Merge pull request #191882 from dknappettmsft/avd-requirements-prerequisites

Added separate article for AVD prerequities and removed duplicate con…

Author: v-regandowner

articles/virtual-desktop/TOC.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   items:
   - name: What is Azure Virtual Desktop?
     href: overview.md
+  - name: Prerequisites
+    href: prerequisites.md
   - name: What's new?
     href: whats-new.md
   - name: What's new for Azure Monitor

articles/virtual-desktop/azure-stack-hci.md

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ To create a profile container using a file share:
 
 ### Download supported OS images from Azure Marketplace
 
-You can run any OS images that both Azure Virtual Desktop and Azure Stack HCI support on your deployment. To learn which OSes Azure Virtual Desktop supports, see [Supported VM OS images](overview.md#supported-virtual-machine-os-images).
+You can run any OS images that both Azure Virtual Desktop and Azure Stack HCI support on your deployment. To learn which OSes Azure Virtual Desktop supports, see [Supported VM OS images](prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
 
 You have two options to download an image:
 

articles/virtual-desktop/create-host-pools-azure-marketplace.md

@@ -22,37 +22,7 @@ This article will walk you through the setup process for creating a host pool fo
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-There are two different sets of requirements depending on if you're an IT professional setting up a deployment for your organization or an app developer serving applications to customers.
-
-### Requirements for IT professionals
-
-You'll need to enter the following parameters to create a host pool:
-
-- The VM image name
-- VM configuration
-- Domain and network properties
-- Azure Virtual Desktop host pool properties
-
-You'll also need to know the following things:
-
-- Where the source of the image you want to use is. Is it from Azure Gallery or is it a custom image?
-- Your domain join credentials.
-
-### Requirements for app developers
-
-If you're an app developer who's using remote app streaming for Azure Virtual Desktop to deliver apps to your customers, here's what you'll need to get started:
-
-- If you plan on serving your organization's app to end-users, make sure you actually have that app ready. For more information, see [How to host custom apps with Azure Virtual Desktop](./remote-app-streaming/custom-apps.md).
-- If existing Azure Gallery image options don't meet your needs, you'll also need to create your own custom image for your session host VMs. To learn more about how to create VM images, see [Prepare a Windows VHD or VHDX to upload to Azure](../virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image.md) and [Create a managed image of a generalized VM in Azure](../virtual-machines/windows/capture-image-resource.md).
-- Your domain join credentials. If you don't already have an identity management system compatible with Azure Virtual Desktop, you'll need to set up identity management for your host pool. To learn more, see [Set up managed identities](./remote-app-streaming/identities.md).
-
-### Final requirements
-
-Finally, make sure you've registered the Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization resource provider. If you haven't already, go to **Subscriptions**, select the name of your subscription, and then select **Resource providers**. Search for **DesktopVirtualization**, select **Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization**, and then select **Register**.
-
-If you're an IT professional creating a network, when you create a Azure Virtual Desktop host pool with the Azure Resource Manager template, you can create a virtual machine from the Azure gallery, a managed image, or an unmanaged image. To learn more about how to create VM images, see [Prepare a Windows VHD or VHDX to upload to Azure](../virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image.md) and [Create a managed image of a generalized VM in Azure](../virtual-machines/windows/capture-image-resource.md). (If you're an app developer, you don't need to worry about this part.)
-
-Last but not least, if you don't have an Azure subscription already, make sure to [create an account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you start following these instructions.
+Before you can create a host pool, make sure you've completed the prerequisites. For more information, see [Prerequisites for Azure Virtual Desktop](prerequisites.md).
 
 ## Begin the host pool setup process
 
@@ -63,9 +33,9 @@ To start creating your new host pool:
 1. Sign in to the Azure portal at [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com/).
 
    >[!NOTE]
-   > If you're signing in to the US Gov portal, go to [https://portal.azure.us/](https://portal.azure.us/) instead.
+   > If you need to access the Azure US Gov portal, go to [https://portal.azure.us/](https://portal.azure.us/) instead.
    > 
-   >If you're accessing the Azure China portal, go to [https://portal.azure.cn/](https://portal.azure.cn/).
+   > If you need to access the Azure China portal, go to [https://portal.azure.cn/](https://portal.azure.cn/) instead.
 
