Install and Configure FSLogix FSLogix is mandatory for a pooled host pool with the Windows 10 multisession operating system. You can install FSLogix in the existing Windows 10 multisession golden image, and you can also use a marketplace multisession image, create a VM, and proceed with the FSLogix installation before you start creating a pooled…
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…
What Are the Possible Scenarios with the Profile Container? These are the options: Single SMB file share with FSLogix: You can have a single file share (any file or Azure file share) to store a user profile using FSLogix as shown in Figure 6-30. If you use Azure file share, then it can be connected…
What Is the Cloud Cache? The cloud cache is an alternative to the profile container, and it also provides some additional functionality to the profile container. The cloud cache uses a local profile to service all reads from a redirected profile or office container, after the first read. The cloud cache also allows the use…
Configure Registry Settings for the Cloud Cache with SMB The cloud cache can be configured using the registry as a profile container. All the settings are applied here under the registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Fslogix\Profiles. Make sure you remove VHDLocation and replace it with the CCDLocation key with the format shown in Table 6-4. The following are two…
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…
What Are the Possible Scenarios with the Profile Container? Here are the scenarios: •\ Single SMB file share to store the user profiles in a single region •\ Multiple SMB shares to store the user profiles in multiple regions with auto sync •\ Multiple Azure blobs to store the user profiles in multiple regions with…