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Creating Host Pools and Session Hosts

This chapter takes a look at creating host pools and deploying session hosts. We will cover the creation process first using the Azure portal in the web browser. Then, we will use PowerShell, which is great for automation and repeat processes

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

  • Creating a host pool by using the Azure portal
  • Automating the creation of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) hosts and host pools

Creating a host pool by using the Azure portal

In this section, we’ll look at creating and configuring host pools and session hosts. Host pools are collections of one or more virtual machines (VMs) within AVD environments. These are typically identical and are created from a central image, an ...

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