1Y0-312 Advanced Provisioning and Image Management — All Questions With Answers

Question 1hardmulti select

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Which TWO actions must an administrator perform to correctly implement Personal vDisks (PvD) in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment? (Choose two.)

Question 2mediummulti select

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Which THREE factors should an administrator consider when selecting between Machine Creation Services (MCS) and Provisioning Services (PVS) for a new environment? (Choose three.)

Question 3hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The administrator needs to delete vDisk version 2.1 but sees it is locked. What is the required procedure?

Exhibit

Disk status for vDisk 'Win10_Base': 
Version: 2.1 (Production) 
Status: Locked
Owner: Server_02

Question 4mediummulti select

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An administrator is preparing to update an MCS-based catalog. Which TWO steps are part of the image update process? (Choose two.)

Question 5mediummultiple choice

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Which option in the PVS console ensures that a target device receives a new vDisk version immediately upon its next reboot?

Question 6mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Provisioning Services environment and needs to update a vDisk in a production environment. The administrator intends to use the Versioning feature to minimize downtime. Which step must be performed first to initiate the creation of a maintenance version of the vDisk?

Question 7mediummulti select

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Which THREE steps are required when manually updating a vDisk using the Provisioning Services imaging wizard? (Choose THREE.)

Question 8mediummultiple choice

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An administrator notes that after updating a vDisk, all target devices report 'No Boot Device Available'. What is the most likely cause?

Question 9hardmulti select

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Which THREE factors influence the choice between using Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Services (MCS) for a new virtual desktop deployment? (Choose THREE.)

Question 10mediummultiple choice

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When configuring a target device in PVS, what is the impact of selecting 'Cache on server' as the write-cache method?

Question 11mediummultiple choice

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An administrator needs to deploy a new version (v2) of a Provisioning Services vDisk to a targeted pilot delivery group using the High Availability feature. The vDisk is currently set to standard mode with cache on device hard drive. The administrator wants to ensure that target devices can automatically fall back to the previous stable vDisk version (v1) if the v2 image fails integrity checks during boot, without requiring manual intervention from the helpdesk. Which step must the administrator perform to achieve this automated fallback behavior?

Question 12mediummultiple choice

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An administrator needs to perform a rolling update of a vDisk for a set of non-persistent machines in a Citrix Provisioning environment. Which method should the administrator use to minimize downtime while ensuring all target devices are updated to the latest version?

Question 13mediummultiple choice

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An administrator uses Machine Creation Services to provision a catalog of 120 non-persistent pooled machines in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7. The company requires that each machine's identity and machine-specific registry settings survive a restart, but all other disk changes must be discarded at every shutdown. Which MCS storage configuration should the administrator select when creating the catalog?

Question 14hardmulti select

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A Citrix administrator is preparing a master image for an MCS-provisioned catalog of non-persistent machines running Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7. The administrator wants to minimize image maintenance effort while keeping the image compatible with MCS provisioning. Which two actions should the administrator take when finalizing the master image? (Choose two.)

Question 15mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 environment. The provisioning scheme uses a full clone disk. The administrator needs to update the master image and apply the update to all existing machines in the machine catalog without recreating the catalog. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 16mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to provision a pool of non-persistent target devices. The vDisk is in Private Image mode and must be updated with the latest operating system patches. The administrator needs to apply the patches without affecting any production target devices. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 17mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a new machine catalog of non-persistent pooled VDI machines. The image has been updated with new applications and the administrator wants to roll out the update to all existing machines without disrupting user sessions. The environment uses a single hosting unit and a master image stored on a shared datastore. Which MCS feature should the administrator use to apply the update while minimizing storage consumption and downtime?

Question 18mediummultiple choice

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An administrator supports a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment using Machine Creation Services (MCS) with a non-persistent machine catalog. After applying a new master image that includes an updated application, users report that their personal settings and application preferences are lost each time they log off. Which MCS feature should the administrator configure to preserve user-specific data across sessions while keeping the base image consistent?

