How many PVS servers do I need?

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How many PVS servers do I need?

To deploy a PVS environment, you need at least two servers for high availability, which are sized correctly for your environment (memory is the critical consideration). The golden image is created from a computer built up with applications and data pre-configured, and PVS uses the vDisk image.

Does Citrix require SQL Server?

The default installation uses the default Windows service accounts and permissions. See the Microsoft documentation for details of these defaults, including the addition of Windows service accounts to the sysadmin role. The Controller does not require any additional SQL Server roles or permissions.

How do I create a master image in Citrix?

Summary of Steps:

  1. Create Virtual Machine.
  2. Install Operating System.
  3. Configure/Optimise Operating System.
  4. Install VMTools/XenTools.
  5. Join the domain.
  6. Install VDA.
  7. Configure the VDA and Citrix Receiver.
  8. Shutdown VM.

What are provisioning services in XenApp Platinum Edition?

A: Within XenApp Platinum Edition, you might use Provisioning Services to provision any server systems that are part of the XenApp deployment. In addition, you might, as of XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2, use Provisioning Services to provision desktop grade operating systems to virtual machines as part of the VM Hosted Applications feature.

Does Citrix provisioning services run on Windows 2012?

So my Citrix Provisioning Services 6.2 is running on Windows 2012, but I have used the App-V 5 Sequencer to virtualize the Provisioning Services Console and run it from my XenApp Desktop.

Can provisioning services use a XenDesktop 4 Advanced license key?

A: License status can be found in client status tool tray application on the client side. Q: Can Provisioning Services 5.1 use a XenDesktop 4 Advanced, Enterprise or Platinum license key? A: No, each XenDesktop 4 license includes and requires a Provisioning Services license key as well.

Which Windows version should I use for XenApp/XenDesktop?

Since all Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop and RDS should be running App-V 5with Shared Content Store it’s important to leverage Windows 2012 and SMB 3.0 as I wrote about in this post Make your network 10x faster.