different methods to deploy an App-V application.
Plan for application updates.
Use WSUS to manage application updates.
Deploy application updates by using Configuration Manager 2012.
Implement application security using Group Policy and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection.
Plan and implement application upgrades and supersedence.
Plan and implement application coexistence.
Plan and perform application monitoring.
Create an application inventory and perform metering.
Monitor application resource utilization.

Prerequisites :
The attendee should have experience administering Windows Server in an environment that typically has the following characteristics:

2,500 to 50,000 or more users
Multiple physical locations and multiple domain controllers
Network services and resources such as messaging, databases, file and print, firewalls, Internet access, an intranet, and client computer management

The attendee should have:

Experience supporting Windows 8 client desktops and deploying and managing applications, both physical and virtual.
An MCSA and 20415A or equivalent knowledge.

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge, and should:

Have solid understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.
Have a solid understanding of Windows and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), for example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
Understand how to use scripts and batch files.
Have solid understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.
Be able to perform a clean installation of Windows 8, upgrade to Windows 8, and migrate user-related data and settings from Windows XP.
Be able to configure disks, partitions, volumes, and device drivers to enable Windows 8 to function as desired.
Be able to configure and troubleshoot permissions and other settings to allow access to resources and applications on Windows 8 Systems.
Be able to configure settings to enable network connectivity.
Be able to configure and troubleshoot a wireless network connection.
Be able to configure and troubleshoot Windows 8 security.
Be able to configure mobile computers and devices.
Understand the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and be familiar with management tools such as the Microsoft System Center suite of products.
Understand the concepts of deployment, packaging, and imaging.
Have a familiarity with SQL Server concepts.

Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:

20410A: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
20411A: Administering Windows Server 2012
20412A: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 services
20415A: Implementing a Desktop Infrastructure