Question 19hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment with a vDisk in Private Image mode. A target device needs to apply Windows updates and install a new application. After making changes, the administrator wants to revert the vDisk to its original state and then make the changes available to all devices in the collection. Which sequence of actions should the administrator perform?

Question 20hardmulti select

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment with Provisioning Services (PVS). The administrator needs to update a vDisk that is currently in Private Image mode. The update must be applied to all target devices while minimizing downtime. Which two actions should the administrator perform? (Choose two.)

Question 21hardmultiple choice

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An administrator manages a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment with multiple vDisk versions. The vDisk is in Private Image mode and has three versions. The administrator needs to revert a target device to a previous version of the vDisk without affecting other devices. The target device is currently booted from the latest version. What should the administrator do?

Question 22hardmultiple choice

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An administrator manages a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment with multiple vDisk versions. The help desk reports that a recent vDisk update introduced a critical bug, and users need to revert to the previous working version immediately. The administrator has the previous version available in the vDisk store. Which action should the administrator take to ensure that all target devices in the collection boot from the previous vDisk version on their next restart?

Question 23hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment with multiple vDisk versions. A new version of a vDisk has been created and is currently in Maintenance mode. The administrator needs to test the new version on a single target device before rolling it out to the entire collection. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 24mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to provision a new collection of target devices. The administrator wants to ensure that when a vDisk is updated, the update is applied to all target devices in the collection at the same time, without requiring a reboot. Which vDisk access mode should the administrator use?

Question 25hardmulti select

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a machine catalog in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 environment. The administrator needs to reduce storage consumption for the catalog. Which two actions should the administrator take? (Choose two.)

Question 26mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to stream a vDisk to 50 target devices. The vDisk is in Private Image mode. A user reports that changes made to the desktop are lost after a reboot. What is the most likely cause?

Question 27hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to stream a vDisk to 100 target devices. The vDisk is in Standard Image mode and uses a write cache on the target device's local disk. Users report intermittent slow logons and application launches. Performance monitoring shows high disk latency on the target devices' local disks. Which action should the administrator take to improve performance?

Question 28hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a catalog of 500 non-persistent Windows 10 desktops. The administrator notices that provisioning is taking a long time and is concerned about storage consumption. The environment uses a storage array that supports thin provisioning. Which action should the administrator take to optimize storage usage and provisioning time?

Question 29easymultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a catalog of persistent machines for a group of developers. The developers need to retain their personal settings and installed applications across reboots. The administrator wants to minimize storage costs while meeting this requirement. Which MCS provisioning method should the administrator choose?

Question 30easymultiple choice

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An administrator is preparing a master image for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment using Machine Creation Services (MCS). The administrator wants to ensure that the master image is properly prepared to avoid issues with machine creation. Which action should the administrator take before sealing the image?

Question 31mediummulti select

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An administrator is planning to implement Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to stream a vDisk to a new collection of target devices. The administrator needs to ensure that the target devices can boot from the network and access the vDisk. Which two actions must the administrator perform? (Choose two.)

Question 32hardmulti select

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment. The administrator needs to update a vDisk that is currently in Standard Image mode and in use by multiple target devices. The update must be applied without disrupting user sessions. Which two actions should the administrator take? (Choose two.)

Question 33easymultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) and needs to update a vDisk that is currently in Standard Image mode. The administrator wants to make changes to the vDisk without affecting production users. What should the administrator do?

Question 34hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is using Provisioning Services (PVS) to stream a vDisk to 200 target devices. The vDisk is in Private Image mode. The administrator needs to apply Windows updates to the vDisk without affecting the running production devices. Which procedure should the administrator follow?

Question 35mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) and has configured a vDisk in Standard Image mode with write cache set to 'Cache on device hard disk'. Users report that their changes are not persisting across reboots, and the target device's local disk is filling up. What is the most likely cause?

Question 36mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to create a catalog of 100 non-persistent machines. The master image is 60 GB. The administrator wants to minimize storage consumption on the shared storage repository. Which MCS storage option should the administrator select?

Question 37mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a catalog of persistent machines. The administrator wants to ensure that each machine retains its unique applications and user data across reboots. Which MCS catalog type should the administrator create?

