CCA CCA Citrix Licensing & Provisioning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Citrix PVS write cache mode stores the write cache on the target device's local hard disk drive?
- Cache in device RAM
- Cache on server disk
- Cache on device hard drive (Correct answer)
- Cache in RAM with overflow to disk
Correct answer: Cache on device hard drive
The 'Cache on device hard drive' mode writes all changes locally to the target device's HDD, reducing load on the PVS server.
Question 2: What is the purpose of the 'grace period' in Citrix licensing?
- Allows unlicensed users to connect indefinitely
- Provides temporary license capacity when the License Server is unreachable (Correct answer)
- Grants additional licenses free of charge
- Resets license counts monthly
Correct answer: Provides temporary license capacity when the License Server is unreachable
The Citrix grace period allows product servers to continue operating temporarily when they cannot contact the License Server.
Question 3: In Citrix MCS, what is the role of the 'identity disk' attached to each provisioned machine?
- Stores the OS updates
- Holds the machine's unique SID and computer account information (Correct answer)
- Contains user profile data
- Stores application data
Correct answer: Holds the machine's unique SID and computer account information
The identity disk stores the unique machine identity information (SID, computer name) so each MCS-provisioned VM is distinguishable on the domain.
Question 4: Which Citrix tool is used to view current license usage, check out counts, and license expiration dates?
- Citrix Director
- Citrix Studio
- Citrix Licensing Manager (Correct answer)
- Citrix ADC Management Console
Correct answer: Citrix Licensing Manager
Citrix Licensing Manager is the web-based console used to monitor license usage, view expiration dates, and manage license files.
Question 5: In Citrix PVS, what is a 'device collection'?
- A group of vDisks assigned to a single target
- A logical grouping of target devices for easier management (Correct answer)
- A collection of license files
- A cluster of PVS servers
Correct answer: A logical grouping of target devices for easier management
A device collection in PVS is a logical grouping of target devices that simplifies management and vDisk assignment.
Question 6: What provisioning method does Citrix MCS use to create new VMs quickly without copying the full base disk to each VM?
- Full clone
- Linked clone using snapshots (Correct answer)
- P2V conversion
- ISO deployment
Correct answer: Linked clone using snapshots
MCS uses linked clones based on hypervisor snapshots so each provisioned VM shares the base image and only stores its changes in a differencing disk.
CCA CCA Citrix Licensing & Provisioning 2
Which Citrix PVS write cache mode stores the write cache on the target device's local hard disk drive?