Correct Answer: Depth-first load balancing with a defined maximum session limit
Depth-first load balancing distributes sessions to a single session host until its maximum session limit is reached. This concentrates users on fewer hosts, allowing the remaining ...
Correct Answer
Depth-first load balancing with a defined maximum session limit
Why This Answer Is Correct
Depth-first load balancing distributes sessions to a single session host until its maximum session limit is reached. This concentrates users on fewer hosts, allowing the remaining hosts to be powered down by autoscale to optimize costs.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Azure Virtual Desktop Host Pools — a core concept tested in Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140). Understanding Azure Virtual Desktop Host Pools is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
You want to deploy session hosts in a new host pool. You want to ensure that all VMs are deployed using the exact same virtual hardware, applications, and operating system updates. What is the recommended way to manage this deployment pattern at scale?
You are configuring a host pool for a team of graphic designers. The users run CAD software that requires dedicated GPU hardware. Which Azure Virtual Machine SKU series should you select for the session hosts?
You want to deploy an Azure Virtual Desktop environment where each user is permanently assigned a specific virtual machine upon their first login. Which host pool type and assignment type should you configure?
You want to deploy session hosts using an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template. You need to ensure the VMs are correctly registered to your specific AVD host pool during provisioning. What piece of information must you provide to the AVD agent installation extension?
You need to update a generalized image used for a pooled host pool. After updating the golden VM and running sysprep, what is the most efficient way to update the existing session hosts?