Azure VDI multiple session host

Manikandan M 0

I have installed Azure VDI with pooled (One Virtual Host) with five users and all are working fine. But these five users get the same IP address which is the same Host IP address. Is there is any way to make each user get a separate IP Address without moving each of them to use personal desktop?

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Vlad Costa 780 Reputation points

2024-06-05T06:53:49.8266667+00:00

Hi @Manikandan M

In a pooled virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) on Azure, all users connecting to the same host will appear to have the same IP address because they share the same virtual machine (VM) and NIC. This is the standard behaviour for Azure VDI in pooled mode.

Unfortunately, the only solution for a static, per-user IP in AVD would be an individual, dedicated VM per user (i.e., not pooled mode). This is obviously a much more expensive option. :(

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Manikandan M 0 Reputation points

2024-06-05T10:31:22.79+00:00

Is there any possibilities to assign separate IP address b using FSlogix or Azure Virtual Network?

Nikhil Duserla 645 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-06-05T10:38:20.85+00:00

Hi Manikandan M,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform, thanks for posting your query here.

A host pool is a collection of Azure virtual machines that register to Azure Virtual Desktop.

A host pool can be one of two types:

Personal- In this type, each virtual machine in the host pool is assigned to one specific user. This setup is great for ensuring that each user gets their own dedicated desktop, which helps with performance and keeping data separate.

Pooled- where user sessions can be load balanced (Breadth-first & Depth-first) to any session host in the host pool. There can be multiple different users on a single session host at the same time. Pooled host pools provide a shared remote experience to end-users, which ensures lower costs and greater efficiency.

It's not possible to assign separate IP addresses without individually configuring each device on the personal desktop.

Please refer to this document for further reading: Host pools.

FSLogix is used to save the profile data in Azure Virtual Desktop. Please refer to this document to read more on FSLogix.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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