VCAP6-DTM Deployment - Study Guide

As I am starting my studying for my VCAP6-DTM Deployment Exam (3V0-653) I am going to start creating a study guide and documentation to help others prepare as well.

Per VMware's documents the Exam is:

Exam Number: 3V0-653
Duration: 205 minutes
Number of Questions: 39
Passing Score: 300
Validated Against: Horizon 6.x
Format: Lab-Based

Exam Topics:

Section 1 - Configure Horizon Components

Objective 1.1 - Configure and Manage Horizon View Components
Objective 1.2 - Configure and Manage VMware Mirage Components
Objective 1.3 - Configure and Manage VMware Identity Manager Components
Objective 1.4: Configure and Manage vRealize Operations for Horizon
Objective 1.5: Collect Diagnostic Information and Locate Log Bundles

Section 2 - Configure and Optimize Horizon Desktop Images

Objective 2.1 - Configure Group Policy Settings Related to Horizon View
Objective 2.2 - Configure and Optimize Desktop Images for Horizon View and Mirage
Objective 2.3 - Configure vSphere Resource Management to Support Horizon Desktop Pools

Section 3 - Create and Manage Horizon Desktop Pools

Objective 3.1 - Create and Configure Horizon Desktop Pools
Objective 3.2 - Create RDS Farms and Application Pools
Objective 3.3 - Recompose/Refresh/Rebalance Desktop Pools
Objective 3.4 - Modify/Reconfigure Desktop Pools
Objective 3.5 - Entitle Desktop Pools Based on Requirements
Objective 3.6 - Configure/Modify View Composer Persistent Disks
Objective 3.7 - Configure Cloud Pod Architecture for Multi-Site Pool Access
Objective 3.8 - Configure and Manage App Volumes AppStacks
Objective 3.9 - Configure and Deploy ThinApp Packaged Applications

Section 4 - Configure and Manage Horizon Endpoints

Objective 4.1: Configure and Manage Horizon Desktop/Device/Web Endpoints
Objective 4.2: Configure a Kiosk Endpoint

Section 5: Configure and Administer VMware Mirage

Objective 5.1 - Configure/Capture/Deploy Reference and Endpoint CVDs
Objective 5.2 - Configure Common VMware Mirage Management Options
Objective 5.3 - Restore a VMware Mirage Endpoint
Objective 5.4 - Configure the Mirage File Portal

Section 6 - Configure and Administer VMware Identity Manager

Objective 6.1 - Configure User Access to VMware Identity Manager
Objective 6.2 - Integrate Desktop and Application Resources with VMware Identity Manager
Objective 6.3 - Integrate ThinApp Package Services with VMware Identity Manager
Objective 6.4 - Integrate Active Directory with VMware Identity Manager

Section 7 -Configure and Manage Storage for a Horizon Deployment

Objective 7.1 - Create a Virtual SAN Cluster and Configure View for Virtual SAN
Objective 7.2 - Configure and Optimize Storage for Horizon View Pools
Objective 7.3 - Configure Storage for VMware Mirage

Section 8 - Troubleshoot and Monitor a Horizon Deployment

Objective 8.1 - Troubleshoot a Horizon View Deployment using vROPs for Horizon
Objective 8.2 - Troubleshoot Performance Issues in Horizon Components
Objective 8.3 - Troubleshoot Mirage Installation/Configuration Issues
Objective 8.4 - Backup and Restore Horizon View Components
Objective 8.5 - Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues with Horizon Components