Site Content
Design
Follow the VMware DEM Reference Architecture page, where you will find information on the DEM Infrastructure Components, features and functionality, scalability and availability, Multi-site design model and much more.
Content : Official Guide
Deploy
This segment will outline step-by-step instructions to deploy VMware Dynamic Environment Manager. We will take a look at the pre-requisites, considerations and steps to deploy multiple environments which would cover a single instance of DEM / multi-instance of DEM (UAT / Prod) / and finally a multi-site DEM environment.
Follow the link : Official Guide
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Use Cases
If your interested in knowing how to configure VMware DEM Use Cases, this section will show you some of the use cases I've configured. This section will keep expanding as I build out DEM use cases I've configured in the past as well as take in requests from you, to build out more unique use cases.
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Troubleshooting
This segment, we will look at troubleshooting VMware DEM, logs, log analysis, K/b Articles and much more.
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Lab Video Series
Below are a series of labs that will be built upon, containing the step-by-step deployment of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager, its features and functionality, and finally, Use Cases from the field
Pre-requisites for VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Lab 1 : File Server pre-requisites for VMware DEM Lab
Lab 2 : Active Directory pre-requisites for VMware DEM Lab (OU, AD Accounts & AD Groups, ADMX files to Sysvol)
Deploying VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (Default Method)
Lab 3 : Installing DEM Management Console
Lab 4 : Configuring DEM Management Console - 1st-time setup & validation
Lab 5 : Installing DEM Agent
Lab 6 : Validating DEM Agent communication and functionality
Deploying VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (NoAD Method)
Lab 4.5 : Enabling DEM Configuration Share to use NoAD Method
Lab 5 : Installing DEM Agent to use NoAD Mode
Lab 6 : Validating DEM Agent communication and functionality
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager - Exploring the "Personalization" Tab
Lab 7 : Configuring and using the out of box applications and functionality of its various tabs
Lab 8 : Create a config file - "Use an Application template"
Lab 9 : Create a config file - "Use a Windows Common Setting"
Lab 10 : Create a config file - "Create a Custom Config File"
Lab 11 : DEM Application Profiler - Capturing an Application setting & validating
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager - Exploring the "User Environment" Tab
Lab 12 : Using "ADMX-based Settings" (User GPO Settings)
Lab 13 : Using "App Volumes"
Lab 14 : Using "Application Blocking"
Lab 15 : Using "Drive Mappings"
Lab 16 : Using "Environment Variables"
Lab 17 : Using "File Type Associations"
Lab 18 : Using "Files and Folders"
Lab 19 : Using "Folder Redirection"
Lab 20 : Using "Horizon Smart Policies"
Lab 21 : Using "Logon Tasks"
Lab 22 : Using "Logoff Tasks"
Lab 23 : Using "Printer Mappings"
Lab 24 : Using "Privilege Elevation"
Lab 25 : Using "Registry Settings"
Lab 26 : Using "Shortcuts"
Lab 27 : Using "Triggered Tasks"
Lab 28 : Using "Windows Settings"
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager - Exploring the "Computer Environment" Tab
Lab 29 : Perform DEM Agent installation with Computer Environment Settings Support
Lab 30 : Using "ADMX-based Settings" (Computer GPO Settings)
Lab 31 : Using "Horizon Smart Policies"
Lab 32 : Using "Startup Tasks"
Lab 33 : Using "Shutdown Tasks"
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager - Exploring the "Condition Sets" Tab
Lab 34 : Creating, applying, and validation of Condition Sets
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager - Advanced Configuration
Lab 35 : Single Site - Setting up DEM (Multi environment: UAT / PRODUCTION)
Lab 36 : Multi-Site - Setting up DEM (Multi environment: {Site A - UAT / PRODUCTION} {Site B - UAT / PRODUCTION})
Lab 37 : DEM Upgrade process
Lab 38 : Setting up DEM for WorkspaceONE UEM integration
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager - Use Cases from the Field
Lab 001 : Roaming an application setting present in the "C:\Users\Public" Folder location
Lab 002 : Roaming an application setting present in the "C:\Users\Public" Folder location (application delivered via App Volumes)
Lab 003 : Injecting HKLM settings
Lab 004 : Setting up and using the DEM Helpdesk Support Tool and Self-Support Tool
Lab 005 : And more......