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VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

This is the landing page for  everything related to Design , Deployment, Troubleshooting and Use Case Guides for VMware Dynamic Environment Manager. 

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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)

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​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

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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

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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" 
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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......

Disclaimer

The information provided here, the content on this site, and the lab video series, should not be a replacement for details provided in (official documentation, Reference Architecture, Release Notes, or on the official product pages)

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