Tag: remote desktop

What is RDP Shortpath for AVD Public Networks and How to Use It

Posted on by Travis Roberts
AVD

This is a follow up to my previous video on RDP Shortpath for Private networks.  A low Round Trip Time (RTT) is required for a good user experience in Azure Virtual Desktop.  RDP Shortpath for Public Networks in AVD improves the connection between the client and session host.  Performance is improved by using UDP and a direct connection over the public internet. In this video, we go over the requirements and considerations of RDP Shortpath for public networks. 

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What is RDP Shortpath for AVD Managed Networks and How to Use It

Posted on by Travis Roberts
AVD

A low Round Trip Time (RTT) is required for a good user experience in Azure Virtual Desktop.  With RDP Shortpath for AVD Managed Networks, we can leverage existing connections between the client network and Azure to keep the RTT latency low.  But this feature is not enabled by default.  In this video, we go over connectivity between the client and an AVD Session Host.  Then we review how we can use RDP Shortpath for AVD Managed Networks to direct traffic over existing private WAN connections between the client and Session Hosts.

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Scheduled Agent Updates in Azure Virtual Desktop

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Scheduled Agents Updates AVD

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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Autoscale with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Scaling Plans

Posted on by Travis Roberts
AVD

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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Announcing Windows 365!

Posted on by Travis Roberts
AVD

Microsoft announced Windows 365 this week at Inspire.  With this announcement comes a new way to deliver remote desktops as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform built on Azure Virtual Desktop and is a significant addition to virtual desktop options in Azure.  There is a limited amount of information available about windows 365; in this post and accompanying video, we’ll break down what it is and how it differs from Azure Virtual Desktop.  Keep in mind that this is a new service, the information available may not be complete and change once Windows 365 is available.

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Shut Down Unused Session Hosts in a Windows Virtual Desktop Pooled or Personal Host Pool

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WVD Function App

(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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