 2. Enter **Azure Virtual Desktop** into the search bar, then find and select **Azure Virtual Desktop** under Services.
 
@@ -174,7 +144,7 @@ To set up your virtual machine within the Azure portal host pool setup process:
       - Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, Version 2004
       - Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, Version 2004 + Microsoft 365 Apps
 
-      If you don't see the image you want, select **See all images**, which lets you select either another image in your gallery or an image provided by Microsoft and other publishers. Make sure that the image you choose is one of the [supported OS images](overview.md#supported-virtual-machine-os-images).
+      If you don't see the image you want, select **See all images**, which lets you select either another image in your gallery or an image provided by Microsoft and other publishers. Make sure that the image you choose is one of the [supported OS images](prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
 
       > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
       > ![A screenshot of the Azure portal with a list of images from Microsoft displayed.](media/marketplace-images.png)

articles/virtual-desktop/fslogix-office-app-rule-editor.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ You'll need the following things to set up the rule editor:
 
 ## Install Office
 
-To install Office on your VHD or VHDX, enable the Remote Desktop Protocol in your VM, then follow the instructions in [Install Office on a VHD master image](install-office-on-wvd-master-image.md). When installing, make sure you're using [the correct licenses](overview.md#requirements).
+To install Office on your VHD or VHDX, enable the Remote Desktop Protocol in your VM, then follow the instructions in [Install Office on a VHD master image](install-office-on-wvd-master-image.md). When installing, make sure you're using [the correct licenses](prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
 
 >[!NOTE]
 >Azure Virtual Desktop requires Share Computer Activation (SCA).

articles/virtual-desktop/overview.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: What is Azure Virtual Desktop? - Azure
 description: An overview of Azure Virtual Desktop.
 author: Heidilohr
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 07/14/2021
+ms.date: 03/16/2022
 ms.author: helohr
 manager: femila
 ---
@@ -13,141 +13,50 @@ Azure Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs on t
 
 Here's what you can do when you run Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure:
 
-* Set up a multi-session Windows 10 deployment that delivers a full Windows 10 with scalability
-* Virtualize Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and optimize it to run in multi-user virtual scenarios
-* Provide Windows 7 virtual desktops with free Extended Security Updates
-* Bring your existing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Windows Server desktops and apps to any computer
-* Virtualize both desktops and apps
-* Manage Windows 10, Windows Server, and Windows 7 desktops and apps with a unified management experience
+- Set up a multi-session Windows 11 or Windows 10 deployment that delivers a full Windows experience with scalability
+- Present Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and optimize it to run in multi-user virtual scenarios
+- Provide Windows 7 virtual desktops with free Extended Security Updates
+- Bring your existing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Windows Server desktops and apps to any computer
+- Virtualize both desktops and apps
+- Manage desktops and apps from different Windows and Windows Server operating systems with a unified management experience
 
 ## Introductory video
 
-Learn about Azure Virtual Desktop, why it's unique, and what's new in this video:
+Learn about Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop), why it's unique, and what's new in this video:
 
-<br></br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NQFtI3JLtaU" width="640" height="320" allowFullScreen="true" frameBorder="0"></iframe>
+> [!VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/embed/NQFtI3JLtaU]
 
 For more videos about Azure Virtual Desktop, see [our playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQFtI3JLtaU&list=PLXtHYVsvn_b8KAKw44YUpghpD6lg-EHev).
 
 ## Key capabilities
 
 With Azure Virtual Desktop, you can set up a scalable and flexible environment:
 
-* Create a full desktop virtualization environment in your Azure subscription without running any gateway servers.
-* Publish as many host pools as you need to accommodate your diverse workloads.
-* Bring your own image for production workloads or test from the Azure Gallery.
-* Reduce costs with pooled, multi-session resources. With the new Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session capability, exclusive to Azure Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role on Windows Server, you can greatly reduce the number of virtual machines and operating system (OS) overhead while still providing the same resources to your users.
-* Provide individual ownership through personal (persistent) desktops.
+- Create a full desktop virtualization environment in your Azure subscription without running any gateway servers.
+- Publish host pools as you need to accommodate your diverse workloads.
+- Bring your own image for production workloads or test from the Azure Gallery.
+- Reduce costs with pooled, multi-session resources. With the new Windows 11 and Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session capability, exclusive to Azure Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role on Windows Server, you can greatly reduce the number of virtual machines and operating system overhead while still providing the same resources to your users.
+- Provide individual ownership through personal (persistent) desktops.
+- Use autoscale to automatically increase or decrease capacity based on time of day, specific days of the week, or as demand changes, helping to manage cost.
 
