Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Guide: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (Exam AZ-140)

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Table of Contents
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Desktop
What Is Azure Virtual Desktop?
What Does Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Do?
What Are the Benefits of Using Azure Virtual Desktop?
Who Should Use Azure Virtual Desktop?
What Are the Differences Between Traditional VDI and AVD DaaS?
Azure Virtual Desktop Types: Personal vs. Pooled Desktops
Azure Virtual Desktop Components
AVD Components Managed by Microsoft
AVD Components Managed by the User
Before Getting Started with Azure Virtual Desktop
How Much Does Azure Virtual Desktop Cost?
Summary
Chapter 2: Design the Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
How Does the User Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop?
Azure Virtual Desktop User Session Traffic Flow with RDP Shortpath
Azure Virtual Desktop User Session Connectivity and Security
Azure Virtual Desktop Design Considerations for Cost Savings
Azure Virtual Desktop Limitations
Assess Existing Physical and Virtual Desktop Environments
Assess Network Capacity and Speed Requirements for Azure Virtual Desktop
Recommended Operating Systems for an Azure Virtual Desktop
Plan and Configure Name Resolution (DNS) for Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)
Plan a Host Pool Architecture and Recommendations for Resource Groups, Subscriptions, and Management Groups
What Are Host Pools?
What Are App Groups?
What Is a Workspace?
Configure a Location for the Azure Virtual Desktop Metadata
Calculate a Configuration for Performance Requirements
Calculate a Configuration for Azure Virtual Machine Capacity Requirements
General Virtual Machine Recommendations
Azure Virtual Desktop Workload Types
Azure Virtual Desktop Multisession (Pooled) Sizing Recommendation
Azure Virtual Desktop Single-Session (Personal) Sizing Recommendations for Greenfield Deployment
Test Pooled/Personal Azure Virtual Desktop Workload
Summary
Chapter 3: Design for User Identities and Profiles
Select an Appropriate Licensing Model for Azure Virtual Desktop Based on the Requirements
Recommended Storage Solution (Including Azure NetApp Files vs. Azure Files)
Plan for Azure Virtual Desktop Client Deployment
Plan for User Profiles
Recommended Solution for Network Connectivity
Plannig Azure AD Connect for User Identities
Identity Design Considerations
Identity Design Recommendations
Different Directory Options
Differences Between Azure AD DS and Self-Managed AD DS
What Is the Best Identity Solution for Azure Virtual Desktop?
Summary
Chapter 4: Implement and Manage Networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
Implement Azure Virtual Network Connectivity
What Is Azure Virtual Network?
Communicate with the Internet
Connect to Azure Resources
Creating a Virtual Network for AVD
Manage Connectivity to the Internet and On-Premises Networks
Understanding Azure Virtual Desktop Network Connectivity
Azure Virtual Desktop Network Connection
How Can You Filter the Network Traffic?
How to Route Network Traffic in Azure?
Virtual Network Integration for Azure Services
How the AVD Client Connection Sequence Works
How Does AVD Secure the Connection?
Implement and Manage Network Security
Host Pool Outbound Access to Azure Virtual Desktop
Important Consideration: Host Pool Outbound Access to the Internet
Manage Azure Virtual Desktop Session Hosts by Using Azure Bastion
Configure AVD Session Hosts Using Azure Bastion
How to Connect to Bastion?
Monitor and Troubleshoot Network Connectivity
Azure Virtual Desktop Monitoring
How Do I Monitor Communication Between a Virtual Desktop and an Endpoint?
How Do I View Resources in a Virtual Network and Their Relationships?
How Do I Diagnose Network Traffic Filtering Problems to or from a VM?
How Do I Diagnose Network Routing Problems from a VM?
Azure Monitor Tool
How Do I Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop Using Azure Monitor?
Set Up Azure Monitor for Azure Virtual Desktop
How Do I Set Up Resource Diagnostic Settings on a Virtual Desktop Workspace?
Log Analytics Workspace for Azure Monitor
Azure Advisor Tool to Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop
What Is Azure Advisor?
How Do I Start Using Azure Advisor?
How Do I Resolve Azure Advisor Recommendations?
No Validation Environment Enabled
Not Enough Production (Non-validation) Environments Enabled
Not Enough Links Are Unblocked to Successfully Implement Your VM
Azure Virtual Desktop Common Issues and Their Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Graphic Performance and Quality Issues
Best Practices
Summary
Chapter 5: Implement and Manage Storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
Configure Storage for FSLogix Components
Create File Shares
Summary
Chapter 6: Implement and Manage FSLogix
Plan for FSLogix
Are Multiple User Profile Connections Possible?
