Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure (AZ-140) Practice Exam

Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure (AZ-140) Practice Exam

About Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure (AZ-140) 

The Microsoft Azure AZ-140 exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: plan a Windows Virtual Desktop architecture; implement a Windows Virtual Desktop infrastructure; manage access and security; manage user environments and apps; and monitor and maintain a Windows Virtual Desktop infrastructure.

Who should take the exam?

Candidates for this exam are Azure administrators with subject matter expertise in planning, delivering, and managing virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure.

Skills Required

Candidates for this exam should have the following skills -

• Should have experience in Azure technologies, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backups, resilience, and disaster recovery.
• Should understand on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Windows Virtual Desktop.
• Should be able to use the Azure portal and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to accomplish many of their tasks.
• Should be able to use PowerShell and Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) for more efficient automation.
• Candidates for this exam must have expert Azure administration skills.

Course Outline

The Microsoft AZ-140 course outline covers the latest and updated topics as per exam updates on October 26, 2023 - 

Domain 1 - Understand to Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (40–45%)

1.1 Explain to Plan, implement, and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop

• Learn to Assess network capacity and speed requirements for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Calculate and recommend a configuration for network requirements
• Learn to Plan and implement Azure virtual network connectivity
• Learn to Manage connectivity to the internet and on-premises networks
• Learn to Plan and implement RDP Shortpath and quality of service (QoS) policies
• Learn to Plan and implement name resolution for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity

1.2 Explain to Plan and implement storage for Azure Virtual Desktop user data

• Learn to Plan storage for Azure Virtual Desktop user data
• Learn to Implement storage for FSLogix components
• Learn to Implement storage accounts
• Learn to Implement file shares
• Learn to Implement Azure NetApp Files

1.3 Explain to Plan host pools and session hosts

• Learn to Recommend resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups
• Learn to Recommend an operating system (OS) for an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
• Learn to Recommend an appropriate licensing model for Azure Virtual Desktop based on requirements
• Learn to Plan a host pools architecture
• Learn to Calculate and recommend a configuration for performance requirements
• Learn to Calculate and recommend a configuration for Azure Virtual Machines capacity requirements

1.4 Explain to Implement host pools and session hosts

• Learn to Create host pools and session hosts by using the Azure portal
• Learn to Automate creation of Azure Virtual Desktop hosts and host pools by using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), and Bicep
• Learn to Configure host pool and session host settings
• Learn to Apply a Windows client or Windows Server license to a session host

1.5 Explain to Create and manage session host images

• Learn to Create a golden image manually
• Learn to Create a golden image by using Azure VM Image Builder
• Learn to Modify a session host image
• Learn to Plan and implement lifecycle management for images
• Learn to Apply OS and application updates to an image
• Learn to Create a session host by using a golden image
• Learn to Plan and implement image storage
• Learn to Create and manage Azure Compute Gallery

Domain 2 - Understand to Plan and implement identity and security (15–20%)

2.1 Explain to Plan and implement identity integration

• Learn to Choose an identity management and authentication method
• Learn to Identify Azure Virtual Desktop requirements for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Microsoft Entra Domain Services, and Microsoft Entra ID
• Learn to Plan and implement Azure roles and role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Plan and implement Conditional Access policies for connections to Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Plan and implement multifactor authentication in Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Manage roles, groups, and rights assignments on Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts

2.2 Explain to Plan and implement security

• Learn to Plan, implement, and manage security for Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Learn to Configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus for session hosts
• Learn to Implement and manage network security for connections to Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Configure Azure Bastion or just-in-time (JIT) for administrative access to session hosts
• Learn to Plan and implement Windows Threat Protection features on Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts, including Windows Defender Application Control

Domain 3 - Explain to Plan and implement user environments and apps (20–25%)

3.1 Explain to Plan and implement FSLogix

• Learn to Recommend FSLogix configuration
• Learn to Install and configure FSLogix
• Learn to Configure Profile Containers
• Learn to Configure Office Containers
• Learn to Configure Cloud Cache

3.2 Explain to Plan and implement user experience and client settings

• Learn to Choose an Azure Virtual Desktop client and deployment method
• Learn to Deploy and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop clients
• Learn to Configure printing and Universal Print
• Learn to Configure printing and Universal Print
• Learn to Configure user settings through Group Policy and Microsoft Endpoint Manager policies
• Learn to Configure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) properties on a host pool
• Learn to Configure session timeout properties
• Learn to Implement the Start Virtual Machine on Connect feature
• Learn to Assign and unassign personal desktops for users

3.3 Explain to Install and configure apps on a session host

• Learn to Choose a method for deploying an app to Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Configure dynamic application delivery by using MSIX app attach
• Learn to Publish an application as a RemoteApp
• Learn to Implement FSLogix application masking
• Learn to Implement and manage OneDrive, including multisession environments
• Learn to Implement and manage Microsoft Teams, including AV redirectImplement and manage Microsoft 365 apps on Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts
• Learn to Implement and manage browsers for Azure Virtual Desktop sessions
• Learn to Create and configure an application group
• Learn to Assign users to application groups

Domain 4 - Understand to Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%)

4.1 Explain to Monitor and manage Azure Virtual Desktop services

• Learn to Configure log collection and analysis for Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts
• Learn to Configure Azure Virtual Desktop monitoring by using Azure Monitor
• Learn to Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Monitor
• Learn to Customize Azure Monitor workbooks for Azure Virtual Desktop monitoring
• Learn to Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Advisor
• Learn to Optimize session host capacity and performance
• Learn to Implement autoscaling in host pools
• Learn to Monitor and manage active sessions and application groups
• Learn to Configure automation for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Automate management of host pools, session hosts, and user sessions by using PowerShell and Azure CLI

4.2 Explain to Plan, implement, and maintain business continuity

• Learn to Recommend an update strategy for session hosts
• Learn to Plan and implement a disaster recovery plan for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Plan for multi-region implementation
• Learn to Design a backup strategy for Azure Virtual Desktop
• Learn to Configure backup and restore for FSLogix user profiles, personal virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs), and golden images

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