azure-avd-terraform-accelerator

Deploy to Azure Wizard - Updated Flow

🎨 New Wizard Experience

The Deploy to Azure wizard now includes a new step for production features!

📋 Wizard Steps Overview

Before (6 Steps)

Basics (Resource prefix, Environment)
Identity Configuration (Azure AD / Domain Services)
Network Configuration (New / Existing VNet)
Session Hosts (VM count, size, credentials)
Host Pool (Type, load balancing)
Tags

After (7 Steps) ⭐

Basics (Resource prefix, Environment)
Identity Configuration (Azure AD / Domain Services)
Network Configuration (New / Existing VNet)
Session Hosts (VM count, size, credentials)
Host Pool (Type, load balancing)
Production Features (NEW!) ⭐
   ├─ Azure Backup (optional)
   ├─ Shared Image Gallery (optional)
   └─ Azure Policy (optional)
Tags

🎯 Step 6: Production Features (Detailed View)

Page Title

“Production Features (Optional)”

Information Box

ℹ️ These optional features enhance your deployment with enterprise 
   capabilities: Backup provides disaster recovery, Image Gallery 
   enables golden images, and Policies enforce governance. All 
   features are optional and can be enabled later.

Section 1: Azure Backup

Checkbox:

☐ Enable Azure Backup for session hosts

Tooltip:

Automatically backup session host VMs for disaster recovery. Recommended for production environments.

When Checked - Shows:

Information Box:

ℹ️ Backup will create a Recovery Services Vault and automatically 
   protect all session hosts. Daily backups run at 2:00 AM UTC. 
   Estimated cost: $10-30 per VM per month.

Slider:

Daily Backup Retention (days)
[━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━] 30
7                           180

Section 2: Shared Image Gallery

Checkbox:

☐ Enable Shared Image Gallery for golden images

Tooltip:

Create a gallery to store and version custom VM images. Recommended for standardized deployments.

When Checked - Shows:

Information Box:

ℹ️ Image Gallery will be created with Windows 11 Multi-Session 
   definition. Build custom images later using Azure Image Builder 
   or manually. Use golden images to deploy session hosts with 
   pre-installed applications and configurations. Estimated cost: 
   $5 per month.

Section 3: Azure Policy Governance

Checkbox:

☐ Enable Azure Policy for governance and compliance

Tooltip:

Apply governance policies to enforce standards. Policies are free and highly recommended.

When Checked - Shows:

Information Box:

ℹ️ The following policies will be applied: Require Managed Disks, 
   Restrict VM Sizes, Require Environment Tag. These policies help 
   maintain compliance and prevent configuration drift. No 
   additional cost.

Multi-Select Dropdown:

Allowed VM Sizes
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Filter sizes...                     🔍   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ☑ Standard_D2s_v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GB)       │
│ ☑ Standard_D4s_v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GB)      │
│ ☑ Standard_D8s_v5 (8 vCPU, 32 GB)      │
│ ☑ Standard_D16s_v5 (16 vCPU, 64 GB)    │
│ ☐ Standard_D2ds_v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GB)      │
│ ☐ Standard_D4ds_v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GB)     │
│ ☐ Standard_D8ds_v5 (8 vCPU, 32 GB)     │
│ ☐ Standard_D16ds_v5 (16 vCPU, 64 GB)   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Select All | Deselect All

🎨 Visual Mockup

Production Features Step (All Sections Expanded)

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║  Production Features (Optional)                  Step 6 of 7 ║
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║                                                                ║
║  ℹ️ These optional features enhance your deployment with      ║
║     enterprise capabilities...                                ║
║                                                                ║
║  ┌─ Azure Backup ────────────────────────────────────────┐   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  ☑ Enable Azure Backup for session hosts              │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  ℹ️ Backup will create a Recovery Services Vault...   │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  Daily Backup Retention (days)                         │   ║
║  │  [━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━] 30                          │   ║
║  │  7                           180                        │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   ║
║                                                                ║
║  ┌─ Shared Image Gallery ─────────────────────────────────┐   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  ☑ Enable Shared Image Gallery for golden images      │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  ℹ️ Image Gallery will be created with Windows 11...  │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   ║
║                                                                ║
║  ┌─ Azure Policy Governance ──────────────────────────────┐   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  ☑ Enable Azure Policy for governance and compliance  │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  ℹ️ The following policies will be applied...         │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  │  Allowed VM Sizes                                      │   ║
║  │  ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐            │   ║
║  │  │ Filter sizes...                   🔍  │            │   ║
║  │  ├───────────────────────────────────────┤            │   ║
║  │  │ ☑ Standard_D2s_v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GB)    │            │   ║
║  │  │ ☑ Standard_D4s_v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GB)   │            │   ║
║  │  │ ☑ Standard_D8s_v5 (8 vCPU, 32 GB)   │            │   ║
║  │  │ ☑ Standard_D16s_v5 (16 vCPU, 64 GB) │            │   ║
║  │  └───────────────────────────────────────┘            │   ║
║  │  4 of 8 selected                                       │   ║
║  │                                                         │   ║
║  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   ║
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📊 Configuration Presets

To help users, we could show example configurations:

Preset 1: Development/Test

☐ Backup
☐ Image Gallery  
☐ Policies

Estimated Cost: Baseline only

Preset 2: Standard Production

☑ Backup (30 days)
☐ Image Gallery
☑ Policies

Estimated Cost: Baseline + $50-150/month

Preset 3: Enterprise

☑ Backup (90 days)
☑ Image Gallery
☑ Policies

Estimated Cost: Baseline + $60-170/month

🎯 User Journey Examples

Journey 1: Cautious First-Timer

Goal: Test AVD without extra costs

Steps:

