Configure Storage for FSLogix Components FSLogix is the tool used to manage user profiles for pooled desktops since pooled desktops are not persistent desktops. FSLogix allows you to configure the user profile location on the desktop, and the user profile gets attached to the desktop whenever the user logs in to the desktop. Pooled desktops…
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How to Create a Package with the MSIX Packaging Tool? – Install and Configure Apps on a Session Host
How to Create a Package with the MSIX Packaging Tool? The MSIX Packaging tool is a Microsoft tool that allows you to repackage your existing desktop applications to the MSIX format. It offers both an interactive UI and a command line for conversions and gives you the ability to convert an application without having the…
Plan forFSLogix FSLogix enhances and simplifies nonpersistent Windows computing environments. AVD recommends FSLogix profile containers as a user profile solution. FSLogix is designed to roam user profiles in Azure Virtual Desktop by storing a complete user profile in a single container on remote storage. A user profile contains data elements about an individual, including configuration…
Profile Storage Performance Requirements FSLogix depends on the storage type used for the user profile VHDx files, as well as on the host pool location and storage location. Profile storage IOPS needs to be considered and calculated properly for all users while selecting profile storage. For example, you may need around 1,000 input/output operations per…
Configure Profile Containers First let’s understand what the FSLogix profile container is, and then we will see the steps to configure it. The profile container is a fully remote profile solution for nonpersistent environments like pooled virtual desktops; it allows you to store the user profile on remote storage. The profile container redirects the entire…
Configure the Profile Container Registry Settings The profile container can be enabled through the registry settings and FSLogix user groups. As you have learned, the registry settings may be managed manually inside the image or manually on each session host or with GPOs, and you can make the decision based on your requirements. It is…
Update-AzStorageAccountAuthForAES256 -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName #You can run the Debug-AzStorageAccountAuth cmdlet to conduct a set of basic checks on your AD configuration with the logged on AD user. This cmdlet is supported on AzFilesHybrid v0.1.2+ version. For more details on the checks performed in this cmdlet, see Azure Files Windows troubleshooting guide. \ 11.\ The…
Optional Registry Settings for Profile Container Table 6-3 shows the addition registry keys. Table 6-3. VHDLocation All Extra Registry Keys Can User Groups Be Included and Excluded in FSLogix? Yes, you can include and exclude user groups in an FSLogix profile. There are often users whom you want to keep local profiles for such as…
Adding a Cloud Cache Registry Key with a Blob Here are the steps to add the cloud cache registry key with a blob: \ 1.\ You have to get the Azure blob connection string from the storage account we created earlier for the user profile, before you add the registry key. See Figure 6-35. Figure…
Automated Image Creation with the Azure Image Builder Azure Image Builder (AIB) is a free, Azure-native tool that allows you to automate the image creation process, and you can still add customization with a PowerShell/Python/ Shell script. AIB uses CLI and PowerShell commands to automate image creation with Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages provider. See Figure 7-6. Figure 7-6. …