AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

Course Description

This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage remote applications and virtual desktop experiences for any type of device in Azure. Lessons include deploying and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, deploying and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop health and performance, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. Through a combination of demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will learn how to deploy virtual desktop applications and experiences in Azure Virtual Desktop and optimize them to work in multi-session virtual environments. Candidates for this course should have a strong understanding of Azure administration. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies relevant to migration to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used tools common to the Azure environment, such as Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.

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Audience profile

Students in the AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop course are interested in delivering applications to Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to work in multi-session virtual environments. As an Azure Virtual Desktop administrator, you will work closely with Azure administrators and architects, as well as Microsoft 365 administrators. An Azure Virtual Desktop administrator's responsibilities include planning, deploying, packaging, updating, and maintaining the Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. They also create session host images, deploy and manage FSLogix, monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.

Items in this collection

• Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture (10 Units)
• Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture Design (10 Units)
• Identity and user profile design (11 units)
• Azure Virtual Desktop Networking Deployment and Management (13 Units)
• Azure Virtual Desktop Storage Deployment and Management (8 Units)
• Creating and configuring host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop (8 units)
• Creating and managing a session host image for Azure Virtual Desktop (10 units)
• Access Management for Azure Virtual Desktop (7 Units)
• Azure Virtual Desktop Security Administration (9 Units)
• FSLogix Implementation and Administration (14 Units)
• Setting up the user experience (12 Units)
• Installing and configuring applications on a session host (12 units)
• Planning for disaster recovery (6 units)
• Automating Azure Virtual Desktop Administration Tasks (7 Units)
• Monitoring and managing performance and status (8 units)

Course outline

Module 1: Planning an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment

In this module, students will learn how to assess existing physical and virtual desktop environments, plan and configure name resolution for Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), and plan Azure Virtual Desktop client deployments. Formatting only. No bullets or lists.

Lessons

• Azure Virtual Desktop architecture

• Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture Design

• Identity design and user profiles

Lab : Preparing an Azure Virtual Desktop (Azure AD DS) deployment

Lab : Preparing an Azure Virtual Desktop (AD DS) deployment

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the components of Azure Virtual Desktop

• Describe personal and grouped desktops

• Recommend an operating system for an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment

• Planning a Host Group Architecture

Module 2: Deploying an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

In this module, students will learn how to manage Internet and on-premises network connectivity, create a host pool using the Azure portal, deploy host pools using Azure Resource Manager templates, apply operating system and application updates to a running Azure Virtual Desktop host, and create a master image.

Lessons

• Deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop networks

• Deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop storage

• Creating and configuring host groups and session hosts

• Creating and managing session host images

Lab : Deploying host groups and session hosts using the Azure portal (AD DS)

Lab : Deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop storage (Azure AD DS)

Lab : Deploying hosts and host groups using Azure Resource Manager templates

Lab: Deploying and managing hosts and host groups using PowerShell

Lab : Creating and Configuring Host Groups and Session Hosts (Azure AD DS)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement Azure Virtual Network Connectivity

• Manage connectivity to the Internet and local networks

• Understanding Azure Virtual Desktop network connectivity

• Set up an Azure Virtual Desktop session host with Azure Bastion

• Configuring FSLogix Component Storage

• Setting up disks and file shares

• Modify a session host image

• Creating and using a Shared Image Gallery (GIS)

• Plan and Implement Remote Desktop Protocol Shortpath

• Configure Remote Desktop Protocol Shortpath for Managed Networks

• Configure Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security for RDP Shortpath

Module 3: Managing Access and Security

In this module, students will learn how to plan and implement Azure roles and RBAC for Azure Virtual Desktop, implement conditional access policies for connections, plan and implement MFA, and manage security using Azure Security Center.

Lessons

• Access management

• Manage security

Lab : Configuring Conditional Access Policies for Connections to Azure Virtual Desktop (AD DS)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage local roles, groups, and rights assignments on an Azure Virtual Desktop session host

• Configure user restrictions using AD group policies and Azure AD policies

• Understanding Conditional Access Policy Components

• Prepare Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)-based Conditional Access for Azure Virtual Desktop

• Implement Azure AD-based Conditional Access for Azure Virtual Desktop

Module 4: Managing Applications and User Environments

In this module, students will learn how to plan FSLogix, install FSLogix, configure cloud caching, deploy an application as a remote application, and deploy and manage OneDrive for Business for a multi-session environment.

Lessons

• Implementing and managing FSLogix

• Setting up the user experience

• Installing and configuring applications on a session host

Lab : Deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop profiles (Azure AD DS)

Lab: Packaging Windows Azure Desktop (AD DS) Applications

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configuring profile containers

• Configure Azure Files to store Azure Virtual Desktop profile containers in an AAD DS environment

• Deploy FSLogix-based profiles for Azure Virtual Desktop in an Azure AD DS environment

• Deploy FSLogix-based profiles for Azure Virtual Desktop

• Preparing and creating MSIX application packages

• Deploy an MSIX application connection container for Azure Virtual Desktop in an AD DS environment

• Setting up Office containers

• Install Microsoft Office using FSLogix Application Containers

• Create a profile container with Azure NetApp Files and capacity pools

• Implement the Start Virtual Machine Online Feature

• Uploading MSIX images to Azure NetApp Files in Azure Virtual Desktop

Module 5: Monitoring and maintaining an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

In this module, students will learn how to plan and implement a disaster recovery plan for Azure Virtual Desktop, configure automation in Azure Virtual Desktop, implement autoscaling on host groups, and optimize session host capacity and performance.

Lessons

• Planning and implementing business continuity and disaster recovery

• Automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks

• Monitoring and managing performance and status

Lab : Implementing Auto Scaling in Host Groups (AD DS)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan and implement a disaster recovery plan for Azure Virtual Desktop

• Set up automation in Azure Virtual Desktop

• Monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure Monitor

• Customize Azure Workbooks for Azure Virtual Desktop Monitoring

• Configure autoscaling for Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts

• Check autoscaling for an Azure Virtual Desktop session host

Language

• Course: English

• Labs: English