Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators, software developers, engineers, support services, professional services, and independent software vendors (ISVs).

• Basic understanding of UNIX(R) or Linux administration
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Windows administration
• Reasonable familiarity with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking
• Familiarity with computer and network security considerations
• Familiarity with the X Window System

• Log in and log out of SGD, and access applications from a webtop.
• Understand the SGD product architecture.
• Install, upgrade, and license SGD.
• Use the SGD administration tools to make configuration changes.
• Integrate SGD with an organizations authentication mechanisms.
• Configure SGD objects representing an organizations applications, documents, users, and application servers.
• Publish applications and documents to users webtops.
• Configure support for peripherals and other client device features for applications displayed through SGD.
• Integrate SGD with the Start Menu on client desktop systems.
• Monitor user activity through SGD.
• Provide users with SSL-based secure connections and integrate with an organizations firewalls and proxy servers.
• Scale up SGD to support more users using load balancing and arrays.

Module 1 - Introduction to Sun Secure Global Desktop Software

• Understand the format of this course
• Log in and out of Sun Secure Global Desktop Software (SGD)
• Use the SGD webtop
• Describe each administration tool
• Understand the SGD three-tier architecture and its main features

Module 2 - Installing Secure Global Desktop Software

• Identify the installable SGD components
• Understand the preparation needed before installing SGD
• Install the main SGD component
• Control SGD
• Add license keys
• Upgrade SGD
• Remove SGD

Module 3 - Users and Applications

• Understand how SGD uses organizational hierarchies and objects
• List the object types used with SGD
• Create objects using the Administration Console
• Add new SGD Administrators
• Add license keys
• Upgrade SGD
• Remove SGD

Module 4 - User Authentication

• Understand Secure Global Desktop authentication
• Differentiate between user identities and user profiles
• Configure Secure Global Desktop authentication
• Understand application authentication

Module 5 - Publishing Applications

• Explain the difference between local and LDAP assignments
• Publish applications to users
• Configure the application servers that can run an application
• Understand best practices for publishing applications

Module 6 - Windows Applications

• Create and configure Windows application objects
• Understand Terminal Services licensing
• Understand the Terminal Services features supported by SGD
• Install the SGD Enhancement Module for Windows

Module 7 - X and Character Applications

• Create and configure X and Character application objects
• Understand how to support the use of X and character applications through SGD
• Install the SGD Enhancement Module for Module for UNIX and Linux Platforms

Module 8 - Printing

• Understand how SGD printing works
• Configure printing to client printers from applications displayed through SGD

Module 9 - Client Drive Mapping

• Understand how client drive mapping works
• Configure access to client drives and file systems from applications displayed through SGD

Module 10 - Audio

• Understand how to configure support for audio when using X and Windows applications

Module 11 - Copy and Paste

• Understand the supported copy and paste operations
• Configure the users that can use copy and paste
• Configure security levels to control the applications that can participate in copy and paste operations

Module 12 - SGD Client and Webtop

• Explain the components of the client architecture used by SGD and their requirements
• Configure settings for the SGD Client using client profiles
• Integrate SGD into the Start or Launch Menu of client desktop systems (Integrated Mode)
• Understand how to run applications without webtops

Module 13 - Monitoring and Logging

• Understand the SGD datastore
• Monitor user sessions
• Monitor and shadow application sessions
• Set log filters for troubleshooting and auditing

Module 14 - Networking and Security

• Explain the network connections used by SGD and how to secure them
• Understand SSL certificates
• Install an SSL certificate and enable secure client connections
• Configure the DNS names used by SGD
• Understand how SGD supports proxy servers
• Configure SGD to work through firewalls

Module 15 - Arrays

• Understand arrays, primary and secondary servers, and replication
• Enable secure intra-array communication
• Add and remove SGD servers from an array
• Configure global and server-specific settings
• Understand SGD licensing

Module 16 - Load Balancing

• Understand the different load balancing mechanisms available with SGD
• Understand how Advanced Load Management improves application load balancing
• Understand the purpose of load balancing groups