Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Advanced Administration — Question 5

Scenario: A company has locations in three cities: New York, San Francisco and Miami. Each location maintains a large number of users who will need to access applications and desktop resources.
The company owns sufficient hardware resources to include an operational SQL server in the main New York location.
The new XenDesktop infrastructure build needs to operate with the least administrative overhead.
Which deployment option should a Citrix Engineer implement to meet this requirement?

Answer options

• A. A multi-Site infrastructure with each city maintaining its own fully functional Site and including at least one delivery Controller and SQL database in each Site location.
• B. A single XenDesktop Site with three zones (Primary Zone in New York and two Satellite Zones in Miami and San Francisco) and one SQL database maintained in each zone.
• C. A single XenDesktop Site with three zones (Primary Zone in New York and two Satellite Zones in Miami and San Francisco) and a single SQL database maintained in New York.
• D. A single XenDesktop Site with three zones (Primary Zone in New York and two Satellite Zones in Miami and San Francisco) and SQL database with AlwaysOn

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Option C is the best choice as it centralizes management by having only one SQL database in New York, reducing administrative overhead while still supporting all users across the three locations. Option A complicates management with multiple Sites and databases. Option B increases complexity by maintaining separate databases for each zone, and Option D introduces unnecessary complexity with AlwaysOn configurations.