Virtualizing Enterprise Desktops and Apps: VM-based and Session-based RDS

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Overview/Description
Windows Server 2012 R2 contains the Remote Desktop Services server role which is used to provide session-based and virtual machine-based desktop deployments. This role provides a fault-tolerant and scalable RDS deployment. VM-based desktops allow clients to connect to a full Windows desktop as either a pooled or personal virtual desktop. Session-based desktop deployments allow clients to access applications from their desktops as if they were installed locally. This course will discuss the planning and implementing of VDI environments. It will also demonstrate how to deploy session-based and VM-based virtual desktop deployments. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Microsoft Exam 70-694: Virtualizing Enterprise Desktops and Apps certification exam with credit toward MCP, Microsoft Specialist credentials.

Target Audience
IT administrators who want to gain experience using Microsoft virtualization technologies to plan for and implement application and desktop virtualization in a medium to large organization; learners looking to prepare for the 70-694: Virtualizing Enterprise Desktops and Apps certification exam

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Virtualizing Enterprise Desktops and Apps: VM-based and Session-based RDS

start the course

describe Remote Desktop Services and its functionality and benefits

describe the RDS architecture, including the services it provides

describe virtual machine-based and session-based VDI deployment scenarios

describe functions RDS provides to enhance client experiences

describe the components in a typical VM-based and session-based deployment

identify RDS infrastructure considerations

describe the planning considerations for VM-based desktop deployment

plan storage and memory capacity for VM-based desktop capacity

plan networking and processing for VM-based desktop capacity

identify the steps required to deploy VM-based desktops

install a VM-based RDS deployment strategy by installing the required roles using the Add Roles and Features Wizard

configure Active Directory settings to give RD Connection Broker appropriate permissions to join virtual desktops to the domain

create a virtual desktop template to create VMs for users

create a pooled virtual desktop collection to manage VM-based desktop deployments

create a personal virtual desktop collection to manage VM-based desktop deployments

update pooled virtual desktops after a VM template has been changed using the Recreate All Virtual Desktops Wizard

configure user and client settings for the collection pool

plan for the deployment of the RDS Session Host role service

describe the various methods used to preserve user state on session-based desktops

install a session-based RDS deployment strategy by installing the required roles using the Add Roles and Features Wizard

add a licensing server to the session-based RDS deployment

configure the RD Gateway and RD Web Access for a session-based RDS deployment

configure certificates for a session-based RDS deployment

create a session collection, including configuring the user groups and user profile disks

configure additional session collection settings using the Properties dialog box

plan for and deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure

Course Number:
cl_veda_a03_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate