Over the past several weeks, the number of customers seeking this type of guidance has increased significantly. I am glad see that our customers continue to push the boundaries of our product and growing in their Azure based deployments of RDS, Azure Virtual Desktop, and other VDI solutions in Azure.
FSLogix does support non-traditional configurations for Azure AD only scenarios. We are working to add this to our public documentation, however due to the number of instances where I've been asked about these configurations, a blog post was more immediate. Customers who have Azure AD cloud only identities can use FSLogix in one of two configurations.
First, read this article on how to secure the Storage keys. The document is planned for an update, but the concept is sound. Next, review the list of recommendations below, before implementing this solution.
NOTE: These are recommendations for an optimal experience.
Below I have provided the PowerShell commands to store the keys and use them in the configuration settings.
$fslBlob1ConnectString = (Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName CONTOSO -Name fslstgacct001premblob).Context.ConnectionString
$fslBlob2ConnectString = (Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName CONTOSO -Name fslstgacct002premblob).Context.ConnectionString
& "C:\Program Files\FSLogix\Apps\frx.exe" add-secure-key -key fslstgacct001-CS1 -value $fslBlob1ConnectString
& "C:\Program Files\FSLogix\Apps\frx.exe" add-secure-key -key fslstgacct002-CS1 -value $fslBlob2ConnectString
New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\FSLogix\Profiles\ -Name CCDLocations -PropertyType multistring -Value ('type=azure,name="AZURE PROVIDER 1",connectionString="|fslogix/fslstgacct001-CS1|";type=azure,name="AZURE PROVIDER 2",connectionString="|fslogix/fslstgacct002-CS1|"') -Force
Great article from a fellow AVD enthusiast and self-proclaimed, crusty old tech, focused on helping public sector entities leverage cloud technology.
If you've been in the EUC community or Azure Virtual Desktop space for any amount of time, Marcel Meurer is no doubt a recognizable name. He recently posted a blog article describing this solution. Please give him a follow and read his walkthrough here.
Our team is invested in expanding our cloud-based solutions and hope that these two (2) configurations will meet the needs of most while we work on other ways to address these types of deployments.
Cheers,
Jason Parker
Sr. Product Manager, FSLogix
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