Azure Virtual Desktop: 4 Wk Proof of Concept

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) This environment consists of a single primary site that manages servers and workstations. Objectives and High-Level Scope The objectives for this engagement are as follows: • Initial licensing review • Initial environment review
• Image deployment • Design and implement AVD environment • User Profile • Enable Monitoring Insights • Enable Auto Scaling

Detailed Scope The following table lists the detailed work effort and estimated time for each item in days. Action Initial environment review • Verify domain connectivity is in place • GPO settings • Domain OU structure • User and group membership for AVD Image deployment • Work with application (up to 20) owners to create a base image on a reference computer • Configure Azure Compute Gallery for the base image • Create an image from the reference computer Design and implement the AVD environment • Host Pool settings • Session Host settings • Workspace Settings • RDP Properties • Enable scripted Session Host deployment User Profile • Review options for FSLogix profile management • Create storage accounts for User Profiles • Configure GPOs for FSLogix Enable Monitoring Insights • Create/verify Log Analytics workspace • Configure host pool for Monitoring • Review the Monitoring portal Enable Auto Scaling • Create a scaling plan to auto start/stop session hosts Validation and sign-off • Functional Validation Testing (FVT) and sign-off • Define and document individual tests to be performed • Perform FVT • Submit FVT results to the customer for signoff Documentation • As-Built documentation Project meeting • Project meetings

Deliverables

1. Initial environment review
2. Image deployment
3. Design and implement the AVD environment
4. User Profile
5. Enable Monitoring Insights
6. Enable Auto Scaling