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Question 1Assessment and user experience

During the Assess phase of the Citrix Consulting Methodology, which output is most directly used to drive Site capacity and image strategy decisions in the Design phase?

  1. A signed statement of work
  2. A user segmentation matrix grouping users by workload, location, and access requirements Correct answer.
  3. An updated Active Directory schema
  4. A list of monitor resolutions across the estate

Explanation

User segmentation is the central deliverable of the Assess phase. By grouping users by workload (task, knowledge, power), location, mobility, security, and personalization needs, the architect can decide how many image types and FlexCast models are required and size resources for each group during Design.

Question 2Assessment and user experience

An architect is documenting business drivers for a CVAD project. Which item is BEST classified as a business driver rather than a technical requirement?

  1. Use Machine Creation Services for the Windows 11 image
  2. Reduce branch office IT footprint to support an acquisition strategy Correct answer.
  3. Enable HDX adaptive transport on the VDA
  4. Configure two Cloud Connectors per Resource Location

Explanation

Business drivers describe outcomes the organization wants - such as enabling an acquisition strategy by reducing branch IT footprint. The other choices are technical implementation details that flow downstream from drivers and requirements.

Question 3Assessment and user experience

In the Citrix Consulting Methodology, the Rollout phase is BEST characterized by which activity?

  1. Migrating user groups in waves with feedback loops to refine the standard build Correct answer.
  2. Selecting between MCS and PVS
  3. Sizing the SQL Always On availability group
  4. Producing the user segmentation matrix

Explanation

Rollout focuses on phased migration of user groups, gathering feedback after each wave so that the build can be tuned before the next group migrates. The other options are activities of earlier phases.

Question 4Assessment and user experience

Which assessment artifact is MOST useful when justifying the choice between single-session and multi-session OS VDAs for a user group?

  1. A network bandwidth report
  2. An application compatibility and isolation matrix combined with workload profile Correct answer.
  3. A Cloud Connector placement diagram
  4. A StoreFront subscription store schema

Explanation

Choosing single-session vs multi-session OS depends on application compatibility (isolation, kernel-mode drivers, single-instance apps), user workload, and personalization needs. An application compatibility/isolation matrix combined with the workload profile drives this decision.

Question 5Assessment and user experience

An architect must define success criteria for a CVAD pilot. Which combination of criteria is MOST aligned with the Citrix methodology?

  1. Pilot covers only IT staff and is judged on uptime alone
  2. Pilot represents each major user segment and is judged against measurable performance, adoption, and support metrics Correct answer.
  3. Pilot uses only the smallest user group with no measurable criteria
  4. Pilot is run in production and judged by incident counts only

Explanation

A representative pilot covers each major user segment and uses measurable, agreed-upon criteria covering performance, adoption, and supportability so that go/no-go decisions are objective.

Question 6Assessment and user experience

During requirements gathering, a customer states a hard requirement of "99.99% availability for published apps." What is the architect's BEST next action?

  1. Accept it and design with multi-Site active/active without further questions
  2. Quantify the requirement: define what counts as downtime, the measurement window, and which user groups are in scope before sizing redundancy Correct answer.
  3. Ignore it because Citrix does not publish SLAs
  4. Promise the requirement only for power users

Explanation

Availability requirements are routinely stated without context. The architect must quantify what is being measured, over which window, and for whom, so that the resulting redundancy and DR design is appropriate and affordable.

Question 7Assessment and user experience

A consultant inherits a project where the Assess phase produced no documented constraints. Which constraint type is MOST important to capture before completing Design?

  1. Approved hypervisors, supported clouds, and existing identity providers Correct answer.
  2. Preferred desktop wallpaper
  3. Logo placement in StoreFront
  4. User language preferences

Explanation

Constraints such as approved hypervisors, supported public clouds, identity provider standards, and security baselines drive nearly every Design decision and must be captured before Design completion.

Question 8Assessment and user experience

Which statement about Citrix risk assessment in the Assess phase is MOST accurate?

  1. Risks are documented only after go-live
  2. Risks should be identified, rated by likelihood and impact, and mitigated or accepted with stakeholder sign-off Correct answer.
  3. Only technical risks are tracked
  4. Risk registers are optional for Citrix projects

Explanation

The Citrix methodology treats risk as a first-class artifact: identified early, rated, and either mitigated through Design choices or formally accepted by stakeholders with sign-off.

