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How should the administrator best organize gold images in a non-persistent Citrix MCS environment?

ABuild a single gold image with all the applications in the application catalog.

BCreate a base image without any applications and leverage Microsoft SCCM to deliver applications to the cloned virtual desktops.

CCreate a gold image for each separate business unit.

DCreate a gold image based on the user subnet assignment,

Suggested Answer: B

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A gold image is a master image that contains the operating system, drivers, patches, and configurations for a virtual desktop. A non-persistent Citrix MCS environment is one where virtual desktops are created from a gold image and discarded after each user session.

Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) is a tool that uses a gold image to create and manage virtual machines for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments.MCS can create different types of machines, such as pooled random, static assigned, or dedicated2.

One of the challenges of using MCS is managing multiple gold images for different user groups or application needs. Updating multiple gold images can be time-consuming and error-prone.Therefore, it is recommended to use a single base image without any applications and leverage another tool such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to deliver applications dynamically to the cloned virtual desktops3.

This approach can simplify image management, reduce storage consumption, improve performance, and enhance user experience.SCCM can also provide additional features such as patch management, compliance enforcement, inventory reporting, etc.3

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11 comments · newest first

Jutta 11 months ago

Definitely prefer using SCCM for app delivery, much cleaner setup!

Portia 11 months ago

Gold images for each business unit? Sounds like a lot of work!

Filiberto 11 months ago

Surprised to see people suggesting multiple gold images, seems inefficient!

Darnell 12 months ago

I disagree, a single gold image can simplify management.

Desire 12 months ago

Option B is the way to go, keeps things flexible!

Phuong 1 year ago

I vaguely recall something about subnet assignments in our study materials, but I'm not confident if that's the best approach here. Option D feels a bit off to me.

Leonora 1 year ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think creating separate gold images for each business unit could lead to a lot of overhead. Option C seems risky.

Rhea 1 year ago

I think we practiced a question similar to this, and I feel like having a single gold image might complicate updates. So, I'm leaning towards option B too.

Erasmo 1 year ago

I remember discussing the importance of keeping gold images lean, so maybe option B makes sense since it suggests a base image without applications.

Lavera 1 year ago

I think the key here is that a System DSN is not specific to an individual user. It's a data source that can be accessed by multiple users, unlike a User DSN which is tied to a single user. Option A seems to be the best fit for the definition.

Daren 1 year ago

Okay, let's see here. I think the key is understanding when all files are backed up in a cumulative incremental backup. I'm a bit unsure about that one.

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