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This post is an update of a previous post that shows you how to create a RemoteApp collection that is connected to a VNet and a Windows Server Active Directory domain, using a simpler network design.
When Azure RemoteApp was released, it required a much more complicated network design to authenticate users against Active Directory and enforce Group Policy settings and restrictions, assuming that you wanted to run Active Directory in the cloud. The diagram below shows:
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A hybrid Azure RemoteApp app collection (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
A RemoteApp collection can reside on the same VNet as virtual machines (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
You will start by preparing a template of a session host in Azure and creating a machine template from that machine. Azure will deploy machines from this template to create your new session hosts — so yes; you need to install you required applications in the template and jump over any licensing or activation hurdles.
If you select the Active Directory authentication option, then you will need:
Retrieve the IP addresses of your domain controllers. Make sure that the virtual network is configured to use these IP addresses as the DNS servers.
Create a normal user account as a service account in your domain, for example, [email protected] Create an OU to store the computer accounts of your Azure RemoteApp session host computer accounts. Grant the service account the following rights to that OU:
At this time, you must use the classic management portal and Service Management (Azure V1) instead of Azure Resource Manager (ARM).
Browse to RemoteApp in the management portal and enter “Template Images.” Click “Add,” and select “Import An Image From Your Virtual Machines Library.” This allows you to import your previously created and sysprepped/captured virtual machine image into RemoteApp and makes it available for building new session hosts. Select the image, and check the box to confirm that you have met all of the requirements. Give the image a name and put it into the same region as your desired RemoteApp deployment.
Click New > App Services > RemoteApp > Create With VNet to start creating a With VNet app collection. Enter in details:
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Create a RemoteApp app collection with VNet connectivity (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
A new and un-configured RemoteApp app collection [Image Credit: Aidan Finn]
Configure the domain details of the Azure RemoteApp app collection (Image Credit: Aidan Finn)
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