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Exam Information
Official specifications published by Omnissa
Exam Format
135 min
65
275
Engineer
Registration
$250 USD
Pearson VUE or online proctoring
Validity
2 years
Retake current exam; Pass higher-level Omnissa certification
OCE-H Exam Topics and Domains
OCE-H is organized into 7 weighted domains. Expect to work with Connection Server, Cloud Pod Architecture, UAG, App Volumes, and more.
1
Infrastructure Planning and Management
25%
Install/configure Connection Servers, Enrollment Servers, and Access Connectors
Deploy Horizon Connection Servers in multi-node environmentOptimize global settingsDeploy and configure Horizon Server typesDeploy and configure Access Connector
- Deploy Horizon Connection Servers in a multi-node environment for high availability
- Optimize global settings based on organizational requirements
- Evaluate the impact of Connection Server configurations on desktop pool performance
- Deploy and configure different types of Horizon Servers
Planning Horizon Deployments
Identify required components for specific deployments
- Identify which components are required for a specific Horizon deployment
- Size the number of management components depending on CCU and HA-/DR-request
Integrate Active Directory for authentication and user access control
Create Service Accounts, groups, and OUs
- Create Service Accounts, groups, and OU for Horizon Deployment
- Import ADMX templates for Horizon
Deploy/update Unified Access Gateways
Evaluate UAG deployment methodsConfigure UAG high availabilityConfigure firewall settings for UAGCreate and export UAG configuration
- Evaluate the deployment method UAG installation based on the use case
- Evaluate HA configuration for UAG
- Evaluate firewall settings for UAG session protocol
- Create or export UAG configuration and prepare deployment via PS-script
Manage licenses and deploy edge gateway
Evaluate license methodsDeploy Horizon Edge Gateway
- Evaluate license method (term vs. subscription)
- Deploy Horizon Edge Gateway
Maintain pod/farm architecture
Configure Cloud Pod Architecture site preferencesPlan CPA upgradesConfigure RDSH farm load balancingOptimize RDSH login performanceConfigure application on demand
- Evaluate options for site preferences in a CPA
- Consider upgrade processes and dependencies in a CPA
- Consider options to load balance RDSH farms
- Evaluate to increase login performance for RDSH-based sessions
- Evaluate to limit the number of sessions per RDS host
- Evaluate use case for application on demand and configure prerequisites
Integrate and configure Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)
Configure DEM file sharesInstall DEM Management ConsoleConfigure Horizon Smart Policies
- Configure file shares for DEM deployment
- Install DEM Management Console (including NoAD)
- Identify use cases for Horizon Smart Policies
- Evaluate creation of condition sets (modular approach)
- Consider importing ADMX templates in preparation for DEM
Integrate and configure App Volumes
Install App Volumes ManagerConfigure App Volumes Active DirectoryConfigure App Volumes storageIntegrate App Volumes with Horizon
- Install App Volumes Manager
- Install and Register additional App Volumes Manager
- Configure SQL connection
- Configure Active Directory setting for Authentication
- Configure Storage and Storage Group
- Integrate App Volumes to Horizon Connection Server
- Define Storage Requirement for replication
- Configure replication with partner
- Configure Storage access mode
Resource allocation and load balancing
Configure Connection Server load balancing
- Configure and enable load balancing for Connection Servers
- Integrate UAG to Connection Server (Best practice: always maintain 1:1 ratio)
Upgrade Horizon platform
Plan Horizon component upgradesUpgrade Horizon agentsPrepare for upgrades
- Evaluate dependencies and order in upgrading Horizon components and the underlying hypervisor setup
- Upgrade Agents in correct order
- Identify the scenarios where maintenance window is required for the upgrade
- Evaluate to back up relevant information before the upgrade
Use Recording Server to collect user session information
Configure Horizon Recording Server
- Identify use cases for Horizon Recording Server
- Identify the prerequisites for Recording Server deployment
- Evaluate the criteria to record
