CCA Citrix Licensing & Provisioning Flashcards

Which Citrix license edition is required to use features like HDX 3D Pro for GPU-accelerated workloads?

Answer: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium

HDX 3D Pro and other advanced GPU virtualization features require the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium edition license.

In Citrix PVS, what is the 'store' component?

Answer: A logical path on a PVS server where vDisk files are located

A PVS store is a logical reference to a file path on the PVS server (or a UNC path) where vDisk files are physically stored.

What is the function of the Citrix 'Customer Success Services' (formerly Subscription Advantage) entitlement?

Answer: Grants rights to new product version upgrades during the entitlement period

Customer Success Services entitlement grants access to new Citrix product version releases and updates during the active subscription period.

In Citrix MCS, which action must an administrator perform after updating the master image VM to push changes to provisioned machines?

Answer: Update the machine catalog with the new snapshot

After updating the master VM, the administrator creates a new snapshot and updates the machine catalog in Studio to apply the new image to provisioned VMs.

Which Citrix PVS mode allows target devices to boot from the vDisk in RAM for the fastest possible disk performance?

Answer: Cache in device RAM

The 'Cache in device RAM' write cache mode loads the entire write cache into the target device's RAM, providing maximum I/O performance.

What is the primary advantage of using Citrix MCS over Citrix PVS for virtual machine provisioning in smaller environments?

Answer: MCS requires no additional server infrastructure beyond the hypervisor

MCS integrates directly with the hypervisor and Delivery Controller, requiring no separate provisioning server infrastructure like PVS does.