Question 9Assessment and user experience

A customer wants the Design document to remain useful after the project. Which property is MOST important?

  1. The document is short enough to fit on a single page
  2. The document records decisions, alternatives considered, and rationale so future architects can re-evaluate Correct answer.
  3. The document is encrypted and shared only with the consultant
  4. The document only contains diagrams

Explanation

A durable Design document captures decisions and the rationale behind them, plus alternatives considered. This lets future teams understand intent and re-evaluate when constraints change.

Question 10Assessment and user experience

For a population of mobile knowledge workers using personally owned macOS and iPad devices, which Workspace App design choice is MOST appropriate?

  1. Mandate the native Workspace app on every endpoint
  2. Offer Citrix Workspace app for managed devices and the HTML5 Workspace app via browser for unmanaged endpoints Correct answer.
  3. Use only the Self-Service plug-in over RDP
  4. Disable Workspace and require RDP shortcuts

Explanation

On unmanaged BYOD endpoints, the HTML5 Workspace app removes installation friction, while the native Workspace app remains preferable on managed devices for richer HDX features. Offering both is the standard CCE-V design pattern for mixed device estates.

Question 11Assessment and user experience

An architect is sizing endpoints for a call-center user group that uses softphone audio. Which user-layer design decision MOST improves audio quality?

  1. Enable HDX optimization for Microsoft Teams or the equivalent unified communications optimization pack on supported endpoints Correct answer.
  2. Increase the VDA RAM allocation
  3. Move StoreFront to the same subnet as the endpoints
  4. Disable the Universal Print Driver

Explanation

HDX optimization for Microsoft Teams (and similar UC optimization packs) offloads audio/video processing to the endpoint, dramatically reducing latency and CPU on the VDA, which is the right call-center pattern.

Question 12Assessment and user experience

A user group connects from high-latency satellite links. Which HDX design choice is MOST likely to improve interactivity?

  1. Enable adaptive transport (EDT) so HDX can use UDP-based transport when network conditions allow Correct answer.
  2. Force TCP and disable EDT
  3. Disable session reliability
  4. Switch to RDP

Explanation

Adaptive transport (EDT) uses UDP to better handle high-latency, lossy links such as satellite, improving interactive performance versus pure TCP HDX.

Question 13Assessment and user experience

A developer group needs to redirect arbitrary USB devices (debug probes) into the session. Which user-layer design decision is required?

  1. Enable Generic USB redirection through HDX policy and ensure the endpoint Workspace app build supports it Correct answer.
  2. Enable only HDX-optimized USB redirection
  3. Disable USB at the endpoint
  4. Use printer redirection

Explanation

Specialty devices that lack an HDX-optimized channel require Generic USB redirection, configured through HDX policy and supported by the Workspace app on the endpoint.

Question 14Assessment and user experience

Which OU design recommendation BEST supports targeted Citrix policy via GPO and clean Studio policy management?

  1. Place VDAs in dedicated OUs separated by VDA type (single-session, multi-session, image type) and apply Citrix Computer policies via GPO scoped to those OUs Correct answer.
  2. Place all VDAs in the default Computers container
  3. Put VDAs and user accounts in the same OU
  4. Apply all policies through site-level GPOs only

Explanation

Dedicated OUs by VDA type allow precise GPO targeting of Citrix Computer policies and clean separation from non-VDA servers, simplifying both GPO and Studio policy administration.

Question 15Assessment and user experience

Which statement BEST describes the design intent of HDX policy templates such as the High Server Scalability template?

  1. They are starting points that prioritize particular trade-offs (for example density over fidelity) and should be tuned to the workload, not used unmodified Correct answer.
  2. They are mandatory and cannot be edited
  3. They override all GPO settings
  4. They disable HDX entirely

Explanation

Citrix-provided HDX templates encode opinionated trade-offs (e.g., density vs. fidelity) and are intended to be customized for the specific workload during Design.

Question 16Access and security

How many Cloud Connectors does Citrix recommend per Resource Location for production resilience?

  1. At least two for redundancy, sized per the published Cloud Connector capacity guidance Correct answer.
  2. Exactly one to minimize cost
  3. Five regardless of size
  4. One per VDA

Explanation

Citrix recommends a minimum of two Cloud Connectors per Resource Location for redundancy, with additional Connectors added per the published scale guidance based on number of VDAs and sessions.