- Deploy and configure a Recording Server
Implement compliance - FIPS 140-2 mode
Deploy FIPS mode
Evaluate Connection server, UAG using FIPS mode deployment
Allocate GPU resources
Configure GPU acceleration
- Identify the scenario for using each type of Graphic acceleration
- Consider VM density and dependency with GPU acceleration
2
Desktop, Application, and Profile Management
15%
Desktop and Application Pool Management
Configure desktop pools
- Configure and manage desktop pools
- Optimize pool settings for performance
3
Monitoring and Optimization
15%
Advanced optimization of display protocols
Configure Max Session BandwidthConfigure Build-to-lossless
- Configure Max Session Bandwidth registry to limit data usage
- Identify the scenario where Build-to-lossless should be used for improved image quality
Advanced optimization of golden images
Optimize via local GPO and registryConfigure advanced Windows performance settingsUse Login Monitor
- Utilize local GPO to configure and optimize performance-related metrics
- Identify and configure advanced windows performance settings
- Use Login Monitor to continuous monitor and optimize login performance
Pool capacity planning
Monitor and adjust pool settings
Monitor and adjust Pool settings based on resource constraints
4
Troubleshooting
20%
Troubleshoot complex VDI issues
Troubleshoot boot and logon stormsIdentify CPU and memory bottlenecksTroubleshoot GPU issuesTroubleshoot Global EntitlementsEnable instant clone debug mode
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex VDI issues
- Understand Boot storms and Logon storms
- Identify CPU and memory in-guest bottlenecks
- Identify when too small a GPU profile has been used
- Troubleshoot Global Entitlements
- Identify and troubleshoot graphic driver issues at VM Level
- Enable instant clone debug mode
5
Security and Compliance
15%
Implement SSL certificates
Generate and apply SSL certificatesImplement multi-factor authentication
- Generate and apply for SSL certificate for Horizon Connection Server
- Implement multi-factor authentication using SAML, RADIUS, RSA, or smart card
- Implement Two Factor Authentication using CS and UAG
Data Protection
Configure Clipboard and CDR policies
- Identify the location and options for toggling Clipboard and CDR policies
- Configure Clipboard /CDR policies using DEM /GPO
- Configure USB redirection policies
6
Scale and Recovery
15%
Scale Horizon environment
Analyze and scale infrastructure
Analyze and evaluate to scale your Horizon Infrastructure
Scale Horizon environment using Cloud Pod Architecture
Initialize and configure CPAConfigure Global Entitlements and Home SiteMaintain CPA with lmvutil
- Initializing Cloud Pod Architecture
- Join a Pod to the Pod Federation in Horizon Console
- Compare the purpose of the global LDAP instance and the local LDAP instance
- Add a Pool to a Global Entitlement in Horizon Console
- Implement Home Site strategy for user location
- Use the Horizon Console and the lmvutil command to modify and maintain the Cloud Pod Architecture environment
Configure disaster recovery and business continuity
Setup Connection Server backup and recoveryConfigure App Volumes and DEM HA
- Setup Connection Server backup and recovery
- Evaluate and set up App Volume HA options
- Evaluate and configure HA options for DEM
7
Automation and Integration
10%
Automate pool management
Use API-based integrations
Automate pool management using API-based integrations
Integrate Horizon Pod into Omnissa Access
Configure Omnissa Access integration
- Implement Authentication policy in Omnissa Access
- Configure a SAML Authenticator in Horizon Console
- Configure Horizon Connection Server Settings for Single Sign-On
- Configure Horizon Settings in the Omnissa Access console
Integrate with Omnissa Intelligence
Deploy Intelligence integration
- Deploy an Edge Gateway
- Install DEEM agent on Horizon agent VMs
- Activate Experience Management in Intelligence
Who should take this exam?
Omnissa Certified Administrator - Horizon (OCA-H) certification
- 5 years of general IT experience
- 12 months of Omnissa Horizon Suite experience managing Horizon solutions
- Advanced knowledge of administering Horizon environments and components
- Experience troubleshooting Horizon suite issues
- Experience integrating Omnissa Horizon Suite with Omnissa Workspace ONE UEM
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