This page is dedicated to Citrix Provisioning Server (PVS). On this page you will find white papers, how to articles, support article and guides
A must see Citrix provisioning survival guide from the field. This is the ultimate list of do’s and don’ts for Citrix provisioning. This session will address architecture design choices, pitfalls, sizing and best practices from the field for both Citrix Provisioning Services and Machine Creation Services. We’ll also discuss how to decide which system is best […]
In this video Citrix shows the new XenServer and PVS integration. This video introduces a new feature – XenServer cache acceleration for PVS, how it works, and some configuration tips. The video will show you How-To enable XenServer cache acceleration for PVS. The PVS and XenServer teams have developed a way to further simplify and […]
Citrix has released a echnology preview of PVS. It may be used to install, configure, and explore the new features in Provisioning Services. It is available to Citrix Partners and Customers with current Subscription Advantage or Software Maintenance (SA or SWM) as of Sep 21, 2015. The TP3 release adds the following key features: Windows […]
Citrix has released a PVD Image update tool. The XenDesktop’s Personal vDisk(PVD) feature enables single Image management of Desktops with benefits of end user customization of their desktops. An essential part of the PVD lifecycle is the Image update process. To make it easier for our customers to monitor PVD Image update processing, we are happy […]
As a part of the XenDesktop 7 release, Citrix has also updated Provisioning Services to version 7.0. Here is what’s new in Provisioning Services 7.0: Support for Microsoft Server 2012: Provisioning Servers – Standard, Essential, and Datacenter editions. Console and target devices – Standard, Essential, and Datacenter editions. Support for Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit), […]
Citrix just released a new tool the PVSDataTools . This new tool from the Provisioning Services (PVS) Escalation Team, is a set of tools used to collect and parse data from a Provisioning Services (PVS) Server to assist in troubleshooting an issue. PVSDataTools contains two tools: PVSDataCollector and PVSDataParser. PVSDataCollector The PVSDataCollector collects the following information […]
Citrix has released a new version of Provisioning Services 6.1 What’s New in This Release This release contains the following new enhancements: Support for Personal vDisks — Citrix XenDesktop with personal vDisk technology is a high-performance enterprise desktop virtualization solution that makes VDI accessible to workers who require personalized desktops using pooled-static virtual machines. […]
Use Provisioning Services’ programming interfaces to manage your implementation from a command line or from scripts. Only users with correct administrative privileges can use programming commands. Non-administrators, that do not have elevated privileges and attempt to use these commands, will receive the ‘Invalid access’ message. Three different programming interfaces exist: Management Command Line Interface (MCLI) […]
Citrix announces the availability of Provisioning Services 6.0. This release is significant as it moves beyond single image delivery into single image management. Users of Provisioning Services already know the huge impact streaming a single shared disk image has on the cost and effort of managing virtual desktops and XenApp farms. New in this Release […]
Provisioning Services 6.0 adds new features that enhance your ability to manage and deploy shared vDisk images. These new features include: Integrated vDisk Version Management: Allows you to create and manage versions directly within the Provisioning Services Console. Versions can be targeted specific groups of devices facilitating the image lifecycle flow through maintenance, test, and […]