Click Deploy to Azure
Fill basics (avd-test, dev)
Choose Azure AD Join
Create new VNet
Deploy 2 small VMs
Production Features: Leave all unchecked ⭐
Add tags, deploy

Outcome: Basic AVD environment, lowest cost

Journey 2: Production-Ready Deployment

Goal: Deploy enterprise-ready AVD

Steps:

Click Deploy to Azure
Fill basics (avd-prod, prod)
Choose Domain Services Join
Use existing VNet
Deploy 10 VMs (Standard_D4s_v5)
Production Features: ⭐
- ✅ Enable Backup (60 days)
- ✅ Enable Image Gallery
- ✅ Enable Policies (restrict to D-series)
Add comprehensive tags, deploy

Outcome: Full enterprise deployment with governance

Journey 3: Gradual Adoption

Goal: Start basic, add features later

Initial Deployment:

Production Features: All unchecked

Later (Week 2) - Redeploy:

Production Features:
- ✅ Enable Backup
- ☐ Image Gallery (not yet)
- ✅ Enable Policies

Later (Week 4) - Redeploy Again:

Production Features:
- ✅ Enable Backup
- ✅ Enable Image Gallery ⭐ (now ready)
- ✅ Enable Policies

Outcome: Incremental feature adoption

💡 Help Text & Tooltips

Backup Section

Checkbox Tooltip:

Automatically backup session host VMs for disaster recovery. Recommended for production environments.

Retention Slider Tooltip:

Number of days to retain daily backups. Longer retention = higher cost. Recommended: 30 days for dev/test, 60-90 days for production.

Image Gallery Section

Checkbox Tooltip:

Create a gallery to store and version custom VM images. Recommended for standardized deployments.

Info Box:

After deployment, use Azure Image Builder or manually generalize a VM to create your first golden image. Golden images speed up deployment and ensure consistency.

Policy Section

Checkbox Tooltip:

Apply governance policies to enforce standards. Policies are free and highly recommended.

VM Sizes Dropdown Tooltip:

Select which VM sizes are allowed for deployment. Restricting sizes helps control costs and maintain consistency. You can modify this later in Azure Policy.

✅ Validation Rules

Backup Section

If enabled: Retention days must be 7-180
Default: 30 days

Image Gallery Section

No validation needed
Just enable/disable

Policy Section

If enabled: Must select at least 1 VM size
Default: D2s_v5, D4s_v5, D8s_v5, D16s_v5 selected

🎨 UI/UX Best Practices Applied

1. Progressive Disclosure

Info boxes only show when features are enabled
Advanced options (like VM sizes) only appear when relevant

2. Clear Defaults

All features disabled by default (safe, low cost)
Sensible defaults when enabled (30 days retention, common VM sizes)

3. Cost Transparency

Every feature shows estimated cost
Users make informed decisions

4. Contextual Help

Info boxes explain what each feature does
Tooltips provide additional guidance
Links to documentation

5. Flexibility

All features are optional
Can be enabled later via redeploy
No lock-in

📱 Responsive Design

The wizard adapts to screen size:

Desktop (1920x1080):

All sections visible
Side-by-side layouts
Full tooltips

Tablet (1024x768):

Sections stack vertically
Dropdown still multi-select
Abbreviated tooltips

Mobile (not recommended for deployment):

Basic form layout
Single-column
Portal recommends desktop

🔍 After Deployment

Deployment Success Screen

✅ Deployment Complete!

Resources Created:
├─ Host Pool: avd-prod-hostpool
├─ Workspace: avd-prod-workspace  
├─ Session Hosts: 5 VMs
├─ Storage Account: avdprodstorage
├─ Log Analytics: avd-prod-law
├─ Key Vault: avd-prod-kv
│
└─ Production Features:
   ├─ ✅ Recovery Vault: avd-prod-rsv (5 VMs protected)
   ├─ ✅ Image Gallery: avd_prod_sig
   └─ ✅ Policies: 3 assignments active

Next Steps:
1. Access workspace at: https://client.wvd.microsoft.com
2. View backup jobs in Recovery Services Vault
3. Check policy compliance in Azure Policy
4. Build first golden image (optional)

Estimated Monthly Cost: $550-700

ARM Features Guide: ARM-NEW-FEATURES.md
Terraform Version: NEW-FEATURES.md
Best Practices: RECOMMENDATIONS.md
Troubleshooting: INTEGRATION-GUIDE.md

Ready to deploy? Click the Deploy to Azure button in README.md!

azure-avd-terraform-accelerator

Deploy to Azure Wizard - Updated Flow

🎨 New Wizard Experience

📋 Wizard Steps Overview

Before (6 Steps)

After (7 Steps) ⭐

🎯 Step 6: Production Features (Detailed View)

Page Title

Information Box

Section 1: Azure Backup

Section 2: Shared Image Gallery

Section 3: Azure Policy Governance

🎨 Visual Mockup

Production Features Step (All Sections Expanded)

📊 Configuration Presets

Preset 1: Development/Test

Preset 2: Standard Production

Preset 3: Enterprise

🎯 User Journey Examples

Journey 1: Cautious First-Timer

Journey 2: Production-Ready Deployment

Journey 3: Gradual Adoption

💡 Help Text & Tooltips

Backup Section

Image Gallery Section

Policy Section

✅ Validation Rules

Backup Section

Image Gallery Section

Policy Section

🎨 UI/UX Best Practices Applied

1. Progressive Disclosure

2. Clear Defaults

3. Cost Transparency

4. Contextual Help

5. Flexibility

📱 Responsive Design

🔍 After Deployment

Deployment Success Screen

📚 Related Documentation