CXD-251 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on Microsoft Azure Quiz Questions and Answers

Answer :
  • A computing infrastructure where compute. Network, and storage can be provisioned and managed over the internet.

Explanation :

Iaas : Infrastructure as a Service : This provides entire Infrastructure in cloud environment, which prevents Organizations to spend on Datacenter cost, hence also reduces Datacenter overhead. PaaS : Platform as a Service : Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a complete development and deployment environment in the cloud, with resources that enable you to deliver everything from simple cloud-based apps to sophisticated, cloud-enabled enterprise applications SaaS : Software as a Service : Software as a Service (SaaS) allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common examples are email, calendaring, and office tools (such as Microsoft Office 365).
Answer :
  • Citrix cloud Resource Locations.

Explanation :

Microsoft Azure cloud platform is just considered as a Resource Location as similar on-premises resource location, and as per Citrix Cloud requirements - each resource location must have sufficient resources (Hypervisors, VDAs, StoreFront Servers) to serve users associated to that resource location. It should also have Cloud Connectors to communicate with Citrix cloud, just like we have on-premises.
Answer :
  • The Citrix Administrator credentials are used to verify the delegated administrator has sufficient privileges to create an MCS catalog.

Explanation :

From Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops v7.x , there is a concept of Delegated Administrators, so authorized administrator as a Machine catalog administrator only has permissions to create MCS catalog. Other Delegated administrators do not have permissions to create MCS catalog in Citrix, unless they have Machine Catalog administrator permissions.
Answer :
  • Use Microsoft Azure availability sets

Explanation :

Microsoft Azure Availability Sets feature provides HA for VMs in Azure. Availability set is composed of Update domain and Fault Domain, and VMs are available in both domains, so if any one domain is down (planned or unplanned), the VM will be available fr
Answer :
  • There must be at-least two cloud connectors in a cloud resource location

Explanation :

Two cloud connectors are must in a resource location as citrix updates cloud connectors one-by-one and during up-date process the cloud connector is not operational, so for HA and to avoid downtime, two cloud connectors are recommended by citrix.
Answer :
  • Multi NIC and Multi IP, Bring your own license, HA through an ARM load balancer.

Explanation :

Multi NIC and Multi IP, Bring your own license, HA through an ARM load balancer is supported when deplying citrix ADC in Microsoft azure as MS Azure itself provides load balancer and multiple NIC and multiple IP are the requirements of ADC.
Answer :
  • Microsoft Azure

Explanation :

While using Federated Authentication with Azure Active Directory, Citrix Workspace Experience forwards request to Microsoft Azure and Azure presents the logon page to user, where users enter their AD credentials for authentication.
Answer :
  • Citrix StoreFront , Citrix Gateway (formerly Citrix Netscaler Gateway)

Explanation :

In Citrix Cloud Deployments, only Citrix Storefront and Citrix Gateway (formerly Netscaler) are the optional components, which can be placed on either side - may be in citrix cloud or in customer resource location or both places.
Answer :
  • StoreFront can be deploued in Azure, or on-premises, or a Citrix Workspace Experience can be used

Explanation :

StoreFront is an optional component and a part of Access Layer, and can be deployed in any location (On-Premises/Microsoft Azure / Workspace Experience) as per the requirement and/or placement of user's resources.