Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will gain the skills and knowledge needed to design, deploy, and manage a virtual and physical Windows Server 2012 application management infrastructure and focus on using Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). You will also learn to design, deploy, and manage Windows 8 Enterprise applications in a physical, virtual, and cloud environment.
This course incorporates material from the Microsoft Official Course 20416 and will help you prepare for Exam 70-416: Implementing Desktop Application Environments
Certification:
- MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure
Proven Impact Exclusive!
Continue developing your skills after class with 24/7 access to our live remote labs for six months, providing you with valuable extra time for hands-on practice.
What You Will Learn
- Design an application distribution strategy appropriate for an organizational environment
- Diagnose and remediate application compatibility problems for desktop and presentation virtualization-based deployments
- Use Group Policy and Windows Intune to deploy applications to client devices
- Deploy applications centrally using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
- Configure self-service application deployments using Configuration Manager SP1, Service Manager SP1, and Windows Store apps
- Design and deploy Windows Server 2012 roles and features to support presentation virtualization
- Prepare, deploy, and manage applications for Remote Desktop, RemoteApp, and Remote Desktop Web Access
- Design and deploy Windows Server 2012 roles and features to support application virtualization
- Virtualize and deploy applications using App-V and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
- Plan and configure the appropriate infrastructure to streamline the deployment of software updates to applications
- Plan and configure application security
- Plan and implement application upgrades, supersedence, and application coexistence
- Monitor the deployment, performance, and utilization of applications and determine if current application hosting platforms are meeting business needs
Audience
IT professionals who are interested in specializing in Windows 8 application deployments and managing the application environments for large organizations
Prerequistes
- Experience supporting Windows 8 client desktops
- Experience deploying and managing applications, both physical and virtual
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts
- Understanding of Windows and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- Understand how to use scripts and batch files
- Solid understanding of security concepts, including authentication and authorization
- Experience performing a clean installation of Windows 8, upgrading to Windows 8, and migrating user-related data and settings from Windows XP
- Ability to configure disks, partitions, volumes, and device drivers to enable Windows 8 to function as desired
- Ability to configure and troubleshoot permissions and other settings to allow access to resources and applications on Windows 8 Systems
- Experience configuring settings to enable network connectivity and mobile computers and devices
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting a wireless network connection and Windows 8 security.
- Understanding of the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and familiarity with management tools, such as the Microsoft System Center suite of products
- MCSA: Windows 2012 Server certification or equivalent skills
Course Outline
1. Designing an Application Distribution Strategy
- Determining Business Requirements for Application Distribution
- Application Distribution Strategies
2. Diagnosing and Remediating Application Compatibility
- Diagnosing Application Compatibility Issues
- Evaluating and Implementing Remediation Solutions
- Resolving Compatibility Issues with the Application Compatibility Toolkit
3. Deploying Software Using Group Policy and Windows Intune
- Deploying Software by Using Group Policy
- Sideloading Windows Store Apps
- Deploying Software by Using Windows Intune
4. Deploying Applications Using System Center Configuration Manager SP1
- Application Deployment Using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
- Deploying Applications Using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
5. Configuring Self-Service Application Deployment
- Self-Service Application Deployment
- Configuring Self-Service with Windows Intune
- Self-Service Deployment with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
- Self-Service Deployment with Service Manager 2012
6. Designing and Implementing Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
- Assessing Presentation Virtualization Requirements
- Planning Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
- Deploying Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
7. Preparing, Configuring, and Deploying Presentation Virtualization Applications
- Determining Presentation Virtualization Application Strategies
- Deploying Remote Desktop, RemoteApp, and Remote Desktop Web Access
8. Designing and Deploying an Application Virtualization Environment
- Application Virtualization Models
- Deploying Application Virtualization Infrastructure Components
- Configuring Application Virtualization Client Support
9. Preparing, Sequencing, and Deploying Virtual Applications
- Sequencing Applications with App-V
- Deploying App-V Applications
10. Planning and Implementing Application Updates and Security
- Planning Application Updates
- Deploying Updates With Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Deploying Application Updates Using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
- Implementing Application Security
11. Planning and Implementing Application Upgrades
- Application Upgrades
- Application Concurrency
12. Monitoring Application Deployment, Use, and Performance
- Planning Application Monitoring
- Planning Software Inventory and Metering
- Monitoring Application Resource Utilization
Course Labs
Lab 1: Design an Application Deployment Strategy
Lab 2: Diagnose and Remediate Application Compatibility
- Analyze Applications for Potential Compatibility Issues
- Mitigate Application Compatibility Issues
Lab 3: Centralize Software Deployment Using Group Policy and Windows Intune
- Deploy Software by Using Group Policy
- Perform Windows Intune Simulations
Lab 4: Deploy Applications Using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
- Create a Query by Using System Center Configuration Manager SP1
- Create User and Device Collections
Lab 5: Configure Self-Service Application Deployment
- Plan Self-Service Application Deployment
- Deploy Self-Service Software by Using the Configuration Manager Application Catalog
- Use the Configuration Manager Application Catalog
Lab 6: Deploy and Implement Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
- Assess Capacity Requirements for Presentation Virtualization
- Configure High Availability for Presentation Virtualization Infrastructure
Lab 7: Configure Applications for Presentation Virtualization
- Configure Access to Remote Desktop Session Host Resources
- Deploy Remote Desktop Session Host Desktop Applications
- Configure and Deploying a RemoteApp Application
- Verify Applications Using RD Web Access
Lab 8: Plan and Deploy Application Virtualization Infrastructure
- Plan the Deployment of App-V Roles and Features
- Deploy App-V Infrastructure
- Configure App-V Client Settings
Lab 9: Prepare, Sequence, and Deploy Virtual Applications
- Install and Configure App-V Sequencer
- Sequence Applications
- Deploy App-V Applications
Lab 10: Prepare and Deploy Application Updates
- Prepare a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Site to Support Software Updates
- Deploy AppLocker Policy
- Resequence an App-V Application
Lab 11: Upgrade Applications
- Plan an Application Upgrade Strategy
- Upgrade a Deployed Application
- Replace a Deployed Application
- Configure Application Version Coexistence
Lab 12: Monitoring Application Deployment, Utilization, and Performance
- Configure Asset Intelligence
- Configure System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1 for Monitoring a Server
