70-669 Resources

Hyper-Me

The 71-669 beta is going to launch very soon, so I threw together what I could find for resources. Hope this helps, and let me know if you have anything to add.


70-669 Resources
MCTS: Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization

Deploying and Managing an Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Environment
· Install and configure Windows Virtual PC.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: installing Windows Virtual PC on various platforms (32-bit, 64-bit), creating and managing virtual hard disks, configuring virtual machine resources including network resources, preparing host machines
· Enable and manage Windows XP Mode.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: enable Windows XP Mode for Windows 7; publish applications to a host OS through Windows XP Mode; configure the BIOS to support hardware virtualization; create, deploy, and maintain Windows XP Mode images

Windows Virtual PC: Home Page
Windows Virtual PC: Configure BIOS
How to Use Microsoft Virtual PC - wikiHow
Running Windows XP Mode with Windows Virtual PC

· Create a MED-V infrastructure.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: installing and managing server components (Image Repository, MED-V Instances), installing the MED-V client, configuring server settings
· Administer a MED-V environment.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: managing workspaces, creating policies, publishing applications and menus, configuring reporting, customizing user and device settings in a virtual machine
· Create and deploy virtual desktop images.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: using various tools to create or prepare images for deployment, deploying a workspace image by using a Web page, pre-staging images
Virtual PC Guy's WebLog : MED-V Administration Video Series
Microsoft Windows Enterprise: Improving Virtual PCs with Med-V
Microsoft Showcase: Med-V: Domain Join and First Time Setup
Mad About MED-V Part 1 of 4, Concept and Architecture | Media ...
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) V1 SP1 User ...
MED-V Planning, Deployment, and Operations Guide

Deploying and Managing a Presentation Virtualization Environment
· Prepare and manage remote applications.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: configuring application sharing, package applications for deployment by using RemoteApp, installing and configuring the RD Session Host Role Service on the server.
· Access published applications.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: configuring Remote Desktop Web Access, configuring internal and external application access, configuring role-based application provisioning, configuring Remote Desktop client connections
· Configure client settings to access virtualized desktops.
o This objective may include but it is not limited to: configuring client settings, managing user home folders, identifying minimum client requirements
What's New in Remote Desktop Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131925
Installing Remote Desktop Session Host Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147293
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147292

Deploying Remote Desktop Web Access with Remote Desktop Connection Broker Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131928
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131927

Deploying RemoteApp Programs to the Start Menu by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154799
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154798

Deploying Personal Virtual Desktops by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154800
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154801

Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154803
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154802

Deploying Personal Virtual Desktops by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147908
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147909

Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147907
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147906

Deploying Remote Desktop Gateway Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=142251
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=142250

Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing Step-by-Step Guide
Word document download: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=128418
Web version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=141175
Deploying and Managing an Application Virtualization (App-V) Environment
· Prepare virtual applications.
o This objective may include but is not limited to: sequencing applications, installing and configuring the sequencer, preparing applications for deployment in different environments, configuring virtual application interaction and sharing, choosing a method to deploy virtual applications
· Install and configure application virtualization environments.
o This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring App-V modes (stand-alone, lightweight, enterprise); install an App-V infrastructure including servers, management consoles, and clients
· Manage application virtualization environments.
o This objective may include but is not limited to: enabling and monitoring offline application usage, enabling and monitoring real-time sessions, managing application cache, configuring branch cache functionality

The App-V Blog
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 User Experience
App-V with AppLocker Windows Installer Rules
App-V with AppLocker Executable Rules
App-V configuration Options
Microsoft Showcase: App-V: Client Configuration
The App-V Blog : App-V 4.5 Remote Console Configuration Guide
How to Configure App-V using Group Policy Objects
App-V Standalone Client Configuration
Choosing the right App-V delivery model - Jeroen van de Kamp's ...
App-V Configuration Options
App-V with AppLocker Executable Rules
App-V with AppLocker Windows Installer Rules
Creating an App-V Virtual Application – Using the Sequencer
Deprovision a Virtual Application Using App-V
Launching an App-V Virtual Application and Reviewing Client Configuration
Using App-V Metering to Manage Application Licenses
Publishing an App-V Virtual Application Using Full Infrastructure Mode
Running Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 Virtualised
Update a Virtual Application Using App-V
Using Dynamic Suiting to Create a Plug-in Dependency in Word


Managing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Environment
· Configure user state virtualization.
o This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring roaming profiles, configuring folder redirection
How To Configure Folder Redirection
Configuring Folder Redirection in Windows Server 2008 - iTechtalk
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/a/3ba6d659-6e39-4cd7-b3a2-9c96482f5353/Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide.doc
Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide.

