System Architecture Flashcards
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Which SQL Server high availability option does Citrix support for the Site database?
Answer: Always On availability groups
Citrix supports Always On availability groups, failover clustering, and database mirroring for Site database high availability.
Which protocol transport can carry HDX traffic over UDP for better performance on high-latency links?
Answer: Enlightened Data Transport (EDT)
EDT is Citrix's UDP-based transport for HDX that improves performance on WAN links.
Which VDA registry setting or policy tells a VDA which Delivery Controllers it can register with?
Answer: ListOfDDCs
The ListOfDDCs value (or the matching policy) gives the controller addresses for VDA registration.
What does a host connection in Studio define?
Answer: How the Site talks to a hypervisor or cloud platform to provision and power-manage VMs
Host connections store hypervisor or cloud credentials and resources so MCS and power management can work.
By default, which resource type is unavailable during a Local Host Cache outage?
Answer: Pooled (random) single-session VDI desktops
Pooled VDI desktops are not available by default during an LHC outage because their power state cannot be managed safely.
Which database holds historical session and performance data that Director displays?
Answer: Monitoring database
The Monitoring Service writes historical session, connection, and machine data to the Monitoring database.
What is the main role of Citrix Gateway in a Virtual Apps and Desktops deployment?
Answer: Giving remote users secure access by proxying ICA traffic
Citrix Gateway authenticates external users and securely proxies HDX/ICA traffic to internal VDAs.