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 essentially a collection of one or more virtual machines (VMs) within Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments. These are typically identical and are created from a central image or the Azure Gallery, or a custom image. We'll also take a look at Azure Compute Galleries for template deployment in Chapter 9, Creating and Managing Session Host Images. In addition, each host pool can contain app groups that are used for user assignments. This section looks at creating a host pool for AVD through the Azure portal.
Before we get started, you need to ensure you have the following host pool prerequisites ready:
- The VM image name
- VM configuration
- Domain and network properties
- AVD host pool properties
Important Note
You need to ensure that a virtual network exists in the Azure region of your choice and that it has a...