One value proposition of any cloud service is consumption-based pricing, only paying for services when used. Consumption-based pricing is an advantage of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), Microsoft Azure-hosted remote desktop service. Or at least it would be if there was an easy way to start and stop session hosts based on demand.
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In this video, I go over the two options for WVD Load Balancing, Depth-First and Breadth-First. I also demonstrate how each distributes new connections and how to change Load Balancing options and set the maximum number of connections per session host.
Continue reading “Azure Windows Virtual Desktop Load Balancing”One unfortunate aspect of working with Windows Virtual Desktop is the inability to assign users to an Application Group based on group management. Microsoft has heard this complaint and an upcoming version of WVD portal management will include App Group access based on group membership. Until that is available, I created a script that should help.
Continue reading “Update an WVD Application Group Based on a Windows AD Security Group”Over the past few months I’ve created and removed many Windows Virtual Desktop Host Pools for testing. Removing a WVD Host Pool can be a little tedious so I crated and shareing a script that walks through selecting and removing a Host Pool. GitHub link below.
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I spent hours this week trying to design a Windows Virtual Desktop solution that stores FXLogix profiles in Azure Files. This should be a simple task, but once I got into the details it proved anything but simple. The first consideration was a note on the overview page of the WVD documentation “What is Windows Virtual Desktop” :
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In this video, I walk through creating a Service Principal using PowerShell and assigning it the role of Windows Virtual Desktop Owner. Once created, I use the new Azure AD Application Service Principal to deploy a host pool using the Portal.
Continue reading “Azure Windows Virtual Desktop Service Principal Deployment!”In this video, I go over the basics of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) and why an organization may be interested in using it. I compare WVD to Remote Desktop Services (RDS), outlining the major differences. After that, I give a tutorial on configuring permissions for WVD into Azure AD, install the PowerShell Modules and then setup the Tenant. Once that’s in place, I deploy a WVD host pool from the Azure Marketplace and log in with the HTML5 client.
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This is intended for anyone interested in Azure Backups or studying for the AZ-103 or other Microsoft Certification. This video starts with an overview of the Azure Backup Agent, also known as the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent. Next, it goes into installing the agent, configuring, scheduling and running backups. After that, basic troubleshooting is covered along with recovering data and finally, removing the agent and backup date.