Default Outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retrired impact the Azure virtual desktop session host?

Jie Yin 100 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2023-10-07T10:58:21.6066667+00:00

I got an email alert regarding the retirement of default outbound access for VM, and it said:

If you deploy VMs on Azure Cloud Services (extended support), this retirement won’t affect you and you don’t need to take any action.

What exactly does Azure cloud service include? I am using Azure Virtual Desktop host pool resources. When default outbound access for VM is retired, do I need additional explicit Outbound access settings if I want desktop(session host) can be access to the Internet, such as NAT gateway, Azure Load Balancer?

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A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
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  1. vipullag-MSFT 26,391 Reputation points
    2023-10-10T01:07:12.7566667+00:00

    Hello Jie Yin

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

    Azure Cloud Services is a platform that allows developers to build, deploy, and manage applications on a highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure. It includes Cloud Services (extended support), which is a legacy offering that provides a platform for deploying and managing cloud applications.

    Regarding your question, if you are using Azure Virtual Desktop host pool resources, you may need to take additional steps to ensure that your desktop (session host) can access the internet after the retirement of default outbound access for VMs. You can use a NAT gateway or Azure Load Balancer to provide explicit outbound access for your session hosts.

    Alternatively, you can use Azure Firewall to filter outbound traffic and provide extra protection for your Azure Virtual Desktop host pool. You can follow the guidelines in this article to configure Azure Firewall to allow outbound Azure Virtual Desktop platform traffic.

    Hope this helps.

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