Different Types of Virtual Desktops That You Can Create with Citrix MCS


Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) is a very important component of the Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 that allows its users to easily create, configure, deliver and stop virtual desktops. Machine Creation Services use a copy of the master virtual machine for creating and delivering virtual desktops. These virtual desktops feature a differencing disk, an identity disk, and a personal vDisk that contain the settings and other data of their users.

In short, it is a very powerful and important component of Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 software and an administrator cannot undermine its importance. Keeping this in mind, today we are going to learn about the different types of virtual desktops that you can create with Machine Creation Services in detail.

Here are the different types of virtual desktops that you can create using the Machine Creation Services component of Citrix XenDesktop 7.6.

Pooled-Random Desktops

These desktops are assigned to users randomly. Whenever a user logs in or starts a VDI session he gets a random desktop from the virtual desktop pool. These desktops delete all the changes made by a user when they reboot them. To learn more about these desktops, feel free to join the Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Online Training program.

Pooled-Static Desktops

These types of desktops are assigned permanently to a user. Whenever a user logs in or starts a VDI session he gets the same machine or desktop machine from the virtual desktop pool. These desktops also delete all the changes made by a user or their personal data and settings when they reboot them.

Dedicated Desktops

These types of desktops are also assigned permanently to a user. Whenever a user logs in or starts a VDI session he gets the same machine or desktop machine from the virtual desktop pool, However, these desktops do not delete all the changes made by a user or their personal data and settings, when they reboot them.

Conclusion

There you have it, the three different types of virtual desktops that you can create using Machine Creation Services. However, all of them have their own advantages and disadvantages. So, make sure you keep their advantages and disadvantages in your mind while creating them. This will ensure that you don’t end up with a virtual desktop that does not fulfill all your needs and requirements. It is a small tip but can be very helpful and useful for you.

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