Understand User profile transitioning from physical to virtual environment using Server 2012 'user profile disk'

hi,

i realy want understand user profile transition cycle. inputs appreciated.

say, have windows 7(domain joined) , domain user account 'user1'

1. login windows 7 machine domain account 'user1', creates domain local profile user on particular box. change profile roaming ..what happen here? user profile data , settings (like documents, favourits etc.) copies roaming profile location box automatically?

2. keep roaming profile is  , enable folder redirection also....now happen? roaming profile data settings (like mydocument, favourits etc.) gets copied shared redirection folder?  cut , copy roaming folder redirection or copy paste?

3. eventually, move user vdi environment , implement 'user profile disk'...now happen? roaming profile data , folder redirection data copied 'user profile disk'?

i looking transitioning of user physical environment desktop virtualization environment? , how profiles settings move physical virtual environment , best way of doing such transitions.

regards,

msexpert

hi,

1. the user profile data copied roaming profile location.
2. folder redirection keep working before after change roaming profile.
3. it not. user profile disk. major blocker “pooled virtual desktop collection” model has been lack of personalization: since pooled virtual desktop collection based on common virtual desktop template, user’s personal documents, settings, , configurations not present. user profile desk added solve problem either virtual machine-based or session based desktop deployments. user logs on different virtual machines within pool or different rd session hosts within session collection, his/her user profile disk gets mounted, providing access user’s complete profile. since user profile disk operates @ lower layer, works seamlessly existing user state technologies such roaming user profiles , folder redirection.

for more information, please refer following microsoft articles , blogs:

managing user profiles

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726990.aspx

best practices folder redirection in user data , settings management

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784630.aspx

windows server 2012 remote desktop services (rds)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/05/09/windows-server-2012-remote-desktop-services-rds.aspx

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