Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual DesktopIntroduction
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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