CCA Citrix Licensing & Provisioning Flashcards

Which Citrix licensing model allows users to access virtual desktops and apps from any device, and the license is tied to the user rather than the device?

Answer: User license

A Citrix User license is assigned to a named user and allows that user to access resources from any number of devices.

What is the default port used by the Citrix License Server for communication with product servers?

Answer: 27000

Citrix License Server uses port 27000 by default for the license daemon communication with Citrix product servers.

In Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS), what is the term for the read-only base disk image that is streamed to target devices?

Answer: vDisk

In Citrix PVS, a vDisk is the read-only master disk image that is streamed over the network to target devices.

Which Citrix component is responsible for managing and distributing licenses to Citrix product servers in a CVAD deployment?

Answer: Citrix License Server

The Citrix License Server manages the license files and distributes licenses to Citrix product servers such as the Delivery Controller.

What happens in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops when a user launches a session and no licenses are available on the License Server?

Answer: The connection is denied

When all licenses are consumed, new connection attempts are denied until a license becomes available.

In Citrix MCS (Machine Creation Services), which component stores the differencing disks created for each provisioned virtual machine?

Answer: The hypervisor storage

MCS stores differencing disks on the hypervisor's storage layer, where each VM has its own delta disk on top of the shared base image.