Question 17Access and security

For external users connecting to an on-prem CVAD Site, which Access Layer component terminates ICA traffic at the perimeter and provides single sign-on to StoreFront?

  1. NetScaler/Citrix Gateway Correct answer.
  2. The Delivery Controller
  3. SQL Server
  4. Citrix Director

Explanation

Citrix Gateway (formerly NetScaler Gateway) is the standard perimeter device that terminates external HDX/ICA traffic, performs authentication, and provides SSO into StoreFront.

Question 18Access and security

For a multi-data-center on-prem CVAD deployment with users routed to the closest data center, which StoreFront design pattern is appropriate?

  1. A StoreFront server group at each data center aggregating local Delivery Controllers, fronted by GSLB on Citrix ADC for proximity-based steering Correct answer.
  2. A single StoreFront server in one data center for all users
  3. Direct ICA file delivery without StoreFront
  4. One StoreFront per VDA

Explanation

Local StoreFront groups aggregating local Controllers, with global server load balancing on Citrix ADC, give users the closest entry point and keep failure domains within a data center.

Question 19Access and security

A customer requires MFA for all external CVAD logons and wants centralized identity. Which design BEST satisfies the requirement when using Citrix Cloud Workspace?

  1. Configure Workspace authentication to use Azure AD (Entra ID) or Okta as the identity provider with MFA enforced at the IdP Correct answer.
  2. Enable MFA on each VDA locally
  3. Disable Workspace and rely on IP allow-listing
  4. Use only username and password at StoreFront

Explanation

Citrix Workspace can federate authentication to Azure AD (Entra ID), Okta, on-prem AD with Cloud Connectors, ADFS, or Citrix Gateway, allowing MFA to be enforced once at the IdP for all Workspace logons.

Question 20Access and security

Which Citrix ADC feature is MOST appropriate for steering users between active data centers based on health and proximity?

  1. Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) Correct answer.
  2. Content Switching only
  3. HTTP Compression
  4. TCP Optimization

Explanation

GSLB on Citrix ADC steers DNS resolution to the healthiest, closest data center, which is the standard pattern for multi-Site Workspace/StoreFront entry points.

Question 21Access and security

Which design supports Citrix Gateway high availability for external user access?

  1. Deploy Citrix ADC HA pair (active/passive) in the DMZ with floating IPs and synchronized configuration Correct answer.
  2. Single Citrix ADC appliance with manual failover
  3. Round-robin DNS to two unsynchronized appliances
  4. StoreFront on the Gateway itself

Explanation

An HA pair of Citrix ADC appliances with floating IPs and synchronized configuration provides resilient external access with automatic failover.

Question 22Access and security

Which sequence describes the correct user logon flow for an external CVAD user via Workspace?

  1. User authenticates to Workspace/Gateway → Workspace enumerates resources via Cloud Connectors or StoreFront → user launches app → ICA HDX is established to the VDA via Gateway Correct answer.
  2. User connects to VDA first, then authenticates to StoreFront
  3. User authenticates to Director then VDA
  4. User authenticates only at the VDA, bypassing Gateway

Explanation

The correct flow is authenticate to Workspace (or Gateway/StoreFront), enumerate resources via the brokering layer (Cloud Connectors for Cloud, Controllers for on-prem via StoreFront), then launch ICA HDX through Gateway.

Question 23Access and security

In Citrix Cloud, which component is responsible for proxying communication between Citrix Cloud control plane and on-prem resources without inbound firewall rules?

  1. Cloud Connector Correct answer.
  2. StoreFront
  3. Director
  4. Profile Management Service

Explanation

Cloud Connectors initiate outbound HTTPS to Citrix Cloud and proxy control traffic to on-prem AD, hypervisors, and VDAs, removing the need for inbound firewall rules.

Question 24Images, applications and personalization

An architect is choosing between MCS and PVS for a population of 5,000 non-persistent multi-session OS VDAs in a single data center with shared storage already approved. Which factor MOST favors PVS in this design?

  1. Streaming a single read-only vDisk over the network can reduce per-VM storage I/O and footprint at large scale, especially when many identical workloads boot from the same image Correct answer.
  2. PVS requires no infrastructure servers
  3. PVS is the only option for Citrix Cloud
  4. PVS replaces SQL Server

Explanation

PVS streams a single read-only vDisk to many target devices, which can reduce per-VM storage I/O and footprint relative to per-VM differencing disks at large multi-session scale.

