Program Outline
Configure and Operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure. Lessons include implementing and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, implementing, and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.
Delivery
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Duration
4 days
Product
Azure
Role
Administrator
Microsoft
Virtual DesktopAzure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Azure
Best Fit
Audience Profile
Who This Program Is For
Students for AZ-140: Configure and Operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop are interested in delivering applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. As an Azure Virtual Desktop administrator, you will closely with the Azure Administrators and Architects, along with Microsoft 365 Administrators. Azure Virtual Desktop administrator responsibilities include planning, deploying, packaging, updating, and maintaining the Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. They also create session host images, implement and manage FSLogix, monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.
Overview
Program Summary
This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure. Lessons include implementing and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, implementing, and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.
Course Outline
Complete Module Sequence
Review the full module sequence for this program, including the primary topic coverage in each module where available.
1Module 1
Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
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Module 1
Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
- Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
- Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture
- Design for user identities and profiles
2Module 2
Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
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Module 2
Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
- Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Create and configure host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Create and manage session host image for Azure Virtual Desktop
3Module 3
Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop
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Module 3
Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop
Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Manage access for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Manage security for Azure Virtual Desktop
4Module 4
Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop
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Module 4
Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop
Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Implement and manage FSLogix
- Configure user experience settings
- Install and configure apps on a session host
5Module 5
Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
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Module 5
Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
- Monitor and manage performance and health
- Plan and implement updates, backups, and disaster recovery
Coverage Areas
Topic Coverage
Coverage Item 1
Core certification domains
Coverage Item 2
Hands-on implementation scenarios
Coverage Item 3
Operational best practices
Coverage Item 4
Exam and delivery readiness
Customization
Adapt This Program for Your Team
We can adapt this program around your team structure, platform priorities, delivery goals, and the scenarios your people need to work through in practice.
- •Align labs to your production environment and platform priorities
- •Add focused exam-readiness reviews and instructor-led practice sessions
- •Extend into project-specific architecture or delivery coaching
