Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Guide

Modernize your business to make it more agile using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud desktop virtualization platform that securely delivers virtual desktops and remote apps. This book will help you will help you to understand designing, implementing, configuring, and maintaining an Azure Virtual Desktop environment for enterprise and prepare to take the Microsoft AZ-140 certification exam.

The book starts with an introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop and its design architecture. You will learn designing Azure Virtual desktop including user identities and profiles. Additionally, you will learn how to implement network for Azure Virtual desktop. Creation and configuration of host pools and session hosts is covered with all steps so that you can understand all options and select appropriate configuration for enterprise deployment. You will also go through session host images creation process and managing the image with image gallery and possible automation options. Managing access and security in AVD is discussed along with the installation, configuration, and management of FSLogix. The book will take you through user experience settings and show you how to configure apps on a session host. You will also learn about disaster recovery and how to automate AVD management tasks. Monitoring and managing performance is included as well as knowing how to use AVD automation to create and delete the host pool and session host.

After reading this book, you will understand all aspects of AVD architecture, its implementation, monitoring, and management in preparation to take the AZ-140 exam.

What You Will Learn

• Know what is Azure Virtual Desktop (or AVD)
• Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture for enterprise deployment, user identities, and profiles
• Plan and implement networking and storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Create, manage, and automate operatingsystem images with image gallery
• Implement FSLogix Profile Containers and FSLogix Cloud Cache
• Create and configure host pools and session hosts (all detailed steps)
• Install and configure apps on a session host including all app publish options
• Plan and implement business continuity and disaster recovery
• Implement and manage OneDrive, Teams for a multi-session environment
• Monitor and manage performance and health of Azure Virtual desktop

Auteur

Arun Sabale is a Microsoft Certified Azure architect and Microsoft Certified Modern Desktop Expert. He has blogged on Azure services and automation, PowerShell, ARM, and Terraform. Arun has more than 12 years of experience with PowerShell automation and other Microsoft services and more than 6 years of experience with Azure infra design, deployment, automation, PowerShell, ARM, Terraform, and Azure DevOps. His current role is a combination of Azure design, development, and automation. Arun is the owner and author of PowershellTalk.com blog and regularly writes about Microsoft products and new services.

Balu N. Ilag is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), former Microsoft MVP (2013-2019), and Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE) for communication. He has been working as a Unified Communication and Collaboration engineer. His role is a combination of product support and customization, implementation, and strategic guidance for enterprise customers. He is fascinated by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology. He regularly writes books, blog posts and articles on Microsoft products. He is highly motivated and engaged with the Microsoft Tech community, writing blog posts on Bloguc.com and regularly in discussion on twitter and LinkedIn.

Contenu
Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop

Introduction

What is Azure Virtual Desktop?

Chapter 2: Design the Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture

· assess existing physical and virtual desktop environments

· assess network capacity and speed requirements for Azure Virtual Desktop

· recommend an operating system for an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation · plan and configure name resolution for Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)

· plan a host pools architecture

· recommend resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

· configure a location for the Azure Virtual Desktop metadata

· calculate and recommend a configuration for performance requirements

· calculate and recommend a configuration for Azure Virtual Machine capacity requirements

Chapter 3: Design for user identities and profiles

· select an appropriate licensing model for Azure Virtual Desktop based on requirements

· recommend an appropriate storage solution (including Azure NetApp Files versus Azure Files)

· plan for Azure Virtual Desktop client deployment

· plan for user profiles

· recommend a solution for network connectivity

· plan for Azure AD Connect for user identities

Chapter 4: Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop

· implement Azure virtual network connectivity

· manage connectivity to the internet and on-premises networks

· implement and manage network security

· manage Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts by using Azure Bastion

· monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity

Chapter 5: Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop

· configure storage for FSLogix components

· configure storage accounts

· configure disks

· create file shares

Chapter 6: Create and configure host pools and session hosts

· create a host pool by using the Azure portal

· automate creation of Azure Virtual Desktop host and host pools by using PowerShell, Command-Line Interface (CLI), and Azure Resource Manager templates

· create a host pool based on Windows client or Windows Server session hosts

· configure host pool settings

· manage licensing for session hosts that run Windows client or Windows Server

· assign users to host pools

· apply OS and application updates to a running Azure Virtual Desktop host

· apply security and compliance settings to session hosts

Chapter 7: Create and manage session host images

· create a gold image

· modify a session host image · install language packs in Azure Virtual Desktop

· deploy a session host by using a custom image

· plan for image update and management · create and use a Shared Image Gallery

· troubleshoot OS issues related to Azure Virtual Desktop

Chapter 8: Manage access · plan and implement Azure roles and role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Virtual Desktop

· manage roles, groups and rights assignment on Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts

· configure user restrictions by using AD group policies and Azure policies

Chapter 9: Manage security

· plan and implement Conditional Access policies for connections to Azure Virtual Desktop · plan and implement multifactor authentication in Azure Virtual Desktop

· manage security by using Azure Security Center

· configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus for session hosts

Chapter 10: Implement and manage FSLogix

· plan for FSLogix

· install and configure FSLogix · configure Profile Containers

· configure Cloud Cache &...