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1Y0-401 · Question #97

Scenario: CGE needs to define its management process for desktop image releases. Some groups need a process for version control that includes thorough testing prior to production. How should the archi

The correct answer is B. By using vDisk versions. To design a release management scheme with version control and rollbacks using Provisioning Services, an architect should utilize vDisk versions. This feature allows for the creation and management of multiple iterations of a desktop image, facilitating testing and easy reversion

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Scenario: CGE needs to define its management process for desktop image releases. Some groups need a process for version control that includes thorough testing prior to production. How should the architect use Provisioning Services to design a release management scheme that facilitates rollbacks?

Options

  • ABy enabling vDisk Update Management
  • BBy using vDisk versions
  • CBy using snapshots
  • DBy using the Windows Automatic Install Kit (WAIK)

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    88% (38)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

To design a release management scheme with version control and rollbacks using Provisioning Services, an architect should utilize vDisk versions. This feature allows for the creation and management of multiple iterations of a desktop image, facilitating testing and easy reversion.

ABy enabling vDisk Update Management

vDisk Update Management is a broader process that may involve vDisk versions, but using 'vDisk versions' is the specific feature for managing different image iterations and enabling rollbacks.

BBy using vDisk versionsCorrect

Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) includes the functionality of vDisk versions, which allows administrators to create multiple versions of a single vDisk. This enables thorough testing of new image updates in a maintenance version before promoting them to production, and provides an inherent mechanism for easy rollbacks to previous stable versions if issues arise.

CBy using snapshots

Snapshots are a hypervisor-level feature for virtual machines, not the primary mechanism within Citrix Provisioning Services for managing and rolling back streamed vDisk images.

DBy using the Windows Automatic Install Kit (WAIK)

The Windows Automatic Install Kit (WAIK) is a Microsoft toolkit for deploying Windows installations and images, not a feature of Citrix Provisioning Services for managing vDisk versions.

Concept tested: Citrix PVS vDisk version management

Source: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/current-release/vdisk-manage.html

Topics

#Provisioning Services#vDisk versions#Image rollback#Release management

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