· Manage virtual desktops remotely.
o This objective may include but is not limited to: working with Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal (SSP) to log in to, control, restart, or resume a desktop virtual machine, working with Remote Desktop Manager, working with Remote Desktop Licensing Manager, troubleshooting client Key Management Server (KMS) issues, configuring firewall exceptions on the client
SCVMM Self-Service Portal with Laptop Part 1 of 4: Overview ...
Installing and Configuring SCVMM 2008 Self-Service Portal
SCVMM Self-Service Portal with Laptop Part 2 of 4: Adding Host ...
SCVMM Self-Service Portal with Laptop Part 3 of 4: Adding Library ...
SCVMM Self-Service Portal with Laptop Part 4 of 4: Running Self ...
Remote Desktop Licensing Manager
Running Remote Desktop Licensing Manager
Remote Desktop Services Manager
How to troubleshoot the Key Management Service (KMS)
How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes on Windows 7 ...

mrmcmint

Good stuff! Cheers Hyper

Claymoore

Nice job, thanks!

wheez

Awesome thread, thanks for gathering all that info..

I'll be going through this in detail over the next couple of days.

jrobb259

Does anyone have any feedback on the exam? Easy, difficult, etc.?

Hyper-Me

I totally forgot I had this exam this morning until my phone went off with a calender reminder. Oops.

I didn't get any study time in at all, but I think my knowledge from using XP Mode/Virtual PC and my holdover knowledge from 643 might have gotten me through this one, but I just as easily could have failed. I had really no clue on the App-V/MED-V questions.

This exam was like revenge of the 643, with all the RDS questions

MentholMoose

Hyper-Me wrote: »

I didn't get any study time in at all, but I think my knowledge from using XP Mode/Virtual PC and my holdover knowledge from 643 might have gotten me through this one, but I just as easily could have failed. I had really no clue on the App-V/MED-V questions.

This exam was like revenge of the 643, with all the RDS questions

Yeah the RDS stuff was tough since I haven't used it since I took the 643. I didn't have time to study for this exam so I bombed the MED-V questions. On the rest I probably did OK, but I don't know if that is enough to pass.

Claymoore

I took it the afternoon after I passed the 70-656 MDOP exam. I actually studied more for this beta than I studied for that live exam. I needed a review of the RDS topics since I took the 649 upgrade exam way back in December 08.

The free MS Virtualization book doesn't come close to providing enough detail for this exam. The Mastering Microsoft Virtualzation book from Sybex was very useful for both this and the MDOP exam. I wish I would have spent more time on the VDI sections of the Sybex book. At least the App-V sections were shared between the exams, but that meant I also had some of the same challenges I had on the 656 exam.

I feel pretty good about the test. I think I passed with around an 800, but I'll have to wait a couple of months to find out. Thanks to Hyper-Me for posting the resources.

driiq

took the exam this morning.
Feel good about the result, propably a success.

The questions where really good about the RDP and APP-V stuff.
But the Med-V mmmm, should have put more time in that section

wheez

I took the exam yesterday. Found it quite hard to be honest!

Think I did pretty good on the Med-V and RDS questions, but I found a lot of the App-V and some of the RemoteApp questions really difficult. Probably kind of underestimated RemoteApp because I took the 643 and 647 recently..

Guess that's the downside of these TS exams.. you really got to know ALL the technologies involved.

QHalo

I just took a position that will be dealing very heavily in our look into App-V and MED-V. Just wanted to say thanks for posting this wealth of information. TE never fails to have the goods.

Timelord

There's a massive list of Videos for this exam here:

qwert112

awesome