Question 25Images, applications and personalization

During an image update for a non-persistent MCS catalog, which Studio action allows administrators to roll back to the previous image after publishing a new one?

  1. Use the Rollback Machine Update option from the catalog actions to revert to the prior snapshot Correct answer.
  2. Delete the catalog and recreate it
  3. Manually edit each VM
  4. Restart the Delivery Controller

Explanation

Studio exposes a Rollback Machine Update action on MCS catalogs, allowing the administrator to revert to the previous snapshot if the new image causes issues.

Question 26Images, applications and personalization

Which design pattern BEST limits the number of golden images in a CVAD environment?

  1. Group users by workload requirements and use App Layering or per-user app delivery (FSLogix App Masking, MSIX app attach where applicable) so a single base image serves multiple groups Correct answer.
  2. Build one image per user
  3. Build one image per application
  4. Use no images and manual installs

Explanation

A small number of base images plus app/user layering (App Layering, FSLogix App Masking, MSIX app attach) lets the same base serve many user groups, dramatically reducing image sprawl.

Question 27Images, applications and personalization

For PVS target devices, which write cache option is MOST commonly recommended for non-persistent multi-session VDAs in modern designs?

  1. Cache in device RAM with overflow to local disk Correct answer.
  2. Cache on PVS server (write-back to server)
  3. Cache on shared storage at the PVS server
  4. No write cache

Explanation

"Cache in device RAM with overflow to local disk" gives the best performance for non-persistent VDAs because writes hit RAM first and only spill to disk when needed, reducing PVS server I/O.

Question 28Images, applications and personalization

Which is a valid reason to maintain SEPARATE master images for two user groups instead of using App Layering?

  1. The groups require different OS builds, kernel-mode drivers, or hypervisor tools that cannot be cleanly layered Correct answer.
  2. One group prefers a different wallpaper
  3. The groups belong to different cost centers
  4. Different users want different fonts

Explanation

Separate base images are justified when low-level differences (OS build, kernel drivers, hypervisor tools) cannot be cleanly layered. Cosmetic differences belong in policy or profile.

Question 29Images, applications and personalization

For an image-update workflow, which sequence is the safest production pattern?

  1. Update master image → snapshot → publish to a test/UAT delivery group → validate → roll out to production catalog with rollback plan Correct answer.
  2. Update master image and immediately publish to production
  3. Skip snapshots to save storage
  4. Edit each VM in production directly

Explanation

The safe production sequence builds the change in the master, snapshots it, validates it via a test/UAT group, then publishes to production with a documented rollback path.

Question 30Images, applications and personalization

Which of the following is a key MCS storage design decision that does NOT apply to PVS?

  1. Selecting the storage tier and IOPS profile for the differencing/identity disks created per VM by MCS Correct answer.
  2. Choosing whether to use local target-side write cache
  3. Sizing the streaming network
  4. Choosing a vDisk store location

Explanation

MCS-specific storage design includes selecting the storage tier and IOPS for the per-VM differencing/identity disks. Write-cache and vDisk store decisions are PVS-specific.

Question 31Images, applications and personalization

For a customer migrating from Citrix Profile Management (UPM) to FSLogix Profile Container, which design step is MOST important to plan?

  1. Plan profile migration, container size, exclusions, and the transition order so users do not lose settings during cutover Correct answer.
  2. Disable AD
  3. Switch to local profiles permanently
  4. Replace StoreFront

Explanation

FSLogix transitions from UPM require planning for migration, container sizing, exclusions, and a cutover order so users retain settings as their containers are seeded.

Question 32Images, applications and personalization

Which guidance about FSLogix Profile Container sizing is MOST aligned with the design intent?

  1. Set a maximum container size based on expected user data plus headroom, and use VHDX dynamic disks so storage is consumed as the user fills the container Correct answer.
  2. Always use fixed-size 200 GB containers for everyone
  3. Disable size limits
  4. Co-locate containers with the OS image

Explanation

FSLogix uses dynamically expanding VHDX up to a configured maximum. Sizing the maximum based on expected per-user data plus headroom prevents runaway storage while accommodating real usage.

Question 33Images, applications and personalization

Which folder redirection approach is generally PREFERRED to keep FSLogix or UPM containers small while preserving user access to files?