Question 38mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Provisioning Services environment and needs to update a target device image while ensuring zero downtime for users. Which method should the administrator employ to achieve this?

Question 39hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator attempts to update a vDisk version but receives the provided error. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Error: PVS-5092: Could not connect to the Provisioning Server. The vDisk is currently locked by another process.

Question 40mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) and wants to minimize the storage impact on the hypervisor. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 41mediummultiple choice

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An administrator notices that after a PVS image update, several target devices are failing to boot, hanging at the 'Citrix Provisioning' splash screen. What is the most likely cause?

Question 42easymultiple choice

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Which component is responsible for streaming the virtual disk image to the target devices in a Provisioning Services environment?

Question 43mediummultiple choice

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Which storage location is recommended for the write cache when using MCS to provide the best performance for virtual desktops?

Question 44hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is troubleshooting a PVS environment and needs to verify if the correct vDisk version is being delivered. Which tool provides the most direct visibility into the boot vDisk version for a running target device?

Question 45easymultiple choice

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What is the primary benefit of using a 'Standard' vDisk mode in Provisioning Services?

Question 46hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is attempting to merge vDisk versions but receives the provided error. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Error: PVS-5095: VDisk Version is invalid or corrupted. Cannot merge versions.

Question 47mediummultiple choice

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When configuring a PVS farm for high availability, what is the most important consideration for the vDisk storage?

Question 48hardmulti select

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An administrator is troubleshooting a slow Provisioning Services boot process for target devices. Which TWO factors should be reviewed to optimize the boot performance? (Choose TWO.)

Question 49mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator attempts to boot a target device and receives the error shown. What is the cause of this failure?

Exhibit

Error Log: [PVS-STREAMING-001] Target device failed to connect to the PVS server. Reason: The vDisk is locked by a management operation. Current status: Merging.

Question 50hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is configuring Machine Creation Services (MCS) with non-persistent desktops. To ensure that user profile data is persisted across reboots, which component should be implemented?

Question 51mediummultiple choice

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An administrator needs to update a Citrix Provisioning Services vDisk that is shared by 500 target devices. Which approach provides the highest level of availability during the update process?

Question 52hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator notices that Device01 frequently reports disk latency warnings. Given the write cache configuration shown, what is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

PVS Server Config: 
[Store: Store1] 
[Path: \\FileServer\PVSStore] 
[Target Device: Device01] 
[Mode: Standard] 
[Write Cache: Cache-in-RAM-with-overflow-to-hard-disk]

Question 53mediummultiple choice

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When using Machine Creation Services (MCS) in a multi-zone environment, where should the master image be located to ensure optimal provisioning performance?

Question 54hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is implementing a custom script to automate the cleanup of old vDisk versions. Which PVS PowerShell cmdlet is the most appropriate to list the currently available versions for a specific vDisk?

Question 55hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a large-scale MCS deployment and notices that snapshot updates to master images are failing. The error log points to 'insufficient space for disk consolidation'. What should the administrator do?

Question 56mediummultiple choice

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An administrator needs to ensure that all target devices in a specific PVS collection use the same write-cache configuration. How can this be efficiently managed?

Question 57mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning environment and notices that target devices are failing to boot while stuck at the 'Contacting Provisioning Server' message. After reviewing the network infrastructure, the administrator confirms that DHCP is functioning correctly but the target devices are not receiving the boot file. Which action should the administrator take to resolve this issue?

Question 58hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is troubleshooting a vDisk access error in the Provisioning console. The Provisioning Server is unable to access the vDisk store on the file server. What is the most likely cause of this error?

Exhibit

Provisioning_Server_Log: [ERROR] 2023-10-12 14:20:05: Failed to connect to vDisk store: \\FileServer01\Store\Windows10_Gold.vhdx. Access Denied. Check permissions for the Citrix Provisioning Computer Account.

Question 59mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning environment and notices that target devices are failing to boot over the network, hanging at the TFTP phase. The DHCP scope options 60, 66, and 67 are correctly configured. Which component or setting should the administrator investigate next to resolve this boot failure?