 You can deploy and manage virtual desktops:
 
-* Use the Azure portal, Azure Virtual Desktop PowerShell and REST interfaces to configure the host pools, create app groups, assign users, and publish resources.
-* Publish full desktop or individual remote apps from a single host pool, create individual app groups for different sets of users, or even assign users to multiple app groups to reduce the number of images.
-* As you manage your environment, use built-in delegated access to assign roles and collect diagnostics to understand various configuration or user errors.
-* Use the new Diagnostics service to troubleshoot errors.
-* Only manage the image and virtual machines, not the infrastructure. You don't need to personally manage the Remote Desktop roles like you do with Remote Desktop Services, just the virtual machines in your Azure subscription.
+- Use the Azure portal, Azure CLI, PowerShell and REST API to configure the host pools, create app groups, assign users, and publish resources.
+- Publish full desktop or individual remote apps from a single host pool, create individual app groups for different sets of users, or even assign users to multiple app groups to reduce the number of images.
+- As you manage your environment, use built-in delegated access to assign roles and collect diagnostics to understand various configuration or user errors.
+- Use the new Diagnostics service to troubleshoot errors.
+- Only manage the image and virtual machines, not the infrastructure. You don't need to personally manage the Remote Desktop roles like you do with Remote Desktop Services, just the virtual machines in your Azure subscription.
 
 You can also assign and connect users to your virtual desktops:
 
-* Once assigned, users can launch any Azure Virtual Desktop client to connect to their published Windows desktops and applications. Connect from any device through either a native application on your device or the Azure Virtual Desktop HTML5 web client.
-* Securely establish users through reverse connections to the service, so you never have to leave any inbound ports open.
+- Once assigned, users can launch any Azure Virtual Desktop client to connect to their published Windows desktops and applications. Connect from any device through either a native application on your device or the Azure Virtual Desktop HTML5 web client.
+- Securely establish users through reverse connections to the service, so you don't need to open any inbound ports.
 
