1Y0-204 Resource Provisioning and Delivery Practice Question
An administrator is using Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to stream a vDisk to 200 target devices. The vDisk is in Standard Image mode with write cache redirected to a local disk on each target device. Users report intermittent boot failures and slow logons during peak hours. The administrator suspects the write cache is filling up. Which action should the administrator take to resolve the issue without changing the vDisk mode?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that changing the vDisk access mode or promoting a version will fix a write cache capacity problem, when the actual fix is to size and locate the cache appropriately on each target device.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Increase the write cache size on the target devices and ensure the cache disk has sufficient free space
When a PVS vDisk is in Standard Image mode and write cache is redirected to local disk, each target device needs enough local cache space for its temporary writes. If the cache fills, devices may fail to boot or perform poorly. Increasing the cache size and verifying free disk space resolves the issue while preserving the shared vDisk mode.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Enable write cache in target device RAM instead of local disk and reduce the cache size
Why it's wrong here
Moving write cache to RAM can improve performance, but reducing the cache size would worsen the problem if the cache is already filling up. RAM cache is also limited by available memory and is cleared on reboot. This change does not reliably resolve boot failures caused by insufficient cache capacity for the workload.
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Increase the write cache size on the target devices and ensure the cache disk has sufficient free space
Why this is correct
In Standard Image mode with cache on local disk, each target device writes temporary data to its local cache. If the cache fills, the device can experience boot failures and performance degradation. Increasing the cache size and ensuring adequate free disk space directly addresses the symptom while keeping the vDisk in Standard Image mode as required.
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Convert the vDisk back to Private Image mode and assign it to a single maintenance device
Why it's wrong here
Private Image mode allows only one device to write to the vDisk and is used for image maintenance, not for serving 200 production target devices. Converting back would prevent multiple devices from using the vDisk simultaneously and does not resolve the write cache capacity issue in a shared streaming scenario.
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Promote the current vDisk version to Production and restart all target devices immediately
Why it's wrong here
Promoting the version to Production makes the image available for production use, but it does not change the write cache configuration or capacity on the target devices. Restarting devices would still encounter the same cache limitations, so this action does not address the root cause of the intermittent boot failures.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Citrix exam blueprint
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