  1. Redirect Documents and other large folders to a separate file share, OneDrive, or known data location managed outside the profile Correct answer.
  2. Redirect everything into the container
  3. Disable folder redirection
  4. Redirect only the Recycle Bin

Explanation

Redirecting large folders (such as Documents) to a file share or OneDrive keeps the profile container small and improves logon time while preserving user access.

Question 34Images, applications and personalization

What is the PRIMARY function of Workspace Environment Management (WEM)?

  1. Optimize CPU, RAM, and I/O resource usage on VDAs and accelerate logon by replacing many GPO-driven actions with the WEM agent Correct answer.
  2. Replace the Delivery Controller
  3. Replace SQL Server
  4. Replace Citrix Gateway

Explanation

WEM optimizes resource usage on VDAs (CPU, RAM, IO priority) and accelerates logon by performing many actions through the WEM agent rather than legacy GPO/logon scripts.

Question 35Images, applications and personalization

Which printing design is BEST for a hospital where users roam between wards and need access to nearby network printers?

  1. Use Session Printers driven by user/computer policy with the Citrix Universal Print Driver, optionally fronted by Citrix Universal Print Server for network printers Correct answer.
  2. Map every printer manually in each session
  3. Disable printing
  4. Use only client-redirected printers

Explanation

Session Printers with the Universal Print Driver, optionally using the Universal Print Server for network printers, enables location-aware printer assignment and reduces driver footprint on the VDA.

Question 36Images, applications and personalization

For external Workspace users who need access to internal SaaS apps without VPN, which Citrix capability is appropriate?

  1. Secure Private Access (SPA) - formerly Secure Workspace Access - to broker zero-trust access to internal web/SaaS apps Correct answer.
  2. Direct VDA exposure to internet
  3. Disable Workspace
  4. Use only ICA HDX for web apps

Explanation

Secure Private Access provides zero-trust, identity-aware access to internal web and SaaS apps without a traditional VPN, including security controls such as watermarking and clipboard restrictions.

Question 37Images, applications and personalization

Which design choice BEST protects an in-session sensitive application from screen capture and keylogging on the endpoint?

  1. Enable Citrix App Protection policies (anti-keylogging and anti-screen-capture) for the relevant Delivery Group or app Correct answer.
  2. Disable Workspace App
  3. Force HTML5 for those apps
  4. Use only RDP

Explanation

Citrix App Protection policies provide endpoint-level anti-keylogging and anti-screen-capture for selected resources, supplementing in-session controls.

Question 38Images, applications and personalization

In a WEM design, which feature reduces Workspace logon time for slow logons caused by GPP printer mappings, drive maps, and shortcuts?

  1. Replace those GPP actions with WEM Actions (printers, network drives, shortcuts) executed asynchronously by the WEM agent Correct answer.
  2. Disable AD entirely
  3. Mandate roaming profiles
  4. Add more StoreFront servers

Explanation

WEM Actions can replace many GPP-driven items and execute asynchronously, removing them from the synchronous logon path and reducing logon time.

Question 39Control and management

Which database HA design is BEST suited to keep the CVAD Site database highly available with automatic failover?

  1. SQL Server Always On Availability Groups across at least two replicas with automatic failover Correct answer.
  2. A single SQL Server
  3. SQL Server with nightly backups only
  4. Use SQLite on the Controller

Explanation

SQL Always On Availability Groups provides synchronous replication and automatic failover, which is the recommended HA design for the CVAD Site database.

Question 40Control and management

Local Host Cache (LHC) provides which capability when the Site database is unreachable?

  1. Allows brokering of new connections to existing VDAs to continue using cached data on the Controller Correct answer.
  2. Replaces SQL permanently
  3. Replicates user profiles
  4. Provides external SSL termination

Explanation

LHC stores brokering data locally on Controllers and a secondary broker takes over to continue brokering connections when the principal Site database is unreachable.

Question 41Control and management

For a Site that must serve 10,000 concurrent sessions, which control-plane sizing rule is MOST consistent with Citrix VDI Handbook guidance?

  1. Add Delivery Controllers in N+1 so the remaining Controllers can carry full load if one fails, sized per Citrix scale guidance Correct answer.
  2. One Delivery Controller is always sufficient
  3. Use one Controller per VDA
  4. Controllers do not need redundancy

Explanation

The Citrix VDI Handbook recommends N+1 Controllers sized per scale guidance so the remaining Controllers can handle the full session load on failure.

Question 42Control and management

Which Studio configuration controls how power-managed machines are kept warm to absorb logon storms?

