1Y0-201 · Question #31
Scenario: A Citrix Administrator needs to temporarily stop connections to all machines belonging to the Finance Applications Delivery Group. Which step should the administrator take to ensure that…
The correct answer is C. Select the Delivery Group and use the 'Turn On Maintenance Mode' option. Enabling Maintenance Mode on a Delivery Group in Citrix Studio prevents all new user connections to every machine in that group without requiring a shutdown.
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Scenario: A Citrix Administrator needs to temporarily stop connections to all machines belonging to the Finance Applications Delivery Group. Which step should the administrator take to ensure that NO new connections are possible to this Delivery Group while performing maintenance?
Options
- AUse the PowerShell cmdlet: Set-BrokerAccessPolicyRule.
- BShut down all affected machines within the XenServer console.
- CSelect the Delivery Group and use the 'Turn On Maintenance Mode' option.
- DEnable Maintenance Mode on a XenServer that hosts 'Financial Applications'.
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C92% (48)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Enabling Maintenance Mode on a Delivery Group in Citrix Studio prevents all new user connections to every machine in that group without requiring a shutdown.
Set-BrokerAccessPolicyRule modifies access policy rules and is more complex than needed for temporary maintenance; it is not the standard method for toggling a Delivery Group's availability.
Shutting down machines via XenServer console is disruptive to active users and bypasses Citrix management, which could cause session data loss.
The 'Turn On Maintenance Mode' option at the Delivery Group level in Citrix Studio is the correct administrative control for blocking new inbound connections to all machines in the group simultaneously. It does not terminate active sessions but ensures no new connections are brokered, making it suitable for maintenance windows.
Enabling Maintenance Mode on the XenServer host only affects machines running on that specific host, not all machines in the Finance Applications Delivery Group, which may span multiple hosts.
Concept tested: Citrix Delivery Group Maintenance Mode to block new connections
Source: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/install-configure/delivery-groups-manage.html
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