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Module 15: Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Local

Level: L300 | Duration: 4 hours | Prerequisites: Module 05 | Hands-on: Lab

Module Status

Framework module — content in development.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe AVD on Azure Local architecture and benefits (data locality, compliance, latency)
  • Deploy an AVD host pool on Azure Local
  • Deploy session hosts via Arc VMs
  • Configure FSLogix for user profile management
  • Implement scaling plans and autoscale

Topics

  1. AVD on Azure Local Architecture
  2. Benefits — Data Locality, Compliance, Low Latency
  3. Host Pool Deployment on Azure Local
  4. Session Host Deployment — Arc VMs as session hosts
  5. Image Management — base images, custom images
  6. FSLogix Profile Containers
  7. Scaling Plans and Autoscale
  8. Monitoring AVD Session Health

Hands-on

Lab: Deploy an AVD host pool on Azure Local. Add session hosts. Configure FSLogix. Connect a test user. Configure autoscale.

IaC: Bicep templates in labs/iac/15-avd/.