  1. Power Management settings on the Delivery Group (peak/off-peak buffer capacity and power timers) Correct answer.
  2. Profile Management
  3. WEM CPU Spike Protection
  4. HDX adaptive transport

Explanation

Delivery Group power-management settings define peak/off-peak schedules and buffer capacity, ensuring enough machines are powered on to absorb logon storms.

Question 43Control and management

Which design tool is appropriate to enforce role-based delegated administration in Studio?

  1. Studio Delegated Administration with custom Roles and Scopes mapped to AD groups Correct answer.
  2. Local administrator group on each VDA
  3. StoreFront permissions
  4. License Server roles

Explanation

Studio Delegated Administration uses Roles (what can be done) and Scopes (where it can be done) mapped to AD groups for least-privilege administration.

Question 44Control and management

Which configuration aligns with the Citrix recommendation for SQL connection resilience from Delivery Controllers?

  1. Use a SQL Always On Availability Group listener and configure Controllers to use that listener so failover is transparent Correct answer.
  2. Hard-code the active node IP on every Controller
  3. Use round-robin DNS to SQL nodes
  4. Disable SQL connection retries

Explanation

Pointing Controllers to the AG listener allows transparent failover to the new primary replica without manual reconfiguration.

Question 45Compute and capacity

An architect must size hosts for 1,500 single-session Windows 11 VDIs with knowledge-worker workloads. Which approach is MOST consistent with Citrix VDI Handbook design guidance?

  1. Run a Login VSI/Login Enterprise simulation against a representative host build to derive density per host, then apply N+1 host headroom Correct answer.
  2. Assume 200 VMs per host without testing
  3. Use one VM per host
  4. Use the same density numbers as multi-session OS

Explanation

Density should be derived from a representative simulated workload on the actual hardware build, then the design adds N+1 host capacity for failure tolerance.

Question 46Compute and capacity

Which hypervisor is NOT a Citrix-supported hosting connection target for CVAD?

  1. A consumer-grade hypervisor product without Citrix integration support Correct answer.
  2. VMware vSphere
  3. Microsoft Hyper-V
  4. Nutanix AHV

Explanation

CVAD supports vSphere, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, XenServer/Citrix Hypervisor, and major public clouds; consumer-only hypervisors without integration support are not.

Question 47Compute and capacity

Which storage characteristic is MOST important for a non-persistent multi-session OS VDA host using MCS with per-VM differencing disks?

  1. Sustained random write IOPS to absorb steady-state and boot-storm write activity Correct answer.
  2. Sequential read throughput only
  3. Tape-grade durability
  4. Object-store interface

Explanation

Non-persistent MCS workloads generate substantial random write IO at steady state and during boot/recompose; sustained random write IOPS is the critical characteristic.

Question 48Compute and capacity

For a graphics-intensive 3D CAD workload, which compute design is appropriate?

  1. GPU-equipped hosts with vGPU profiles assigned to VDAs and HDX 3D Pro/full-screen H.264 with hardware encoding Correct answer.
  2. Host without GPU and software rendering
  3. Disable HDX
  4. Use only CPU codec for 4K video

Explanation

3D CAD requires GPU acceleration via vGPU profiles plus HDX 3D Pro or full-screen H.264 with hardware encoding for acceptable interactivity.

Question 49Compute and capacity

Which Azure-specific design consideration MOST affects CVAD on Azure cost and performance?

  1. VM SKU and disk SKU selection (e.g., Premium SSD vs Standard, ephemeral OS disks where supported, plus reserved instances or savings plans) Correct answer.
  2. Azure region color scheme
  3. Azure portal language
  4. Resource group naming convention

Explanation

On Azure, VM and disk SKU selection - including ephemeral OS disks where supported and reservations/savings plans - drives both performance and cost outcomes.

Question 50Compute and capacity

Which design pattern BEST controls unexpected cloud spend on Citrix DaaS workloads in Azure or AWS?

  1. Power management schedules to deallocate non-persistent VDAs during off-hours plus autoscale by load, combined with reserved instances or savings plans for steady-state base capacity Correct answer.
  2. Leave all VDAs powered on 24/7
  3. Use only on-demand pricing without scheduling
  4. Disable autoscale

Explanation

The standard pattern is power schedules to deallocate during off-hours, autoscale by load, plus reservations or savings plans for the always-on base capacity.