The Gold Image

This lesson covers imaging in Azure to show you how you can build Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts as well as prepare for the AVD Specialty exam. This is going to cover a lot of information on the Windows OS, imaging tools, and how we work with images in Azure. Then we'll look at how to manage, maintain, and update those images. Finally, we'll cover how you can automate the whole process so you can scale as well as generate a new image each month or when a zero-day patch comes out, so you can stay secure.

Learning Objectives

• Create a custom image
• Deploy a session host with a custom image
• Modify a session host image
• Install language packs
• Plan for image update and management
• Create and use Azure Compute Gallery image
• Automate custom images with Azure Image Builder

Intended Audience

• Azure administrators with subject matter expertise in planning, delivering, and managing virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure
• Anyone looking to learn more about Azure Virtual Desktop
  

Prerequisites

• Windows operating system
• Imaging a Windows OS
• Azure Virtual Machines
• VM snapshots
• Azure Compute Gallery 
• Azure Image Builder