What is Citrix PVS?

Citrix Provisioning Services (Citrix PVS) is a streaming technology that delivers software patches, updates, and other configuration data to multiple endpoints running virtual desktops through a shared desktop image.

Does Citrix need antivirus?

While some vendors can automatically detect Citrix components and apply exclusions, for most environments, this is a manual task that needs to be configured for the antivirus in the management console. However Citrix recommends scanning the excluded files and folders regularly using scheduled scans.

What is the difference between PVS and MCS in Citrix?

MCS takes a snapshot of a virtual machine, copies it to a storage location and clones are made that read this copy. PVS is network-based while MCS is a hypervisor-based but they both ultimately end up with virtual machines for users to establish sessions onto.

Which is better MCS or PVS?

Summary. MCS is suited for small deployments (or lab scenarios) and is simple to deploy. But overall, PVS is the more robust and scalable solution for enterprise environments. PVS requires more intensive planning, additional infrastructure, and more configuration to implement.

What is Citrix provisioning server?

Citrix Provisioning servers. A Citrix Provisioning server is any server that has Stream Services installed. The Stream Service is used to stream software from vDisks to target devices. In some implementations, vDisks reside directly on the provisioning server.

What is user self-provisioning?

User self-provisioning, also known as cloud self-service, is a system that allows end users to set up and launch applications and services in a cloud computing environment without the direct intervention of an IT organization or a service provider.

What is XML service of Citrix?

The Citrix XML service is a Windows service that is part of the Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop product. It is used to provide XML data requests sent by Citrix components. It is introduced with MetaFrame 1.8 SP2, since MetaFrame XP is is a standard feature. Up to XenApp 6.0 each XenApp server could be a XML broker.

What is a provisioning service?

Provisioning Services 7.15. Provisioning Services (PVS) is software streaming technology that delivers patches, updates, and other configuration information to multiple virtual desktop endpoints through a shared desktop image.