CWS-115: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Help Desk Support Quiz Questions and Answers

Which mode on the Citrix ADC can a Citrix Administrator utilize to avoid asymmetrical packet flows and multiple route/ARP lookups?

Answer :
  • MAC-based forwarding (MBF)

Explanation :

MAC-based forwarding improves performance of ADC by avoiding multiple ARP or route table lookup when forwarding the packet, When MBF is enabled it cache the MAC address of uplink router which forwarded the requestto ADCand when reply is received it is passed t osame router who sent client requestwithout going through any route lookup.

Which step does a Citrix Administrator need to take to enable Citrix XML Service trust for user access within a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops infrastructure?

Answer :
  • Run the Set-BrokerSite -TrustRequestsSentToTheXMLServicePort $true PowerShell command from within a Controller

Explanation :

Set-BrokerSite -TrustRequestsSentToTheXMLServicePort $true PowerShell command must be run from the Delivery Controller only as XML service is a part of Broker service running in delivery controller, as one of the FMA service.

Which scenario will cause automatic high availability (HA) synchronization to fail?

Answer :
  • Different build versions

Explanation :

HA must be configured between the ADCs of similar type and with similar build versions, else automatic HA synchronization fails. Rest options are part of administration between ADCs in HA

Which tool should a Citrix Administrator use to monitor the overall daily performance of a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site?

Answer :
  • Citrix Studio

Explanation :

Citrix Studio is a single console used or both reasons - for managing Site and also to monitor overall daily performance of a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site

Which tool can a Citrix Administrator utilize to verify that a policy is bound and showing the number of hits?

Answer :
  • nsconmsg

Explanation :

nsconmsg is a utility provided by ADC to see information about ADC, other tools like nstrace.sh, nstcpdump.sh are basically used to check the network traffic.