Windows Virtual Desktop

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Hi,

Is there any pre requirements to this course

I am on Video 2 and it is complaining as I don't have a virtual network connected and no information for any Domain administrator account information ?

To complete this do I need a domain controller running in Azure ?

Thanks,

Hi Mark,

(I know we talked via email, just wanted to put my response here as well for others to benefit)

There aren’t any direct prerequisites for the course, but knowledge about Active Directory and Azure will definitely be helpful!

There are some infrastructure requirements. Active Directory is a requirement for running Windows Virtual Desktop. It can be either an on-premises instance of Active Directory Domain Services, or Azure Active Directory Domain Services. This is required because the session hosts (the WVD VMs) must be a member of a domain.

If you have an on-premises AD Domain, you will need to make sure the session hosts can contact a domain controller. This is the configuration I use, and I have an always up, site-to-site VPN between my on-premises network, and my Azure VNet that the session hosts are connected to.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/tutorial-site-to-site-portal

You can also use Azure Active Directory Domain Services. This is basically running a domain controller in Azure. Note that this is not the same as Azure AD, which is just an identity directory, not a domain that the VMs can join.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-domain-services/tutorial-create-instance

Hope this helps, let me know if you have more questions!

Thanks Mike will keep you in the loop as I test this

Mark.

All worked out ok thanks for the help Mike.

@Mark-Doughty-0 ,

Great! Which one did you go with, site-to-site and on-premises AD, or Azure AD domain services?

Azure AD Domain Services as I am waiting for my static IP's to be put on my circuit at home.

Really impressed with the solution how many companies are taking this up ?

@Mark-Doughty-0 ,

According to Microsoft, a lot! We are not seeing the demand for training yet, but I believe we will soon. With more and more people working remote, and with many organizations realizing the benefits of remote workers, it is only going to increase. I have read about organizations repurposing office space, since their workforce is now remote!

Microsoft also recently announced a new specialty exam, Microsoft Certified: Windows Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140) due in March 2021.

As you have probably seen, there have been several changes since I filmed those episodes. They have made MSIX App Attach so much easier, and added some really good monitoring capabilities with Azure Monitor. Microsoft seems to be all in with Windows Virtual Desktop!

Thanks for the update Mike. Yes one to keep an eye on I think. A lot of businesses will run with this

Mark.