Az-140 Azure Virtual Desktop (Avd) (updated 2/2023)

Journey to Cloud Desktop

What you'll learn

Understanding of Azure cloud Components which is required to build AVD Infrastructure and various objectives for the exam AZ-140

Design and Deploy Azure Cloud and Azure Virtual Desktop Services

Implementation of FSlogix Solution(profile Container, Cloudcache, Appmasking etc.)

Azure Backup and disaster recovery for Azure Virtual desktop

Securing Azure Virtual Desktop

Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop

Requirements

Required Zero Knowledge on Azure cloud with some basic knowledge on Windows OS, GPO,AD,DNS, Networking

Description

In this Course you will learn about how to plan, design, implement and monitor   Azure cloud services and  Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.This Course does not require prior azure knowledge and we will cover from the basics of azure to deploy the AVD InfrastructureThis training  course  is a combination of  Azure Architect (AZ-305) and AZ-140 where I have included topics from Azure compute, network, storage and Identity and Access management as well as Azure Virtual Desktop so such mix and match you would not find anywhere.All concepts covered in this course are aligned to the following Exam ObjectivesPlan an Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Manage Access and Security Manage User Environments and Apps Monitor and Maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure In this course, you will learn about below  Azure cloud and Azure Virtual Desktop services .Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture* assess existing physical and virtual desktop environments* assess network capacity and speed requirements for Azure Virtual Desktop* recommend an operating system for an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation * plan and configure name resolution for Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)* plan a host pools architecture* recommend resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups* configure a location for the Azure Virtual Desktop metadata* calculate and recommend a configuration for Azure Virtual Machine capacity requirementsDesign for user identities and profiles* Select an appropriate licensing model for Azure Virtual Desktop based on requirements* recommend an appropriate storage solution (including Azure NetApp Files versus Azure Files)* plan for Azure Virtual Desktop client deployment* plan for user profiles* recommend a solution for network connectivity* plan for Azure AD Connect for user identitiesImplement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop* implement Azure virtual network connectivity* manage connectivity to the internet and on-premises networks* implement and manage network security* secure  Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts by using Azure Bastion* monitor and troubleshoot network connectivityImplement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop* configure storage for FSLogix components* configure storage accounts* configure disks* create file sharesCreate and configure host pools and session hosts* create a host pool by using the Azure portal*  create a host pool based on Windows client or Windows Server session hosts and  configure host pool settings* manage licensing for session hosts that run Windows client or Windows Server* assign users to host pools* apply security and compliance settings to session hostsCreate and manage session host images* create a gold image*  modify a session host image*  deploy a session host by using a custom image*  plan for image update and management*  create and use a Shared Image Gallery*  troubleshoot OS issues related to Azure Virtual DesktopManage access* plan and implement Azure roles and role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Virtual Desktop* manage roles, groups and rights assignment on Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts* configure user restrictions by using AD group policies and Azure policiesManage security* plan and implement Conditional Access policies for connections to Azure Virtual Desktop* plan and implement multifactor authentication in Azure Virtual Desktop* manage security by using Azure Security Center* configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus for session hostsImplement and manage FSLogix* plan for FSLogix* install and configure FSLogix* configure Profile Containers* configure Cloud Cache* migrate user profiles to FSLogixConfigure user experience settings* configure persistent and non-persistent desktop environments* configure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) properties on a host pool* configure session timeout properties* troubleshoot user profile issues* troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop clientInstall and configure apps on a session host* implement application masking* deploy an application as a RemoteApp* implement and manage OneDrive for Business for a multi-session environment* implement and manage Microsoft Teams AV Redirect* create and configure an application group* troubleshoot application issues related to Azure Virtual DesktopPlan and implement business continuity and disaster recovery* plan and implement a disaster recovery plan for Azure Virtual Desktop* design a backup strategy for Azure Virtual Desktop* configure backup and restore for FSLogix user profiles* implement autoscaling in host poolsMonitor and manage performance and health* monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Monitor* customize Azure Monitor workbooks for Azure Virtual Desktop monitoring* optimize session host capacity and performance* manage active sessions and application groups* monitor and optimize autoscaling result

Overview

Section 1: Introduction and Starting with Microsoft Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Microsoft Azure Overview

Lecture 3 Microsoft Azure Trial Account Creation

Lecture 4 Important Note before starting the Lab

Section 2: Implement Microsoft Azure Infrastructure for Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 5 What is Tenant and Subscription

Lecture 6 Resource Hierarchy in Azure

Lecture 7 LAB-Management Group

Lecture 8 LAB- Subscription

Lecture 9 LAB-Resource Group

Lecture 10 What is Azure Virtual Network

Lecture 11 LAB-Azure Virtual Network

Lecture 12 What is Azure Virtual Machine Service and Availability Options

Lecture 13 LAB-Azure Virtual Machine Service, availability set, availability Zone

Lecture 14 What is Azure Disk Service

Lecture 15 LAB-Azure Disk Service

Lecture 16 Azure Network Security Group

Lecture 17 LAB-Azure Network Security Group

Lecture 18 Azure Virtual Network Peering

Lecture 19 LAB-Azure Virtual Network Peering

Lecture 20 Azure Virtual Network Routing

Lecture 21 LAB-Azure Virtual Network Routing

Lecture 22 What is Azure Active Directory (Overview + LAB)

Lecture 23 What is Azure AD Custom Domain

Lecture 24 LAB-Azure AD Custom Domain

Lecture 25 Active Directory Implementation (Overview+LAB)

