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VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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What does the VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure course cover?

VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is covered here in 8 modules: Assessment and Readiness Evaluation, Architecture Design and Sizing, Image Management and Golden Image Strategy and 5 more. The outline lists 48 specific topics, opening with conduct inventory audits of existing physical and virtual desktops to determine application compatibility with target VDI platform.

How do you approach VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure step by step?

The work is sequenced in 8 stages. It starts with Assessment and Readiness Evaluation, moves through Architecture Design and Sizing and Image Management and Golden Image Strategy, and ends at Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Each stage carries its own topic list, so the sequence is followed rather than summarised.

What is in Module 1 of the VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure course?

Module 1 is Assessment and Readiness Evaluation. It works through conduct inventory audits of existing physical and virtual desktops to determine application compatibility with target VDI platform., profile user workloads by department to classify desktop requirements into knowledge worker, task worker, and power user categories., evaluate network latency and bandwidth between user locations and data centers to identify sites unsuitable for centralized.

How is the VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure course delivered?

The VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure course is fully self-paced with immediate online access after enrolment. Access does not expire and future updates are included at no cost. It can be taken on any device, and a certificate of completion is issued by The Art of Service when you finish.

How much does the VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure course cost?

The VDI Migration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure course is $248 as a one time payment. There is no subscription, no per seat licence and no hidden fee. Enrolment carries a 30 day satisfied or refunded guarantee, so it can be assessed in full before you commit.

Closely related courses: VDI Compliance in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VDI Management in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Cloud VDI in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VDI Training in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

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This curriculum spans the equivalent of a multi-phase VDI migration advisory engagement, covering technical and operational considerations from initial assessment through disaster recovery, comparable to the scope of an enterprise-wide virtual desktop transformation program.

Module 1: Assessment and Readiness Evaluation

  • Conduct inventory audits of existing physical and virtual desktops to determine application compatibility with target VDI platform.
  • Profile user workloads by department to classify desktop requirements into knowledge worker, task worker, and power user categories.
  • Evaluate network latency and bandwidth between user locations and data centers to identify sites unsuitable for centralized VDI.
  • Assess storage IOPS requirements during peak boot and login storms using historical performance data from current desktops.
  • Determine licensing eligibility for Windows client operating systems under VDI scenarios based on existing Microsoft volume licensing agreements.
  • Engage application owners to test critical line-of-business applications in non-production VDI environments for rendering and performance issues.

Module 2: Architecture Design and Sizing

  • Select between persistent and non-persistent desktop pools based on user personalization needs and IT support overhead tolerance.
  • Size connection broker infrastructure to handle concurrent user logins, factoring in failover capacity and geographic distribution.
  • Design storage tiering strategy using SSD and HDD arrays to balance cost and performance for OS, user profile, and application layers.
  • Calculate GPU requirements for engineering and design users and decide between physical GPU passthrough and virtual GPU (vGPU) allocation.
  • Define network VLAN segmentation and QoS policies to prioritize PCoIP, Blast, or RDP traffic over WAN links.
  • Architect high availability for critical VDI components including brokers, gateways, and database servers using clustering or load balancing.

Module 3: Image Management and Golden Image Strategy

  • Establish a change control process for golden image updates, including testing cycles and rollback procedures.
  • Decide between full image cloning and layering technologies (e.g., App Layering, FSLogix) based on application delivery complexity.
  • Integrate golden image builds into CI/CD pipelines using automation tools like HashiCorp Packer or VMware Image Builder.
  • Implement driver management strategy to support diverse endpoint devices accessing the same base image.
  • Define patching cadence for OS and security updates within golden images, balancing compliance and stability.
  • Optimize image size by removing unnecessary components and pre-installing common software to reduce provisioning time.

Module 4: User Profile and Data Management

  • Deploy profile containerization using FSLogix or UE-V to ensure consistent user experience across non-persistent desktops.
  • Configure OneDrive and Teams redirection policies to minimize profile bloat and improve logon performance.
  • Establish file share access controls and quotas for redirected folders (Documents, Desktop, AppData).
  • Design profile backup and recovery procedures for disaster scenarios involving profile store corruption.
  • Implement exclusion rules for large or frequently changing files in profile containers to prevent performance degradation.
  • Evaluate on-premises versus cloud-based profile storage based on latency, cost, and data sovereignty requirements.

Module 5: Security and Access Control

  • Enforce multi-factor authentication for external access via VDI gateways using RADIUS or SAML integration.
  • Configure role-based access control (RBAC) in the VDI console to limit administrative privileges to specific desktop pools.
  • Implement endpoint compliance checks through NAC or conditional access policies before allowing broker connections.
  • Apply Just Enough Administration (JEA) principles to limit PowerShell and console access for support staff.
  • Encrypt desktop images and profile stores at rest using platform-native or third-party encryption tools.
  • Integrate VDI session logging with SIEM systems to detect anomalous user behavior or data exfiltration attempts.

Module 6: Network and Performance Optimization

  • Select display protocol (PCoIP, Blast Extreme, HDX) based on WAN conditions, client device capabilities, and security posture.
  • Deploy WAN optimization appliances or SD-WAN solutions to reduce latency and packet loss for remote users.
  • Configure adaptive transport settings to dynamically switch between UDP and TCP based on network quality.
  • Implement client-side rendering for multimedia content to reduce server CPU and bandwidth consumption.
  • Monitor and tune MTU settings across network paths to prevent fragmentation in UDP-based display protocols.
  • Establish baseline performance metrics for login duration, application launch time, and input responsiveness for SLA tracking.

Module 7: Monitoring, Support, and Lifecycle Management

  • Deploy synthetic transaction monitoring to simulate user logins and detect broker or infrastructure failures.
  • Configure alerts for storage latency spikes, connection broker queue depth, and VM power state anomalies.
  • Integrate VDI event logs with existing ITSM platforms to automate incident ticket creation for common failures.
  • Develop escalation paths for resolving issues involving multiple domains (network, storage, AD, VDI).
  • Plan desktop refresh cycles to phase out older VM hardware versions and maintain hypervisor compatibility.
  • Conduct quarterly capacity reviews to adjust host, storage, and license allocations based on usage trends.

Module 8: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

  • Define RPO and RTO for VDI workloads and align replication frequency of desktop VMs and profile stores accordingly.
  • Replicate critical VDI components (brokers, databases, connection servers) to secondary site with automated DNS failover.
  • Test failover procedures for non-persistent desktop pools, ensuring image repositories are accessible at DR site.
  • Validate user profile replication consistency between primary and secondary file servers.
  • Document manual connection procedures for users to access desktops during automated broker failover delays.
  • Include VDI in enterprise-wide backup validation exercises to confirm recoverability of configuration databases.
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