Configuring and Operating MS Azure Virtual Desktop (AZ-140)

Explore how Azure Virtual Desktop host pools act as the central, core component, configuring basic settings, workspaces, advanced settings and tags to set up virtual machines with Azure Active Directory.

Analyze existing infrastructures to design Azure Virtual Desktop deployments that align user personas, host pools, application needs, density, performance, and regional latency.

Plan host pools to organize Azure Virtual Desktop deployments, enabling multiple pools with different density, performance, and GPU needs to meet diverse user groups.

Explore Azure virtual desktop host pools by comparing shared and personal pool types, understanding multi-session images in the gallery, and how pool choice impacts cost and available operating system images.

Explore image options for Azure Virtual Desktop, including image gallery, manual VM deployment, ARM templates, and marketplace, with Windows 7, 10, and 11.

Size Azure Virtual Desktop environments by selecting suitable VM families and counts using official sizing guidance and the VM selector tool, then estimate costs for budgeted, multi-session workloads.

Learn how to configure Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts by joining VMs to either Active Directory, hybrid AD joined, or Azure Active Directory joined, with optional Intune automatic enrollment.

Learn how to connect on-prem Active Directory or cloud AD to Azure Active Directory using Azure AD Connect, enabling identity flow for Azure Virtual Desktop in hybrid deployments.

Design user profiles with centralized management for a consistent experience across virtual machines, and containerize them with a VHD and FSLogix in Azure for Azure Virtual Desktop.

Explore Azure Virtual Desktop networking guidelines, including bandwidth needs and reverse connect transport over TCP 443, with emphasis on short path capability and seamless session host connectivity.

Create an Azure virtual desktop host pool with the test two resource group and virtual network; deploy two Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs in a depth-first load-balanced pooled environment.

Validate your host pool in Azure Virtual Desktop by confirming the application group assignments and session host health, then test connectivity via the web client.

Explore flexible storage for Azure Virtual Desktop, including attaching disks, creating storage spaces with simple no resiliency, provisioning storage accounts, and FSLogix for user profiles.

Learn to use the Azure cli options to manage Azure resources with az commands like az vm list and az login, from Cloud Shell or a local terminal.

Learn to automate Azure Resource Manager templates for Windows Virtual Desktop, using GitHub samples to deploy resource groups and Windows 11 or Windows 10 session hosts through Deploy to Azure.

Create and manage session host images in Azure Virtual Desktop, including generalized and specialized images, master VHD images, FSLogix profiles, and deployment via Azure Compute Gallery.

Use Azure Active Directory groups to control Azure Virtual Desktop access, assign roles to the group, and grant session host access through group membership.

Centralize management of Windows desktops and apps by adding administrative accounts in Azure Active Directory and assigning roles. Use these roles to distribute workload across the Azure Virtual Desktop environment.

Learn to gracefully pull a session host from an azure virtual desktop host pool using drain mode, monitor activity, and non-disruptively remove and later bring it back online.

Keep it simple by configuring log off in Azure Virtual Desktop with a desktop shortcut to shutdown.exe, using the -L option to achieve log off of Azure Virtual Desktop connection.

Configure user experience settings in azure virtual desktop by adjusting session timeout properties and group policy controls, improving reliability and user satisfaction for cloud windows 11 sessions.

Explore FSLogix profile containers that attach dynamically to Azure Virtual Desktop VMs, delivering near-instant local-like user profiles. Emphasizes best practices for certification readiness and the shift from roaming profiles.

Cloud Cache provides a local cached copy of the FSLogix profile to improve availability and resiliency in Azure Virtual Desktop, supporting multiple remote cloud locations.

Configure a Remote App in Azure Virtual Desktop by creating an Azure Active Directory security group, assigning users, and linking an application group to provide group-based, single-app access.

Analyze costs in Azure Virtual Desktop with cost management, focusing on the test two resource group to monitor spend and the $192 credit.

Discover built-in monitoring in Azure Virtual Desktop via the VM monitoring tab, track metrics like network utilization, CPU, disk bytes, and memory, and pin them to dashboards.

Create a log analytics workspace in the Test Two resource group for Azure Virtual Desktop, named log-analytics-avd in east US, with tags for cost reports and a template for automation.

Enable advanced monitoring by connecting session hosts to a log analytics workspace and configuring diagnostic settings, then use monitoring insights to view health metrics for Azure Virtual Desktop.

Ensure business continuity for Azure Virtual Desktop by replicating virtual machines to a remote region, preserving user identities and profile containers, with Azure Site Recovery and virtual networking in place.

Download the Azure Virtual Desktop documentation PDF, save a local copy for quick reference, and explore Udemy courses on Azure services like the Azure Kubernetes Service.