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1Y0-401 · Question #176

Why does using PvD enable the Radiology group to maintain user changes?

The correct answer is A. Because it maintains user changes independent of the base image. Personal vDisk (PvD) allows users to maintain their custom changes and installed applications by storing them independently of the base virtual desktop image.

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Question

Why does using PvD enable the Radiology group to maintain user changes?

Options

  • ABecause it maintains user changes independent of the base image
  • BBecause it retains user registry information
  • CBecause it allows users to use local profiles
  • DBecause it retains computer policy settings from Active Directory GPO

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    90% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Personal vDisk (PvD) allows users to maintain their custom changes and installed applications by storing them independently of the base virtual desktop image.

ABecause it maintains user changes independent of the base imageCorrect

Personal vDisk technology redirects all user-specific changes, including application installations, data, and configuration settings, to a dedicated virtual disk, ensuring these changes persist across sessions and are independent of the underlying master image.

BBecause it retains user registry information

While PvD does retain registry information, this is a specific component of user changes and not the overarching reason for its independence from the base image.

CBecause it allows users to use local profiles

PvD's primary function is not simply to allow local profiles, but to persist all user-specific changes on a separate virtual disk.

DBecause it retains computer policy settings from Active Directory GPO

PvD's function is to persist user-specific changes, not to retain computer policy settings from Active Directory GPOs, which are typically applied by the directory service itself.

Concept tested: Citrix Personal vDisk persistence

Topics

#Personal vDisk (PvD)#User changes#Base image#Virtual desktops

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