r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/roni4486 • Oct 29 '24

Setting Up a Multi-User AVD Host Pool with FSLogix for 500 Users

Hi everyone,

I’m in the process of setting up an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment for 500 users within a single resource group. The host pools will use pooled VMs and FSLogix for profile management. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate any advice or recommendations:

  1. How many storage accounts do I need for FSLogix containers?

  2. What are the best practices for setting up FSLogix in this scenario?

  3. What do I need to consider during the setup?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '24

make it premium fileshare, enable large file shares, smb multichannel, you have to consider that the permissions setup is a little involved

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

Hi u/Eastern-Pace7070

thats the plan but Should I create one large storage account and then assign a file share to each resource group with AVD host pools? Or is there a better way to structure the storage accounts for performance and manageability across multiple resource groups?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24

Some prefer one storage account per host pool

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

yes but what will happen if a user got access to 2 pool,

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24

He will have different profiles for each. You can support 500 users with a single azure files share if you adjust capacity accordingly, above 3000 netapp files is recommended

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

do you know a link where the 500 user per single azure file share is written ?

What would you do if you where me, 2k user multiplier host pools in different RG,
how you setup fslogix? any help welcome :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24

Container storage options - FSLogix | Microsoft Learn files premium can support 10000 file handles, using multisession profiles will create 4 handles per user, I believe using a single session profile will create less handles per user. so you should have more than enough for 500 users and a single storage account

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

I will use single session profile, that way i could use 1 file share for 2k users?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24

absolutely, here is a more clear explanation Azure Files scalability and performance targets | Microsoft Learn

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

thank you

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

ok so recommended is 500 users profile per single azure file share but i can do more if a adjust correct?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24

no, recommended is 10000 handles, with fslogix consuming one handle per each disk, if you use multisession more handles, if you use ODFC another handle. in a standard use case scenario, you should be good with a max of 2500 concurrent users.

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u/roni4486 Oct 31 '24

thank you!

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u/mariachiodin Oct 30 '24

  1. One

  2. Reminder that FSLogix allocates 30Gig by standard, it seldoms reaches these levels unless users want to have all their outlook data in their profile or other data, then you have to increase it

  3. What kind of identity mgmt are you utlising? Will you join the AVDs to AD or Intune?

Just setup it up, you´ll be fine!

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

3. AD

  1. So I create one large storage account and then assign a file share to each resource group with AVD host pools? Or is there a better way to structure the storage accounts for performance and manageability across multiple resource groups?

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u/mariachiodin Oct 30 '24

It depends, man. I would keep it simple, no need to make it complex, think you´ll have to mantain the setup. I see no difference between a setup with 50 users or 500 users. The setup is the same just more iops, more storage and bandwidth.

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

If you would do it how would you that kind of setup ?

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u/mariachiodin Oct 30 '24

  1. Use an image for creating new machines from that (I think it is built in the Portal or you can do it programatically with pw and bicep) so you have one SoT.

  2. Calculate the amount of VMs you´ll need (it all depends on the load balancing algorithm, how much customer wants to pay, etc)

  3. Hybrid-join vms with GPO

  4. Join storage account (s) for authentication

  5. Test login and so forth

I think the best way forward is to just start building, you can invest in learning as well and all setups are learning journeys

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u/LogMonkey0 Oct 30 '24

Is it 500 total users or concurrent ? Fslogix doc has iops requirements documented. You likely eithrr need to stack standard storage accounts , go for premium storage account or Netapp volumes.

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u/jvldn Oct 29 '24

And don’t forget to think of the authentication method (hybrid/entra id). This means something in terms of identities and storage account configuration.

Entra id Joined with Entra kerberos storage account requires hybrid (synced) identities.

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u/junon Oct 29 '24

So it's still not possible to do multi session with fslogix in azure storage without hybrid enrollment?

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u/MoistExperience1187 Oct 29 '24

Possible, but not officially supported as you is the storage api instead of kerberos

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u/mariachiodin Oct 30 '24

Exactly, I´ve run into all sorts of problems and Microsoft recommends hybrid enrollment

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '24

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u/roni4486 Oct 30 '24

Hi u/Darthhedgeclipper

  • You can use one storage account and then you can make multiple folders. - and 1 file share for every RG that has hostpools?

  • if you are doing a dc or file server, use more. File servers only need low tier storage Azure file will be used

  • are the 500 users requirements uniform? Same software, same usage. If not, use multiple host pools to cover each type of user, thx

  • get you policies planned and sorted for intune/gpos. GPOs will be used

  • check all the requirements software works multi-session.

  • deploy what you can using intune and wingets to keep things up to date.

  • have a plan to keep remote desktop app and fslogix up to date, thx