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1Y0-403 · Question #71

Scenario: A Citrix Architect needs to redesign an existing XenApp and XenDesktop environment to use Machine Creation Services (MCS). During the design discussions, the locations for the…

The correct answer is A. It is limited to NFS shared storage. C. It will require substantial write IOPS to the shared storage location as temporary data is written. Explanation/Reference: Consider your underlying and supported Hypervisor when using MCS. For example, you can use NFS for XenServer and ESXi or clustered shared volumes for Hyper-V. However, No thin provisioning on XenServer with block based storage.

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Scenario: A Citrix Architect needs to redesign an existing XenApp and XenDesktop environment to use Machine Creation Services (MCS). During the design discussions, the locations for the MCS-provisioned thin clone machine disks are proposed as shown in the Exhibit. Click the Exhibit button to view the details. Which potential concern should the architect address with the customer before proceeding with this configuration? (Choose two.)

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Options

  • AIt is limited to NFS shared storage.
  • BIt will require substantial read IOPS from the shared storage location during machine creation and
  • CIt will require substantial write IOPS to the shared storage location as temporary data is written.
  • DIt will require more storage to be allocated on the VM hosts compared with other options.
  • EIt is limited to certain hypervisors.

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    83% (19)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)
  • E
    9% (2)

Explanation

Explanation/Reference: Consider your underlying and supported Hypervisor when using MCS. For example, you can use NFS for XenServer and ESXi or clustered shared volumes for Hyper-V. However, No thin provisioning on XenServer with block based storage.

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#MCS thin clone#shared storage#IOPS#disk placement

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