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PavithraT
Microsoft
Apr 30, 2020Spring Update 2020 is in Public Preview!
Today we have announced public preview of our next update which comes with several improvements. See here where Brad Anderson and Julia White summarize our most exciting capabilities:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/04/30/enable-remote-work-faster-new-windows-virtual-desktop-capabilities/
Get started by navigating to the Azure Portal and search for Windows Virtual Desktop. Our PS module is also available in PSGallery as part of Az module. The ARM API reference is available here - https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/tree/master/specification/desktopvirtualization/resource-manager. Our documentation is available here - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/
Note: Existing object created using GA tools will not show up on the portal. You will need to migrate them to ARM object. Migration tool (under implementation) will be provided by the WVD team.
Known issues:
This is the list of open issues we have that will be fixed soon:
- Assign a user directly to a session host using the portal (mitigation: uses PS cmdlet)
- Enabling and disabling of validation environment property doesn’t work
- Export template from creation wizards not working (mitigation: for hostpool template, navigate to hostpool->properties->download template)
- New-AzWvdWorkspace – at present you need to provide all properties for the PS cmdlet, else it fails - Name, ResourceGroup, Location, Description and Friendlyname
- Not all doc links on the portal redirects you to the right document location.
- Scott1963Copper Contributor
Has there been a migration tool release yet for the Fall 2019 WVD's to see them in the Azure Portal's Windows Virtual Desktop?
- pratik-imrielCopper Contributor
PavithraT Is it possible to add an endpoint manager with MVD
- PieterWigleven
Microsoft
pratik-imriel I'm assuming this question is around managing an WVD endpoint.
In summary:
- Today you can use Microsoft Endpoint Manager, specifically System Center Configuration Manager, and manage VMs that are deployed as part of Windows Virtual Desktop.
- Very soon, you will be able to use Intune to manage Windows 10 Enterprise
- Later this year we are planning to have a preview to allow Intune to manage Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session
Hope this is the information you are looking for - please don't hesitate with additional questions.
- pratik-imrielCopper Contributor
Do you have any document, how can we link the endpoint manager into WVD
Thanks in advance.
- ritchnetCopper ContributorSo will this REST API be updated with the ARM endpoints? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/virtual-desktop/
At the moment it will only return objects from the original deployment method. - mocloudsCopper Contributor
Works great excepting any attempt at administration; I am the Global Administrator for the domain in Azure Active Directory.
When accessed through https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html; UAC does not accept username@domain.com + Password.
When accessed through RDP; "The connection was denied because the user account is not authorized for remote login".
If unable to elevate privilege via WVD and also unable to set for remote login over RDP; how does one administer the WVD VMs?
Thank you in advance for your time and attention.
- patrickkoehlerBrass Contributor
I don´t think that this is a WVD issue.
Did you check your Desktop application group to see if your user / security group is added successfully?
On the other hand, are there any kind of hardening GPOs enabled which prevent the access via RDP?
Thanks!
Patrick
- mocloudsCopper Contributor
So appreciate the response.
Agreed. WVD is working perfectly and I can go to my desktop at will using my Global Administrator username in the form of jd@domain.com plus the password.
The issue arises AFTER I am ON the WVD desktop where, for instance, I can run [Windows PowerShell].
However, when I run [Windows PowerShell (Admin)], UAC comes up and I can not find any combination of username and password that works.
So I guess the proper question is; "what form of my username and password should I use in WVD for UAC?"
Hopefully that makes sense.
As for direct RDP; when I am on the WVD desktop I can see that the "Enable Remote Desktop" is set to On. I can not change that of course because it also says in red letters, "Sign in as administrator to change this setting". Point being you may be right about a GPO. Apologies as I do not know how to check.
So either resolution would be helpful; either get through UAC in WVD or externally access via RDP.
Thank you in advance for your time and attention.
JD
- JeremyWallaceBrass Contributor
We noticed this morning the previous autoscaling instructions for WVD https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/set-up-scaling-script is only intended for the 2019 fall release of WVD and not the new ARM based WVD. How is this scaling handled in the new WVD environment?
- patrickkoehlerBrass Contributor
Hi JeremyWallace ,
good point which I´ve also addressed. For this reason I created an article showing how to perform scaling!
https://wvdlogix.net/windows-virtual-desktop-host-pool-automation
The second article going much more in detail will be released this week.
Hope this helps you, please leave me a comment if you want to know more.
Cheers,
Patrick
- CookiekaikaiCopper Contributor
patrickkoehler Good morning, I have a quick question about RDP audio redirection in the new release. I modified the RDP settings in Azure portal for Audio input to On and Audio output to play sound on remote computer, but Microsoft Teams couldn't detect the microphone on local device. Did I miss anything or should I still redirect audio with powershell.? thanks!
- MarkF26Brass Contributor
there are couple of issues with the assignment of appgroup to a WorkSpace.
a) I have 2 appgroups and initially they each belonged to separate WorkSpaces (WS0, and WS1). I disassociated appgroup 0 from ws0 and wanted to add it to ws1. but the portal does not see that I have an un-assigned appgroup.
b) when I list the Appgroups in the Appgroups blade. the workspace column is blank.
can you advise how to overcome these issues please.
- cvanaxelBrass Contributor
You can do the migration yourself. Is a bit complicated but it is possible.
Only part im still working on is to migrate the hostpool.
But session can be migrated to a hostpool. Here or the steps.
To move a session host you can:
- Uninstall the rd agent and bootloader
- Generate a host registration for your target hostpool
- Install the rd bootloader and agent with the registration code to join into the other host pool
- acalvertCopper ContributorLooking forward to the ARM migration tool 🙂
Will you post on here once available or a new discussion?- patrickkoehlerBrass Contributor
Hi acalvert!
I guess this already helps you to perform the migration with the WVD Admin GUI:
https://wvdlogix.net/migrate-wvd-host-pool-from-fall-to-spring-with-marcel-meurers-wvdadmin
I hope this helps! It was very useful to me!
Cheers,
Patrick
- acalvertCopper Contributor
Thanks, getting that installed now 🙂
Quick warning to anyone who is preparing to go down the WVDAdmin route to migrate, Marcel mentions in the video that you can only move the session hosts if they were initially rolled out using WVDAdmin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqGsIdFxTs4&t=352
My tenant was all created in powershell so I cannot migrate the session hosts using WVDAdmin 😞
- Alireza RahimifaridSteel Contributor
Thanks it was helpful
- bhushangawaleBrass Contributor
@Pavithra Thiruvengadam Just came across this post today to migrate existing objects to spring update and looks good. Just wanted to ensure, if these are official and recommended steps or product team will be bringing something else that would be easier and quicker way to do it?
- PavithraT
Microsoft
Freek is an MVP with the WVD team. His migration steps are definitely valid - this allows you to create new objects and then register the VMs from the non-ARM host pool to the ARM host pool or create new ones. What my team will provide is a slightly different way of migrating - info coming soon.
- cvanaxelBrass Contributor
what is the ETA on this?
Existing object created using GA tools will not show up on the portal. You will need to migrate them to ARM object. Migration tool (under implementation) will be provided by the WVD team.
And why is this not done for customers. I dont get this.
- JeremyWallaceBrass ContributorWell its public preview, so i imagine when it becomes general availability this will be a more established and maybe even automated process. Similar to the differences found between WVD public preview and its initial general availability release.
- cvanaxelBrass Contributor
So Microsoft release an update on there product but not the tool to import. Also let me remind you. We or paying customers. So why did they not do it at the backend for the customer. It is called customer service.