Exam 70-416 - Implementing Desktop Application Environments
Skills measured
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Prerequisties:
Microsoft Training 20416 -Implementing Desktop Application Environments
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Design and prepare the application environment (20–25%)
- Design an application distribution strategy
- Design considerations including impact on clients, offline access, deployment infrastructure, and remote locations; plan for updates to applications
- Plan and implement application compatibility
- Configure and implement Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP); planning considerations including RDS, VDI, Client Hyper-V, Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT), and 32 bit vs. 64 bit; plan for application version co-existence
- Update applications in desktop images
- Configure online servicing; apply patches offline; configure offline VM servicing; update MDT task sequences
Preparation resources
- Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 update 1
Design and implement a presentation virtualization environment (15–20%)
- Plan and implement presentation virtualization servers
- Install and configure Remote Desktop Session Host; install and configure the Remote Desktop Web Access role; configure the Remote Desktop Connection Broker for the Remote Desktop Session Host; perform capacity analysis
- Create and configure remote applications
- Prepare Remote Desktop Session Hosts for application installation; configure RemoteApp properties; create a RemoteApp distribution file (MSI or RDP); sign packages with certificates; implement application version co-existence by using Remote Desktop Web Access; configure file extension associations
- Deploy and manage remote applications
- Configure RemoteApp and Desktop Connections settings; configure GPOs for signed packages; subscribe to the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections feeds; export and import RemoteApp configurations; deploy a RemoteApp distribution file (MSI or RDP)
Preparation resources
- Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access)
- Test lab guide: Remote Desktop Services Session Virtualization standard deployment
- What’s new in Remote Desktop Services
Design and implement an application virtualization environment (15–20%)
- Install and configure application virtualization environments
- Planning considerations including choosing a protocol to deploy virtual applications (file server or streaming); configure App-V modes (stand-alone, lightweight, and enterprise); install an App-V infrastructure; configure GPO settings for App-V; deploy an App-V client for Remote Desktop Session Hosts
- Prepare virtual applications
- Sequence applications; install and configure the sequencer environment; prepare applications for deployment in different environments; configure virtual application interaction and sharing
- Manage application virtualization environments
- Configure App-V; manage application cache; configure System Tray / SFTTray.exe switches; configure application extensions with virtualized applications; configure application settings using group policies
Preparation resources
- Application Virtualization (App-V)
- Application Virtualization
- Integrating Virtual Application Management with App-V 5 and Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
Deploy, manage, and maintain the application environment (20–25%)
- Deploy applications to the desktop
- Deployment considerations including using System Center 2012 – Configuration Manager or Client Hyper-V; configure package advertisements using System Center 2012 – Configuration Manager; publish or assign software using GPOs
- Plan and implement application updates
- Configure System Center 2012 – Updates Publisher; re-sequence/redeploy applications; deploy updates by using System Center 2012 – Configuration Manager; configure WSUS for application updates
- Plan and implement application upgrades
- Migrate application settings and configurations; mitigate compatibility issues; plan for application version co-existence; re-sequence/redeploy applications; decommission applications; migrate documents; migrate Microsoft Office applications using Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM); deploy application upgrades by using Group Policy
- Implement applications security
- Configure AppLocker policies; configure System Center 2012 – Endpoint Protection settings; configure User Account Control (UAC) settings; configure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) settings; configure Windows Firewall; configure Remote Desktop Session Host server security; configure Software Restriction Policies (SRP)
- Monitor applications
- Monitor Remote Desktop Session Host sessions; monitor offline application usage; monitor real-time sessions; monitor application licensing usage; configure Asset Intelligence Service (AIS) in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Preparation resources
- Deploy, monitor, and manage applications
- Monitor and manage applications
- Install and manage client devices
Design business continuity for the desktop and application environment (20–25%)
- Design and implement a resilient Remote Desktop infrastructure
- Design highly available Remote Desktop Web Access, Remote Desktop Connection Broker, and Remote Desktop Gateway; perform backup and recovery of the Remote Desktop Licensing server; configure virtual machine or dedicated farm redirection
- Design and implement business continuity for virtual desktops
- Design and implement Hyper-V Replica with Hyper-V Replica Broker; design and implement business continuity for personal and shared desktop collection
- Design and implement a resilient virtual application delivery infrastructure
- Design and implement highly available App-V data store and management server; implement pre-populated/shared cache App-V functionality for the VDI environment; implement highly available content share; implement a branch office strategy using App-V; manage VM backups
Preparation resources
- Desktop Virtualization
- Client Hyper-V
- Remote Desktop Services overview