Profile Storage Performance Requirements
Storage Options for FSLogix Profile Containers
Azure File Share Best Practices for Pooled User Profile Storage
Install and Configure FSLogix
Configure Profile Containers
VHDLocation vs. the Cloud Cache
Configure the Profile Container Registry Settings
Adding a Profile Container Registry Key
Optional Registry Settings for Profile Container
Can User Groups Be Included and Excluded in FSLogix?
What Are the Possible Scenarios with the Profile Container?
Configure the Cloud Cache
What Is the Cloud Cache?
Cloud Cache Design and Functionality
Configure Registry Settings for the Cloud Cache with SMB
Cloud Cache with File Share
Cloud Cache with Blob
Combing a File Share and Blob for a Single Host Pool
Adding a Cloud Cache Registry Key with a File Share
Adding a Cloud Cache Registry Key with a Blob
What Are the Possible Scenarios with the Profile Container?
Migrate User Profiles to FSLogix
Summary
Chapter 7: Create and Manage Session Host Images
Creating a Golden Image
Generalizing and Capturing a VM Image
Automated Image Creation with the Azure Image Builder
Creating and Using a Shared Image Gallery
Image Management
Generalized and Specialized Images
Azure Image Gallery Limits
Azure Image Gallery High Availability
Steps to Create an Azure Image Gallery
Install Language Packs in Azure Virtual Desktop
Enable Languages in the Windows Settings App
Summary
Chapter 8: Create and Configure Host Pools and Session Hosts
Create a Host Pool by Using the Azure Portal
Personal Host Pool Creation Using the Azure Portal
Pooled Host Pool Creation Using the Azure Portal
Automate the Creation of Azure Virtual Desktop Host and Host Pools
Personal Host Pool Creation Using PowerShell/CLI or ARM
Pooled Host Pool Creation Using PowerShell/CLI and ARM
Configure Host Pool Settings
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
Summary
Chapter 9: Install and Configure Apps on a Session Host
Configure Dynamic Application Delivery by Using MSIX App Attach
What Is MSIX App Attach?
What Does MSIX App Attach Do?
How to Create a Package with the MSIX Packaging Tool?
Recommendations to Avoid Issues with MSIX Packaging
Set Up MSIX App Attach with the Azure Portal
Implement Application Masking
Where to Use Application Masking?
How to Create Application Masking Rules?
Deploy an Application as a RemoteApp
Implement and Manage OneDrive for Business for a Multisession Environment
How to Install OneDrive in Per-Machine Mode?
How to Redirect and Move Windows Known Folders to OneDrive?
List of OneDrive Policies You Must Check
Implement and Manage Microsoft Teams AVD Redirect
Install the Teams WebSocket Service
Install Microsoft Teams
Verify Media Optimizations Are Loaded
Customize the Group Policies Properties of Your Session Host
RDP Properties for a Host Pool to Enable Video and Audio
Implement and Manage Browsers and Internet Access for Azure Virtual Desktop Sessions
Create and Configure an Application Group
How to Create an Application Group?
Summary
Chapter 10: Plan and Implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Plan and Implement a Disaster Recovery Plan for Azure Virtual Desktop
What Is Disaster Recovery?
Disaster Recovery for Pooled Desktops
Disaster Recovery for Personal Desktops
Design a Backup Strategy for Azure Virtual Desktop
Configure Backup and Restore for FSLogix User Profiles and Personal Virtual Desktop Infrastructures
Key Benefits of Azure File Share Backup
Summary
Chapter 11: Monitor and Manage Performance and Health
Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by Using Azure Monitor
Monitoring Virtual Machine Data
Analyze Logs
Alerts
Create Alerts from the Azure Portal
Azure Monitor for Azure Virtual Desktop
Log Analytics Settings for AVD
Set Up the Configuration Workbook
Resource Diagnostic Settings
Host Pool Diagnostic Settings
Workspace Diagnostic Settings
Session Host Data Settings
Session Hosts
Optional: Configure Alerts
Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by Using Azure Advisor
Use Azure Advisor with Azure Virtual Desktop
What Is Azure Advisor?
How to Start Using Azure Advisor
Additional Tips for Azure Advisor
Summary
Glossary
Index