Until now, there has been no options available to schedule when Azure Virtual Desktop Agent updates take place. Now in preview is an option to set a weekly schedule that defines when agent updates can take place. This video goes over what components make up the AVD agent and how updates take place. We then review how to set a schedule for both validation and non-validation host pool environments.
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Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) now has an integrated session host scaling solution built into the portal. This video goes over how to configure the custom role required for autoscale, then create a scaling plan and schedule and assign it to a host pool.
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(UPDATED 6/17/2021 with code for multiple pooled and personal host pools) Azure Virtual Desktop (previously Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)) has a new option in preview that starts session hosts in a personal or pooled host pool when a user connects. It won’t, however, shut down the session hosts when the user logs out. The script outlined in this video will evaluate all running and available session hosts in a personal or pooled host pool and shut down and deallocate session hosts without an active connection. Deallocating Session hosts while not in use can save money on compute costs.
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