Question 60mediummultiple choice

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A Citrix administrator maintains a Provisioning Services (PVS) environment with a single vDisk in Standard Image mode. The vDisk is currently at version 3.2, and version 3.1 exists as a base version. The administrator needs to apply a critical Windows security patch to the vDisk. After placing the vDisk in Maintenance mode and applying the patch, which action must be taken to make the updated image available to target devices while preserving the ability to roll back to the previous state?

Question 61mediummultiple choice

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An administrator manages a Provisioning Services environment with a vDisk in Private Image mode used by a single target device for image maintenance. After completing updates, the administrator needs to make those updates available to the rest of the collection while still allowing the original maintenance device to receive further changes. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 62mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a new catalog of 200 non-persistent Windows 10 desktops from a master image. The master image was created on a host with a different CPU generation than the target hosts. Users report that after provisioning, the desktops fail to boot with a STOP error 0x0000005A. Which action should the administrator take to resolve this issue?

Question 63hardmultiple choice

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An administrator configures a Machine Creation Services catalog of 200 non-persistent machines and enables write-back cache to improve performance on the shared storage. Users report that after several hours of heavy use, machines become slow and some eventually fail to save changes. Which factor is most likely causing the degradation?

Question 64mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a catalog of non-persistent machines in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. The administrator needs to update the master image with a new application and roll it out to all machines in the catalog. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 65easymultiple choice

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An administrator has an existing Machine Creation Services catalog of non-persistent machines and needs to deploy a new version of an internally developed application to all machines with minimal disruption. The application is already installed on the master image used by the catalog. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 66easymultiple choice

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An administrator is configuring a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment. The administrator needs to ensure that when a target device boots, it uses the most recent version of the vDisk automatically, without manual intervention. Which vDisk access mode should the administrator configure?

Question 67mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Provisioning Services (PVS) to stream a vDisk to 100 target devices. The administrator notices that the write cache is filling up quickly on the target devices, causing performance degradation. The current write cache is configured to be stored in RAM with a maximum size of 2 GB. The administrator wants to change the write cache to be stored on a local disk to improve performance. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 68mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Citrix App Layering to manage images for a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. The administrator has created an OS layer, a platform layer, and an app layer. Users report that a recently updated application in the app layer is not reflecting the latest changes. The administrator verified that the app layer was published successfully. What is the most likely cause?

Question 69hardmulti select

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An administrator is designing a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment for a large deployment of 500 target devices. The administrator needs to ensure high availability and optimal performance for the vDisk store. The environment uses a shared storage solution. Which two actions should the administrator take to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

Question 70mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment. The administrator needs to update a vDisk that is currently in Standard Image mode and in use by multiple target devices. The update should not disrupt the running devices, and the administrator wants to be able to roll back if issues arise. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 71hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision 100 non-persistent virtual desktops. The administrator needs to update the master image with a new application. Which action should be taken to ensure that all desktops receive the update while minimizing downtime?

Question 72mediummulti select

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An administrator is configuring a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment. The administrator needs to ensure that target devices can boot from the network and receive the vDisk. Which two components must be configured? (Choose two.)

Question 73mediummultiple choice

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An administrator is using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision a catalog of non-persistent pooled machines from a master image. The security team mandates that no machine should retain any data written to its system disk after a reboot, but user profile data must persist across sessions. Which MCS storage configuration should the administrator implement?

Question 74hardmultiple choice

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An administrator is managing a Citrix Provisioning (PVS) environment with a vDisk in Standard Image mode. The vDisk is configured with a write cache type of 'Cache on server'. Users report that after a recent update to the vDisk, some target devices experience slow logons and high disk latency. The administrator notices that the write cache file is stored on the same volume as the vDisk. Which action should the administrator take to improve performance?

Provisioning_Server_Log: [ERROR] 2023-10-12 14:20:05: Failed to connect to vDisk store: \\FileServer01\Store\Windows10_Gold.vhdx. Access Denied. Check permissions for the Citrix Provisioning Computer Account.