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ARM Template to Create and provision new Windows Virtual Desktop hostpool
This template creates virtual machines and registers them as session hosts to a new or existing Windows Virtual Desktop host pool. There are multiple sets of parameters you must enter to successfully deploy the template:
- VM image
- VM configuration
- Domain and network properties
- Authentication to Windows Virtual Desktop
Follow the guidance below for entering the appropriate parameters for your scenario.
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VM image
When creating the virtual machines, you have three options:
- Azure Gallery image
- Custom VHD from blob storage
- Custom Azure Image resource from a resource group
Enter the appropriate parameters depending on the image option you choose.
Azure Gallery Image
By selecting Azure Gallery Image, you can select up-to-date images provided by Microsoft and other publishers. Enter or select values for the following parameters:
- Rdsh Image Source, select Gallery.
- Rdsh Gallery Image SKU
Ignore the following parameters:
- Vm Image Vhd Uri
- Rdsh Custom Image Source Name
- Rdsh Custom Image Source Resource Group
- Rdsh Use Managed Disks
- Storage Account Resource Group Name
Custom VHD from blob storage
By selecting a custom VHD from blob storage, you can create your own image locally through Hyper-V or on an Azure VM. Enter or select values for the following parameters:
- Rdsh Image Source, select CustomVHD.
- Vm Image Vhd Uri
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Rdsh Use Managed Disks. If you select false for Rdsh Use Managed Disks, enter the name of the resource group containing the storage account and image for the Storage Account Resource Group Name parameter. Otherwise, leave the Storage Account Resource Group Name parameter empty.
[!WARNING] Rdsh Use Managed Disks will not be allowed to be false, starting March 1st, 2020.
Ignore the following parameters:
- Rdsh Gallery Image SKU
- Rdsh Custom Image Source Name
- Rdsh Custom Image Source Resource Group
Custom Azure Image resource from a resource group
By selecting a custom Azure Image resource from a resource group, you can create your own image locally through Hyper-V or an Azure VM but have the portability and flexibility of image management through an Azure Image resource. Enter or select values for the following parameters:
- Rdsh Image Source, select CustomImage.
- Rdsh Custom Image Source Name
- Rdsh Custom Image Source Resource Group
Ignore the following parameters:
- Vm Image Vhd Uri
- Rdsh Gallery Image SKU
- Rdsh Use Managed Disks
- Storage Account Resource Group Name
VM configuration
Enter the remaining configuration parameters for the virtual machines.
- Vm Size
- Enable Accelerated Networking. Please notice that VM size must support it, this is supported in most of general purpose and compute-optimized instances with 2 or more vCPUs, on instances that supports hyperthreading it is required minimum of 4 vCPUs. Default value is
false. - Rdsh Name Prefix
- Rdsh Number Of Instances
- Rdsh VM Disk Type. If you selected CustomVHD as the Rdsh Image Source and false for Rdsh Use Managed Disks, ensure that this parameter matches the storage account type where the source image is located.
Domain and network properties
Enter the following properties to connect the virtual machines to the appropriate network and join them to the appropriate domain (and organizational unit, if defined).
- Domain To Join
- Existing Domain UPN. This UPN must have appropriate permissions to join the virtual machines to the domain and organizational unit.
- Existing Domain Password
- OU Path. If you do not have a specific organizaiton unit for the virtual machines to join, leave this parameter empty.
- Existing Vnet Name
- Existing Subnet Name
- Virtual Network Resource Group Name
Windows Virtual Desktop host pool type
The following property will change the default template behavior from setting up a non-persistent environment to persistent if changed to True.
- Enable Persistent Desktop. Default value is False, change to True to create the host pool with persistent desktops.
Authentication to Windows Virtual Desktop
Enter the following information to authenticate to Windows Virtual Desktop and register the new virtual machines as session hosts to a new or existing host pool.
- Rd Broker URL
- Existing Tenant Group Name. If you were not given a specific tenant group name, leave this value as “Default Tenant Group”.
- Existing Tenant Name
- Host Pool Name
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Tenant Admin Upn or Application Id. If you are creating a new host pool, this principal must be assigned either the RDS Owner or RDS Contributor role at the tenant scope (or higher). If you are registering these virtual machines to an existing host pool, this principal must be assigned either the RDS Owner or RDS Contributor role at the host pool scope (or higher).
[!WARNING] You cannot enter a UPN that requires MFA to successfully authenticate. If you do, this template will create the virtual machines but fail to register them to a host pool.
- Tenant Admin Password
- Is Service Principal. If you select True for Is Service Principal, enter your Azure AD tenant ID for the Aad Tenant Id parameter to properly identify the directory of your service principal and successfully authenticate to Windows Virtual Desktop. Otherwise, leave the Aad Tenant Id parameter empty.
Default Desktop users
If you want to assign default users to the “Desktop Application Group”, please use the following parameter and provide a comma separated list of users you would like to assign to access the desktop for this host pool. Example: user1@contoso.com,user2@contoso.com,user3@contoso.com.
- defaultDesktopUsers. Make sure you don’t use spaces between the commas so it will not interfere with any tool you may be using to deploy this template.