Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Assessment, Design and Advanced Configurations — Question 58

Scenario: A Citrix Architect is designing a new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. The Site will contain two Delivery Controllers. All machines are running on a single hypervisor platform. As part of the deployment, management has advised they want a database high-availability (HA) solution to protect the environment against the loss of a physical server.
Additional considerations for the SQL HA:
✑ Downtime for Citrix administrative functions should be minimized.
✑ Additional hardware or resources should be minimized.
✑ Limited knowledge available to configure and maintain SQL infrastructure.
Which HA configuration should the architect use for this deployment?

Answer options

• A. Local Host Cache
• B. VM-Level HA
• C. SQL Always On
• D. SQL Mirroring
• E. SQL Clustering

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Local Host Cache, because it provides a way to keep the environment operational during database outages while minimizing downtime and additional hardware requirements. Other options like SQL Always On, SQL Mirroring, and SQL Clustering require more complex configurations and additional resources, which do not align with the constraints of limited SQL knowledge and hardware minimization.