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
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