1Y0-312 Migration and Cloud Integration Practice Question
An administrator is planning to migrate an on-premises Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 site to Citrix DaaS. The on-premises site currently uses Citrix Provisioning (PVS) to stream images to 500 non-persistent VDAs. The administrator wants to minimize downtime and re-use existing master images where possible. Which migration approach should the administrator take to move these machines to Citrix DaaS?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that PVS vDisks can be directly migrated or streamed into Citrix DaaS, when in fact new MCS-provisioned catalogs must be created.
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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Provision new VDAs in the cloud using Machine Creation Services (MCS) with a prepared master image, then cut over users after validation.
Citrix DaaS uses MCS (or Citrix Provisioning in a supported on-premises resource location, but not for cloud-hosted catalogs) to provision machines. Migrating a PVS-streamed non-persistent workload to Citrix DaaS requires building new catalogs with MCS using a prepared master image. This allows the administrator to validate the new environment before cutting users over, minimizing downtime and reusing the existing image where possible.
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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Configure a Cloud Connector to proxy PVS streaming traffic from the on-premises PVS servers to the new cloud-hosted VDAs.
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Connectors are used to connect Citrix Cloud to on-premises Active Directory and on-premises resources; they are not designed to proxy PVS streaming traffic. PVS uses a proprietary streaming protocol that does not traverse Cloud Connectors, and Citrix DaaS catalogs do not consume PVS vDisks from on-premises PVS servers. This approach would not work for migrating the workload.
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Provision new VDAs in the cloud using Machine Creation Services (MCS) with a prepared master image, then cut over users after validation.
Why this is correct
Citrix DaaS does not support on-premises PVS streaming into the cloud control plane; the supported method is to build new catalogs in the resource location using MCS with a master image. This preserves the ability to re-use the image (converted to a cloud-compatible format) while allowing validation before user cutover, minimizing downtime. This is the recommended migration path for non-persistent PVS workloads moving to Citrix DaaS.
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Use the Citrix Cloud Migration Tool to export the existing PVS vDisk and import it into a Citrix Managed Azure catalog.
Why it's wrong here
There is no such feature as a 'Citrix Cloud Migration Tool' that exports PVS vDisks into a Citrix Managed Azure catalog. Citrix does not provide a single automated tool that converts PVS vDisks into cloud-hosted catalogs. This option invents a capability that does not exist in the product, so it cannot be the correct migration approach for moving PVS-streamed machines to Citrix DaaS.
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Keep the existing PVS infrastructure on-premises and register the PVS-streamed VDAs directly with the Citrix Cloud control plane.
Why it's wrong here
PVS-streamed VDAs cannot register with Citrix Cloud because the PVS target device software depends on the on-premises PVS server for streaming and identity, and Citrix DaaS does not support this streaming model in the cloud. While VDAs can be registered to Citrix Cloud, the PVS streaming component must be replaced. This approach leaves the workload on-premises and does not achieve the migration goal.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Citrix exam blueprint
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