Scenario: A Citrix Engineer implementing the new virtualization design for Nether Tech Inc. must configure XenApp for dynamic delivery by using Provisioning Services. Provisioning Services already…

Hiroshi T.Feb 21, 2026

The correct answer is C, Boot Device Manager (BDM). When DHCP options 66 and 67 are off the table and PXE is blocked by policy, BDM is the designed fallback for Provisioning Services bootstrap delivery. BDM works by writing the bootstrap directly to a small partition on the local disk or a USB device, so the target machine can locate the PVS server and boot from its assigned vDisk without relying on DHCP scope options or a PXE server at all. Citrix documents BDM specifically for environments where network-based boot methods are restricted, which matches the Nether Tech scenario exactly.

Jovan I.Feb 19, 2026

C is the right call here. When DHCP options 66 and 67 are off the table and PXE is blocked by policy, Boot Device Manager solves the problem by writing a small bootstrap partition directly to a local disk or a USB drive on the target machine, so the box does not need to rely on the network broadcast chain at all. The BDM bootstrap holds the IP address of the PVS server and the relevant store information, and when the target powers on it reads that partition first, then reaches out directly to Provisioning Services to stream the vDisk. TFTP Service alone, option A, still depends on the PXE handshake to get the bootstrap to the target, so that is a non-starter under these constraints. I actually hit this exact scenario on my 1Y0-A15 sitting in 2011. I knew PXE was out but I second-guessed myself on TFTP and almost marked A before I caught myself and remembered that TFTP is just the delivery mechanism for the bootstrap file, it does not replace the need for PXE to initiate the process. Wrote BDM down, moved on, and it came back correct. The exam likes to test whether you understand that BDM is specifically the workaround for locked-down DHCP environments, so if you see any language about DHCP options being restricted or PXE being prohibited, go straight to C.

Prof. SaraFeb 18, 2026

TFTP handles the boot file delivery directly, no DHCP options needed.