AVD Proof of Concept for Contoso

Is about using Azure DevOps as home for an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) - PoC environment project - adopting CAF principles.

Motivation

Guide a partner through an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Proof of Concept (PoC) by applying Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) principles.

We want to help you:

• ... ask the right questions at the right time (especially for people that are new to AVD).
• ... by giving you samples, code artefacts + and a home (version control) for them.
• ... with a list of structured work items - so that an implementation can be done in a repetitive way.
• ... automate using pipelines to speed up deployments

Screenshots

First we create a new project using the Azure Devops Demo Generator	The result: New AVD project...	...with pefilled work items
Automation code is in the code repository	Customize your environment to be rolled out by editing a variable file.	DevOps pipelines roll out AVD requirements and AVD artefacts.

How?

• We use the Boards to track what work needs to be done - when and by whom. We've already added some things to the 'list'.
• We come with a suggested list of steps to do (aka 'work items') - feel free to add, modify, delete...
• The code Repository already has some artefacts (e.g. automation sample code used in the pipelines) that automate the deployment(s). It is also the place where you should store generated artefacts (excel, powerpoint, documentation,...) throughout a project.
• We added some Pipelines to the project can be used to automate the Azure deployment e.g. of the landing zone parts (VNETs, subnets, VMs, images,...). They align with the user stories in the boards.

Table of contents

• Challenge00 - Create an Azure DevOps project using the Azure DevoOps Demo Generator (5 mins)
• Challenge01 - Create an Azure Service Principal to be used with Azure Devops (6 mins)
• Challenge02 - Create an Azure Devops Service Connection using the service principal (2 mins)
• Challenge03 - Edit your environment file to change where & what will be deployed in the PoC (2 mins)
• Challenge04 - Run the pipeline that will deploy your Azure AVD landing zone (= deployment requirements) (30 mins)
• Challenge05 - Sync AD with Azure AD (AAD) using AD Connect (15 mins)
• Challenge06 - Deploy an AVD hostpool (with session hosts) using an Azure DevOps pipeline (20 mins)
• Challenge07 - Create AVD Hostpool and desktops only (10 mins)
• Challenge08 - Using FSLogix with Azure Premium Fileshare (15 mins)
• Challenge09 - Creating A VM Image Using Azure Image Builder Pipeline (30 mins)
• Challenge10 - Creating A Custom VM Image in Azure Using Packer Devops Pipeline (1h mins)
• Challenge11 - Installing & Using WVD Admin tool (3rd party) For Administration Of AVD (10 mins)
• Cleanup - Executing The 'Remove Procedure Pipeline'(10 mins)

Annotations

This guide is by all means not complete !
If you have any 'useful' ;-) contributions - let us know.
It is a repository for you to learn, showcase, adopt, copy,...
Technically we target avd native (not AVD citrix nor avd vmware horizon) - i.e. the samples and code artefacts are tailored for the microsofts release of AVD. However you might still reuse some parts for 'the other' i.e. avd citrix - AVD vmware.

Best regards,
the Team.