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This course will help you implement and manage FSLogix on Azure Virtual Desktop and allow you to understand how it integrates with other Azure services. It covers what FSLogix is, how to deploy it, and how to configure its various features.
Learning Objectives
- Plan for FSLogix
- Install and configure FSLogix
- Configure profile containers
- Configure cloud cache
- Migrate user profiles to FSLogix
Intended Audience
This course is intended for anyone who wants to become an Azure Virtual Desktop Specialist or anyone preparing to take the AZ-140 exam.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you should have a good understanding of Azure administration, however, this is not essential.
Welcome to this module on planning for FSLogix. In this module, we will cover the following topics. We will start off by talking about what FSLogix is. Next, we will highlight some of FSLogix key capabilities. Finally, we will look at the eligibility requirements for FSLogix.
In this first lecture let's discuss what FSLogix is. It's primary function is to enhance user profile experience on VDI environments. FSLogix can be used for profile containerization, Office suite containerization, Application masking and Java version control. It allows user profile data to roam across the VDI session hosts which allows for a much richer experience when working in Azure Virtual Desktop. Lets now take a look at some of the key capabilities of FSLogix. It allows you to redirect user profiles to a network location, and in the case of Azure Virtual Desktop, this is normally an Azure File Share.
Rather than redirect the entire profile, you can simply redirect only the Microsoft Office suite data. This is normally used in a scenario when a company has a different roaming profile solution that is not FSLogix. Your applications that are installed on the Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts utilize the profile as if they were located on a local drive and are able to obscure the redirection. Application masking manages access to fonts, printers, applications and other items. You can control which users have access to these and which do not by using App Masking.
Finally, Cloud Cache is used with profile containers to create a resilient and highly available environment. It places a part of the profile virtual hard disk, VHD, on the local hard drive. We are going to finish this module by looking at the requirements to run FSLogix. You need to ensure you have the relevant Microsoft 365 license, which includes either Microsoft 365 E3, E5, F1, F3 or for companies who are eligible for education licensing, A3, A5. You can also utilize Windows 10 Enterprise E3, E5 or A3, A5 for the education sector. Remote Desktop Services, or RDS, Client Access License, CAL, and Subscriber Access License, SAL, is also supported. From an operating system perspective, FSLogix will run on Windows 7 and above for desktop OS and server 2008 R2 and above for server
Shabaz Darr is a Senior Infrastructure Specialist at Netcompany based in the UK. He has 15 years plus experience working in the IT industry, 7 of those he has spent working with Microsoft Cloud Technologies in general, with a focus on MEM and IaaS. Shabaz is a Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility with certifications in Azure Administration and Azure Virtual Desktop. During his time working with Microsoft Cloud, Shabaz has helped multiple public and private sector clients in the UK with designing and implementing secure Azure Virtual Desktop environments.