-## Requirements
-
-There are a few things you need to set up Azure Virtual Desktop and successfully connect your users to their Windows desktops and applications.
-
-We support the following operating systems, so make sure you have the [appropriate licenses](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/virtual-desktop/) for your users based on the desktop and apps you plan to deploy:
-
-|OS|Required license|
-|---|---|
-|Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session or Windows 10 Enterprise|Microsoft 365 E3, E5, A3, A5, F3, Business Premium<br>Windows E3, E5, A3, A5|
-|Windows 7 Enterprise |Microsoft 365 E3, E5, A3, A5, F3, Business Premium<br>Windows E3, E5, A3, A5|
-|Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022|RDS Client Access License (CAL) with Software Assurance|
-
-Your infrastructure needs the following things to support Azure Virtual Desktop:
-
-* An [Azure Active Directory](../active-directory/index.yml).
-* A Windows Server Active Directory in sync with Azure Active Directory. You can configure this using Azure AD Connect (for hybrid organizations) or Azure AD Domain Services (for hybrid or cloud organizations).
-  * A Windows Server AD in sync with Azure Active Directory. User is sourced from Windows Server AD and the Azure Virtual Desktop VM is joined to Windows Server AD domain.
-  * A Windows Server AD in sync with Azure Active Directory. User is sourced from Windows Server AD and the Azure Virtual Desktop VM is joined to Azure AD Domain Services domain.
-  * An Azure AD Domain Services domain. User is sourced from Azure Active Directory, and the Azure Virtual Desktop VM is joined to Azure AD Domain Services domain.
-* An Azure subscription, parented to the same Azure AD tenant, that contains a virtual network that either contains or is connected to the Windows Server Active Directory or Azure AD DS instance.
-
-User requirements to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop:
-
-* The user must be sourced from the same Active Directory that's connected to Azure AD. Azure Virtual Desktop does not support B2B or MSA accounts.
-* The UPN you use to subscribe to Azure Virtual Desktop must exist in the Active Directory domain the VM is joined to.
-
-The Azure virtual machines you create for Azure Virtual Desktop must be:
-
-* [Standard domain-joined](../active-directory-domain-services/compare-identity-solutions.md) or [Hybrid AD-joined](../active-directory/devices/hybrid-azuread-join-plan.md). [Azure AD-joined](deploy-azure-ad-joined-vm.md) virtual machines are available in preview.
-* Running one of the following [supported OS images](#supported-virtual-machine-os-images).
-
->[!NOTE]
->If you need an Azure subscription, you can [sign up for a one-month free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). If you're using the free trial version of Azure, you should use Azure AD Domain Services to keep your Windows Server Active Directory in sync with Azure Active Directory.
-
-For a list of URLs you should unblock for your Azure Virtual Desktop deployment to work as intended, see our [Required URL list](safe-url-list.md).
-
-Azure Virtual Desktop includes the Windows desktops and apps you deliver to users and the management solution, which is hosted as a service on Azure by Microsoft. Desktops and apps can be deployed on virtual machines (VMs) in any Azure region, and the management solution and data for these VMs will reside in the United States. This may result in data transfer to the United States.
-
-For optimal performance, make sure your network meets the following requirements:
-
-* Round-trip (RTT) latency from the client's network to the Azure region where host pools have been deployed should be less than 150 ms. Use the [Experience Estimator](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/virtual-desktop/assessment) to view your connection health and recommended Azure region.
-* Network traffic may flow outside country/region borders when VMs that host desktops and apps connect to the management service.
-* To optimize for network performance, we recommend that the session host's VMs are located in the Azure region that is closest to the user.
-
-You can see a typical architectural setup of Azure Virtual Desktop for the enterprise in our [architecture documentation](/azure/architecture/example-scenario/wvd/windows-virtual-desktop).
-
-## Supported Remote Desktop clients
-
-The following Remote Desktop clients support Azure Virtual Desktop:
-
-* [Windows Desktop](./user-documentation/connect-windows-7-10.md)
-* [Web](./user-documentation/connect-web.md)
-* [macOS](./user-documentation/connect-macos.md)
-* [iOS](./user-documentation/connect-ios.md)
-* [Android](./user-documentation/connect-android.md)
-* Microsoft Store Client
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Azure Virtual Desktop doesn't support the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections (RADC) client or the Remote Desktop Connection (MSTSC) client.
-
-To learn more about URLs you must unblock to use the clients, see the [Safe URL list](safe-url-list.md).
-
-## Supported virtual machine OS images
-
-Azure Virtual Desktop follows the [Microsoft Lifecycle Policy](/lifecycle/) and supports the following x64 operating system images:
-
-* Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session
-* Windows 11 Enterprise
-* Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session
-* Windows 10 Enterprise
-* Windows 7 Enterprise
-* Windows Server 2022
-* Windows Server 2019
-* Windows Server 2016
-* Windows Server 2012 R2
-
-Azure Virtual Desktop doesn't support x86 (32-bit), Windows 10 Enterprise N, Windows 10 LTSB, Windows 10 LTSC, Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 10 Enterprise KN operating system images. Windows 7 also doesn't support any VHD or VHDX-based profile solutions hosted on managed Azure Storage due to a sector size limitation.
-
-Available automation and deployment options depend on which OS and version you choose, as shown in the following table:
-
-|Operating system|Azure Image Gallery|Manual VM deployment|Azure Resource Manager template integration|Provision host pools on Azure Marketplace|
-|--------------------------------------|:------:|:------:|:------:|:------:|
-|Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|Windows 11 Enterprise|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, version 1909 and later|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1909 and later|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|Windows 7 Enterprise|Yes|Yes|No|No|
-|Windows Server 2022|Yes|Yes|No|No|
-|Windows Server 2019|Yes|Yes|No|No|
-|Windows Server 2016|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
-|Windows Server 2012 R2|Yes|Yes|No|No|
+You can see a typical architectural setup of Azure Virtual Desktop for the enterprise in our [architecture documentation](/azure/architecture/example-scenario/wvd/windows-virtual-desktop?context=/azure/virtual-desktop/context/context).
 
 ## Next steps
 
-If you're using Azure Virtual Desktop (classic), you can get started with our tutorial at [Create a tenant in Azure Virtual Desktop](./virtual-desktop-fall-2019/tenant-setup-azure-active-directory.md).
-
-If you're using the Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure Resource Manager integration, you'll need to create a host pool instead. Head to the following tutorial to get started.
+Read through the prerequisites for Azure Virtual Desktop before getting started creating a host pool.
 
 > [!div class="nextstepaction"]
-> [Create a host pool with the Azure portal](create-host-pools-azure-marketplace.md)
+> [Prerequisites](prerequisites.md)