Successfully Deploying & Upgrading Provisioning Server

Peter Svoboda

PVS EscalationSUM307 - Successfully deploying and upgrading PVSMay 8, 2012

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Agenda

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• The PVS deployment process from master target to vDisk

• vDisk upgrade methods

• Common Issues

• Resources

• Questions

From Hard Disk to Virtual Disk

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PVS deployment process

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• Install OS on physical or virtual Target

• Install PVS target software

• Build the image

Full vDisk Creation Process

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Target Device Software Installation

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• BNImage

• XenConvert

• Imaging Wizard

Imaging Tools

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• The vDisk container needs to be created in the vdisk store

• The target has to be added to the PVS database

• The vDisk has to be assigned to the target and formatted

Building an Image – Server configurations

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BNImage

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Convert the Image

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Imaging Wizard

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Test and Deploy

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Upgrading PVS

• This release supports upgrading from 5.1.2 and 5.6.x

• Server upgrade steps

• Failover all targets to another server(s)

• Perform install/upgrade of PVS server software

• Failover targets to upgraded server(s)

•Configurations

• Login server/TFTP service

vDisk Upgrade Method (Server)

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• Target upgrade steps

• Golden Master

• Reverse imaging process

vDisk Upgrade Method (Target)

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Reverse image process overview

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ReverseImagingProcess

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Common Issues

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Common Issues

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NotConnected

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• Anti-Virus/Firewall

• Network/Monitoring software

• Ghost NICs

• CTX133188

• Cross Subnet Target and PVS Server

• Hotfix CPVS60E013

• PVS 6.1

Common Issues

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• Build issues

• File Permissions

• Hotfix CPVS60E013

• Hotfix CPVS61E001

• File Locking

Common Issues

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• Reverse Imaging

• No bootable device found or missing MBR

• Marking the partition active

• Format using the Installation CD

• Installation order

Common Issues

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• CTX129994 - Provisioning Services 6.0 Installation and Configuration Guide

• CTX133188 - VMWare Ghost NICs

• Hotfix CPVS60E013 - For Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0

• Hotfix CPVS61E001- For Citrix Provisioning Services 6.1

Resources

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Questions

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