Candidates for this exam are administrators with subject matter expertise in planning, delivering, and managing virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure.
Responsibilities for this role include deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps to Azure.
Professionals in this role deliver applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimize them to run in multi-session virtual environments. To deliver these experiences, they work closely with the Azure administrators and architects, along with Microsoft 365 Administrators.
Candidates for this exam should have experience in Azure technologies, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backups, resilience, and disaster recovery. They should understand on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. These professionals use the Azure portal and Azure Resource Manager
templates to accomplish many tasks. This role may use PowerShell and Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) for more efficient automation.
Candidates for this exam must have expert Azure administration skills
Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture (10-15%)
Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture
   assess existing physical and virtual desktop environments
   assess network capacity and speed requirements for Azure Virtual Desktop
   recommend an operating system for an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
   plan and configure name resolution for Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory
Domain Services (Azure AD DS)
   plan a host pools architecture
   recommend resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups
   configure a location for the Azure Virtual Desktop metadata
   calculate and recommend a configuration for performance requirements
   calculate and recommend a configuration for Azure Virtual Machine capacity requirements
Design for user identities and profiles
   select an appropriate licensing model for Azure Virtual Desktop based on requirements
   recommend an appropriate storage solution (including Azure NetApp Files versus Azure Files)
   plan for Azure Virtual Desktop client deployment
   plan for user profiles
   recommend a solution for network connectivity
   plan for Azure AD Connect for user identities
Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (25-30%)
Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
   implement Azure virtual network connectivity
   manage connectivity to the internet and on-premises networks
   implement and manage network security
   manage Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts by using Azure Bastion
   monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity
Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
   configure storage for FSLogix components
   configure storage accounts
   configure disks
   create file shares
Create and configure host pools and session hosts
   create a host pool by using the Azure portal
   automate creation of Azure Virtual Desktop host and host pools by using PowerShell,
Command-Line Interface (CLI), and Azure Resource Manager templates
   create a host pool based on Windows client or Windows Server session hosts
   configure host pool settings
   manage licensing for session hosts that run Windows client or Windows Server
   assign users to host pools
   apply OS and application updates to a running Azure Virtual Desktop host
   apply security and compliance settings to session hosts
Create and manage session host images
   create a gold image
   modify a session host image
   install language packs in Azure Virtual Desktop
   deploy a session host by using a custom image
   plan for image update and management
   create and use a Shared Image Gallery
   troubleshoot OS issues related to Azure Virtual Desktop
Manage Access and Security (10-15%)
Manage access
   plan and implement Azure roles and role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Virtual
Desktop
   manage local roles, groups and rights assignment on Azure Virtual Desktop session
hosts
   configure user restrictions by using Azure AD group policies and AD policies
Manage security
   plan and implement Conditional Access policies for connections to Azure Virtual Desktop
   plan and implement multifactor authentication in Azure Virtual Desktop
   manage security by using Azure Security Center
   configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus for session hosts
Manage User Environments and Apps (20-25%)
Implement and manage FSLogix
   plan for FSLogix
   install and configure FSLogix
   configure Profile Containers
   configure Cloud Cache
   migrate user profiles to FSLogix
Configure user experience settings
   configure Universal Print
   configure user settings through group policies and Endpoint Manager policies
   configure persistent and non-persistent desktop environments
   configure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) properties on a host pool
   configure session timeout properties
   troubleshoot user profile issues
   troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop clients
Install and configure apps on a session host
   configure dynamic application delivery by using MSIX App Attach
   implement application masking
   deploy an application as a RemoteApp
   implement and manage OneDrive for Business for a multi-session environment
   implement and manage Microsoft Teams AV Redirect
   implement and manage browsers and internet access for Azure Virtual Desktop sessions
   create and configure an application group
   troubleshoot application issues related to Azure Virtual Desktop
Monitor and Maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (20-25%)
Plan and implement business continuity and disaster recovery
   plan and implement a disaster recovery plan for Azure Virtual Desktop
   design a backup strategy for Azure Virtual Desktop
   configure backup and restore for FSLogix user profiles, personal virtual desktop
infrastructures (VDIs), and golden images
Automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks
   configure automation for Azure Virtual Desktop
   automate management of host pools, session hosts, and user sessions by using
PowerShell and Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI)
   implement autoscaling in host pools
Monitor and manage performance and health
   monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Monitor
   monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Advisor
   customize Azure Monitor workbooks for Azure Virtual Desktop monitoring
   optimize session host capacity and performance
   manage active sessions and application groups
   monitor and optimize autoscaling results