Lecture 26 What is Azure AD Connect

Lecture 27 LAB-Azure AD Connect

Lecture 28 Azure Default and Custom DNS (Overview+LAB)

Lecture 29 Azure Private DNS Zone (Overview + LAB)-Optional

Lecture 30 Optional-Azure Public DNS Zone (Overview+LAB)

Lecture 31 What is Azure Key Vault

Lecture 32 LAB-Azure Key Vault

Lecture 33 Optional-What is Azure Firewall

Lecture 34 Optional-LAB-Azure Firewall

Lecture 35 Optional-What is Azure Virtual Private Network

Lecture 36 Optional-LAB-Azure Virtual Private Network

Lecture 37 Optional-What is Azure Bastion (Overview + LAB)

Lecture 38 Optional-What is Azure NAT Gateway (Overview + LAB)-Optional

Section 3: Planning and Design of Azure Virtual Virtual Desktop

Lecture 39 Introduction of Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 40 Why AVD over other VDI solution

Lecture 41 Azure Virtual Desktop architecture

Lecture 42 Understanding Azure Virtual Desktop network connectivity

Lecture 43 Azure Virtual Desktop Licensing

Lecture 44 Azure Virtual Desktop Prerequisites

Lecture 45 Design consideration for Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 46 Network Consideration (Latency & RTT) for Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 47 Azure Calculator to estimate AVD cost

Lecture 48 Types of Virtual Desktops

Lecture 49 Azure Virtual Desktop Resources

Lecture 50 Managed Image for Azure Virtual Desktop (Overview + LAB)

Lecture 51 Shared image/Compute Gallery for Azure Virtual Desktop (Overview + LAB)

Section 4: Implement Azure Virtual Desktop Hostpool

Lecture 52 Azure Virtual Desktop Host Pool Load Balancing Method

Lecture 53 How To Create Azure Virtual Desktop Host pool

Lecture 54 How to assign users to host pools

Lecture 55 How to Access AVD from Web and RD client

Lecture 56 How to scale or Add Session host to existing Host Pool

Lecture 57 How to Add Session host Manually to Host pool

Lecture 58 How to Create Personal Host pool

Lecture 59 How to Create Host Pool for Application Delivery

Lecture 60 Installation & Optimization of MS teams and OneDrive in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 61 Overview of Settings related to Host pool, Application group and Workspace

Lecture 62 What is Auto scale in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 63 LAB-Auto scale

Lecture 64 How to Create Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure AD join

Lecture 65 How to Configure Azure Virtual Desktop SSO with ADFS

Lecture 66 Role based Access Control in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 67 AVD patching and application life cycle management

Section 5: Implementing FSlogix on Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 68 What is FSlogix

Lecture 69 Storage account for FSlogix Profile Container (Overview)

Lecture 70 LAB: Azure Storage account (Azure Premium Files)

Lecture 71 What is Service Endpoint and Private Endpoint

Lecture 72 LAB-Service Endpoint

Lecture 73 LAB: Private Endpoint for Azure Premium Files

Lecture 74 LAB-How to implement FSLogix in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 75 What is FSlogix Cloud Cache

Lecture 76 LAB-How to Implement FSlogix Cloud Cache in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 77 What is Application Masking

Lecture 78 LAB-FSlogix App Masking

Lecture 79 Security Best Practice for FSlogix profile Share hosted in Azure Files

Lecture 80 Addressing FSlogix User Profile issues in AVD Environment

Lecture 81 FSLOGIX in more detail

Section 6: Securing Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 82 What is Azure Conditional Access Policy

Lecture 83 LAB- Azure Conditional access policy

Lecture 84 Azure hybrid AD join for AVD session host

Lecture 85 How to Configure Access control for AVD from managed and um managed device

Lecture 86 Azure AD password less sign-in configuration

Lecture 87 SSO and FIDO passwordless authentication to AVD

Lecture 88 How to Implement Azure Policy

Lecture 89 How to Configure Session Timeout for Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 90 How to Use AppLocker in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 91 How to Implement Screen capture block in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 92 Onboarding AVD session host to Defender for Endpoint

Lecture 93 Optional-Defender Features to secure AVD

Section 7: Monitoring and Alert in Azure Virtual Desktop

Lecture 94 Configuring Log analytics Workspace and onboarding Session Hosts

Lecture 95 Azure Virtual Desktop Monitoring

Lecture 96 Azure Virtual Desktop Alert Configuration

Section 8: Azure virtual desktop with Microsoft intune

Lecture 97 Intune overview

Lecture 98 Intune portal walk-through

Lecture 99 AVD enrollment with intune

Lecture 100 Deploying O365 apps using Intune

Lecture 101 Deploying Win32 Apps using Intune

Lecture 102 Dynamic device group in Intune

Lecture 103 Device Configuration Profile in Intune

Lecture 104 Compliance Policy in Intune for AVD

Lecture 105 Conditional Policy in Intune for AVD

Section 9: AVD New and preview features

Lecture 106 MSIX appattach overview

Lecture 107 Lab-MSIX

Lecture 108 Private link for AVD

Lecture 109 FSLOGIX profile for Azure AD joined session hosts using Azure AD Kerberos

Lecture 110 RDP Shortpath for Azure Virtual Desktop for public Network

Lecture 111 How to Resize AVD session hosts in bulk

Lecture 112 Watermarking in AVD

Section 10: Wrap-up

Lecture 113 Exam tips and materials

Lecture 114 Wrap-up

Beginner or intermediate Desktop Support, EUC, Cloud/VDI professionals