11/11/2018 Desktop Virtualization Corey Hynes Kyle Rosenthal President Technical Lead HynesITe Inc Spider Consulting P/L @holSystems @windowspcguy Microsoft Virtual Academy © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Module 13 Deploying VDI
Installing VDI Components Desktop VDI Deployment with Server Manager Session Deployment with Server Manager Quick Deployment Standard Deployment
Demo Deploying VDI components with Server Manager
Certificates and VDI Certificate needed for the following Connection Broker RD Gateway RD Web Access RD Session Host Standard SSL certificate Wildcard OK Must be trusted by clients
Demo Assigning certificates to a VDI deployment
Assigning Session Desktops/RemoteApp Create a new collection By default is session desktops Optionally assign RemoteApp programs Assign user permissions to programs Limit features available to users File transfer, audio, etc. Working with User Profile Disks
Create Virtual Desktop Collections Desktop Templates are VM definitions used to initially create virtual desktops Decide if you want pooled or private Decide if you want managed or unmanaged desktops Decide on your storage locations Decide on your Active Directory configuration Assign user permissions and deployment properties
Remote Desktop PowerShell Module Commands for all UI functions Create/Manage collections Deploy roles Configure deployment
Accessing virtual desktops (VDI) from an External Network 11/11/2018 Accessing virtual desktops (VDI) from an External Network RD Gateway on network edge Ports SSL (443 only) RD Gateway must have trusted certificate Optionally modify RD Gateway RAP/CAP policies © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Demo Managing RD Gateway
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11/11/2018 Desktop Virtualization Corey Hynes Kyle Rosenthal President Technical Lead HynesITe Inc Spider Consulting P/L @holSystems @windowspcguy Microsoft Virtual Academy © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
11/11/2018 Module 14 Managing VDI © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Adding Remote Desktop Services management tools 11/11/2018 Adding Remote Desktop Services management tools All management is done via Server Manager Except RD Gateway RSAT contains all tools and extensions Must register servers in Server Manager to manage them © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Managing RDS Connections 11/11/2018 Managing RDS Connections View and filter user connections in Server Manager User actions available Logoff Disconnect Send Message © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Updating the VM Template Boot template VM and complete mini-setup Make modifications Sysprep with generalize, and then shut down. Create checkpoint. Best practice: Keep a checkpoint of the VM prior to sysprep. The template update process will always use the active checkpoint.
Patching and updating pooled virtual desktop collections 11/11/2018 Patching and updating pooled virtual desktop collections Server Manager offers a “recreate” function. Deletes all VM’s and recreates based on snapshot of template VM. Options for when this happens to minimize impact on user As users log off, on a time, or on a schedule. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Updating personal virtual desktop collections 11/11/2018 Updating personal virtual desktop collections There is no automated “update” process Desktops are treated as physical PC’s System Center, WSUS, etc Deleting and recreating is akin to replacing physical hardware © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Monitoring VDI deployment 11/11/2018 Monitoring VDI deployment Performance Monitor Monitor surrounding infrastructure (network, disk, cpu, etc) Connection statistics in Server Manager System Center Operations Manager PowerShell © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Demo Patching and Updating Virtual Desktop Collections
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