VMware Desktop Overview


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
Desktop operating systems are at the forefront of most offices today. VMware desktop virtualization technologies allow for multiple operating systems to be run on a single physical computer. Some examples of this would be Windows applications running on a Mac with VMware Fusion or several Windows and Linux applications running simultaneously on Windows or Linux computers using VMware Player. This course examines the features of the VMware desktop product suite, which includes VMware Workstation, VMware View, VMware Player, VMware Fusion, VMware ThinApp, and VMware ACE. It covers the system requirements for desktop virtualization, and differentiates between the products available. It aims to equip you with the knowledge needed to decide which products best meet your organization's need for virtualization.

Target Audience
IT planners, systems designers, business analysts, strategic decision makers, technical engineers

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

VMware Desktop Overview

  • recognize virtualization scenarios suited to the features of VMware Fusion
  • recognize VMware Fusion's system requirements
  • identify the features of VMware Fusion
  • recognize virtualization scenarios suited to the features of VMware Player
  • identify the features of VMware Player
  • recognize virtualization scenarios suited to the features of VMware Workstation
  • recognize the system requirements of VMware Workstation
  • identify the features of VMware Workstation
  • choose the appropriate VMware consumer or technical desktop product for a given scenario and ensure its system requirements are met
  • recognize virtualization scenarios suited to the features of VMware View
  • identify the features of VMware View
  • identify the features of VMware View Manager
  • recognize virtualization scenarios suited to the features of VMware ThinApp
  • recognize systems and applications supported by VMware ThinApp
  • identify the features of VMware ThinApp
  • recognize virtualization scenarios suited to the features of VMware ACE
  • recognize VMware ACE Management Server's system requirements
  • identify the features of VMware ACE
  • choose the appropriate VMware enterprise desktop product for a given scenario and ensure its system requirements are met
  • Course Number:
    vi_vmwo_a02_it_enus