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1Y0-201 · Question #25

Scenario: A Citrix Administrator is in the process of creating a new session machine catalog. On the 'Machine Management' page, 'Machine Creation Services (MCS)' is grayed out. What should the…

The correct answer is B. Add a new resource connection. MCS is grayed out because no hypervisor or cloud resource connection exists; adding one gives MCS the infrastructure target it needs to provision machines.

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Question

Scenario: A Citrix Administrator is in the process of creating a new session machine catalog. On the 'Machine Management' page, 'Machine Creation Services (MCS)' is grayed out. What should the administrator do to enable this option for selection?

Options

  • ARestart the Delivery Controller.
  • BAdd a new resource connection.
  • CUse the New-BrokerCatalog PowerShell cmdlet.
  • DInstall the 'Machine Creation Service Extension' on each Delivery Controller.

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  • C
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  • D
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Why each option

MCS is grayed out because no hypervisor or cloud resource connection exists; adding one gives MCS the infrastructure target it needs to provision machines.

ARestart the Delivery Controller.

Restarting the Delivery Controller does not create a missing resource connection; MCS would still have no hypervisor target after the restart.

BAdd a new resource connection.Correct

MCS requires a resource (hosting) connection to a hypervisor or cloud platform before it can create and manage virtual machines. Without a configured connection, the Citrix Studio wizard has no provisioning target and disables the MCS option. Adding a new resource connection via the Hosting node in Studio makes MCS selectable.

CUse the New-BrokerCatalog PowerShell cmdlet.

New-BrokerCatalog creates a catalog object in the Broker database but cannot resolve a missing hosting connection that is required to activate MCS.

DInstall the 'Machine Creation Service Extension' on each Delivery Controller.

There is no installable 'Machine Creation Service Extension' component; MCS is built into the Delivery Controller and is unlocked solely by having a valid resource connection.

Concept tested: MCS prerequisite - hosting connection requirement

Source: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/install-configure/machine-catalogs-create.html

Topics

#Machine Creation Services#resource connection#machine catalog#Delivery Controller

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