Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0 released
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
- 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 production. In addition, versions are maintained as difference files, conserving storage space.
- Automated vDisk Updates: Allows you to define recurring scheduled tasks that automate the process of vDisk patching using tools like Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
- Support for vDisk Replication: Allows you to safely use replication solutions like Microsoft DFS Replication to distribute vDisks across multiple servers or geographic locations. Provisioning Servers will maintain an inventory of available vDisks and versions and adjust load balancing as needed to ensure sessions are only assigned to servers that have access to the required vDisk/version.
- XenDesktop and Streamed VM Setup Wizards
Click here to download Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0
Click here to learn more from the Citrix Blog about the release
