What you'll learn:
- Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure
- experience in Azure technologies
- including virtualization
- networking
Exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure – Skills Measured
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam are Microsoft Azure administrators with subject matter expertise in planning, delivering, and managing virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure.
Responsibilities for this AZ-140 Questions role include deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps to Azure. Professionals in this role deliver applications on Windows 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 Windows 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.
Skills Measured
NOTE: The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we assess that skill. This list is not definitive or exhaustive.
NOTE: Most questions cover features that are General Availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.
Plan a Windows Virtual Desktop Architecture (10-15%)
Design the Windows Virtual Desktop architecture
assess existing physical and virtual desktop environments
assess network capacity and speed requirements for Windows Virtual Desktop
recommend an operating system for a Windows 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 Windows 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 Windows Virtual Desktop based on requirements
recommend an appropriate storage solution (including Azure NetApp Files versus Azure Files)
plan for Windows Virtual Desktop client deployment
plan for user profiles
recommend a solution for network connectivity
plan for Azure AD Connect for user identities
Implement a Windows Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (25-30%)
Implement and manage networking for Windows Virtual Desktop
implement Azure virtual network connectivity
manage connectivity to the internet and on-premises networks
implement and manage network security
manage Windows Virtual Desktop session hosts by using Azure Bastion
monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity
Implement and manage storage for Windows 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 Windows 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 Windows 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 Windows 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 Windows Virtual Desktop
Manage Access and Security (10-15%)
Manage access
plan and implement Azure roles and role-based access control (RBAC) for Windows Virtual Desktop
manage local roles, groups and rights assignment on Windows 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 Windows Virtual Desktop
plan and implement multifactor authentication in Windows 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 Windows 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 Windows Virtual Desktop sessions
create and configure an application group
troubleshoot application issues related to Windows Virtual Desktop
Monitor and Maintain a Windows Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (20- 25%)
Plan and implement business continuity and disaster recovery
plan and implement a disaster recovery plan for Windows Virtual Desktop
design a backup strategy for Windows Virtual Desktop
configure backup and restore for FSLogix user profiles, personal virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs), and golden images
Automate Windows Virtual Desktop management tasks
configure automation for Windows 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 Windows Virtual Desktop by using Azure Monitor
monitor Windows Virtual Desktop by using Azure Advisor
customize Azure Monitor workbooks for Windows Virtual Desktop monitoring
optimize session host capacity and performance
manage active sessions and application groups
monitor and optimize autoscaling results
