Citrix PVS 7.13 – Part 2: Create and Test PVS Image – Windows Server 2016

Starting with a Basic Windows Server 2016 VM, the following need to be completed to prepare a Citrix Master Image for PVS.

Install Citrix VDA on Base PVS Image

Step 1: Open ISO Image (D:\ drive as per below)image4

Step 2: Click on the Start button, next to XenApp

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Step 3: Under Prepare Machine and Images , select Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows Server OS

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Step 4: At environment, select Create a master image, click next

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Step 5: At Core Components, leave settings as default and click next

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Step 6: At Additional Components, leave settings as default and click next

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Step 7: Under Delivery Controller,  Select Do it manuallymaster-image6Step 8: Add Lab-ddc1.lab.local to controller address and click Test Connectionvda6.PNGStep 9: Click Addvda7.PNGStep 10: Select Optimise Performance and Use Windows Remote Assistance, click nextvda8.PNGStep 11: At firewall, leave at automatically and click nextvda9.PNGStep 12: At Summary, Click Installvda10.PNG

Step 13: Virtual Desktop Agent & Citrix Receiver

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Step 14: At Call Home, select I don not want to participate in Call Home

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Step 15: At Successful Installation, Click Finish to reboot the server

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Install Provisioning Service Target Device

Step 1: Launch Provisioning Service ISO, Select Target Device installation

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Step 2: Click Target Device installation

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Step 3: Click Install at Pre-requisites

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Step 4: Installation will occur, this will take a few minutes

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Step 5: The Target Device Installation will decompress.

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Step 6: Click Next at Welcome to the Installation Wizard for Citrix Provisioning Service Target Device x64

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Step 7: Select i accept the terms in the license agreement, Click Next

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Step 8: Leave as default, Click Next

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Step 9: Leave Destination folder as default, click Next

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Step 10: At Ready to install the program, Click Next

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Step 11: Installation will begin and take a few minutes to complete.

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Step 12: Click Finish at Installation Wizard Completed.

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Step 13: Click Yes to Restart after installation completed.

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Create PVS Image

Step 1: Click Start -> Citrix -> Citrix Imaging Wizard, Click Next at Welcome to the Imaging Wwizard

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Step 2: At Connect to Provisioning Services site, enter the information below and Click Next

  • Server Name or IP:   LAB-PVS1
  • Port : Leave as default
  • Provide Login Credentials for the serve : Use my Windows credentials.

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Step 3: Select Create a vDisk, Click Next

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Step 4: At Add Target Device, add the following information. Click Next

  • Target device name: LAB-W2K16-PVS-0
  • Network Connection: Auto-generated
  • Collection Name: LAB

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Step 5: At New  vDisk, add the following information. Click Next

  • vDisk Name: LAB-W2K16-PVS-MST
  • Store Name: PVS Store
  • vDisk Type: Dynamic
    • VHDX

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Step 6: At Microsoft Volume Licensing, Choose KMS. Click Next

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Step 7: At What to Image, Select Image entire boot disk. Click Next

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Step 8: At Optimize Hard Disk for provisioning Services, Select Optimize the hard disk again for provisioning services before imaging. Click Next

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Step 9: At Summary, confirm all the correct settings. Click Next

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Step 10: The imaging wizard will run through a number of optimization as previously selected in the wizard.

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Step 11: After Optimization is complete, the device will  need to be rebooted. Click Continue

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Step 12: A prompt will appear, Click Yes to continue. Please ensure VM is set to Network Boot

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Step 13: During Reboot, the Network boot should occur as visible with the below appearing during boot.

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Step 14: Login to Device with credentials that where used to begin image capture, after login occurs the below message will appear

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Step 15: The Image capture will begin capturing the image and will store the Image in the PVS Store on the PVS Servers.

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Step 16: The Wizard should complete and finish. Click Done to complete image capture.

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Assign PVS Image to new Device & Confirm Successful Image

Step 1: Login to PVS Server. Click Start ->Citrix ->Provisioning Console

Step 2: At Server Information, Add LocalHost/PVS Server , leave everything else as default and Click Connect.

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Step 3: The PVS Server Farm will appear

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Step 4: Expand the Tree to LABPVSFRM\Sites\LabSite\Device Collections\LAB

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Step 5: Right Click Lab Collection , Choose Create Device

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Step 6: At Target Device Properties, add the following information.

  • NAME: LAB-W2K16-P01
  • Type: Production
  • Boot from: vDisk
  • MAC Address: 8E-61

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Step 7: Select vDisks Tab, Click Add

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Step 8: Select the PVS Store\LAB-W2K16-PVS-MST, Click OK

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Step 9: Click OK again

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Step 10: Confirm Device is created in the Lab Device Collection

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Step 11: Right Click on Created Device, Choose Active Directory> Create Machine Account

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Step 12: Select Domain/Organization Unit of the machine account the device will be associated

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Step 13: Click Create Account, the click Done

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Step 14: Boot the LAB-W2K16-P01 Device, the below message will appear during boot confirming the vDisk associated with the Device.

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Step 15: Getting devices ready will appear, this may take a few minutes

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Step 16: Device will boot to Login screen.

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Step 17: Under Systemtray, Double Click the PVS Disk

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Step 18: Virtual Disk Status will appear confirming the Boot Server/vDisk

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Step 19: Select Statistics Tab, this shows Boot/Session/Diagnostic Statistics

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Step 20: Ensure before shutdown that the following is completed

  • Ensure Antivirus is generalised (as per software vendor recommendation)
  • Ensure Operating System licensing is re-armed
  • Any Management application are adjusted as per software vendor recommendation in PVS environment (ie. SCCM, Appsense etc)
  • Clear Logs Directory/Events in Apps/System/Security

Step 20: Ensure the vDisk is changed to Standard mode to be able to deploy to multiple targets.

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Previous – Citrix PVS 7.13 – Part 1: Installing PVS on Windows Server 2016– Step by Step

Next –Citrix PVS 7.13 – Part 3: Deploying PVS Images and assigning to Machine Catalog

21 comments

  1. Thank you. Great article. After all this configuration, do I simply create a delivery and machine group in citrix sudio, then access this through storefront?

    1. Hi Luis,
      1. Create additional servers (i.e LAB-W2K16-P01 to LAB-W2K16-P10) within hypervisor. Gather all the Names/MAC address and then add them to PVS Collection assigning the image.
      2.Create Machine Catalogue based on Machine being managed by PVS, Specify the PVS Server and then select PVS Collection. The servers will all then be added to machine catalogue.
      3.Then create delivery group , specify the recently created machine catalogue as well as what exactly you want to publish (i.e Desktop or App) and what users to assign it to.

      After all that, it should appear within storefront

      I will be creating a separate article covering this PVS element, should be uploaded by tomorrow. I will post under this comment the new article/link

  2. hello Wilky,
    on Create PVS Image step 12, after I reboot the host but not see nothing like your step 13 after login it has an error imaging wizard restart error, imageing wizard did not restart, please check your netowkr boot configuration and restart the device. if you want the imaging wizard start check to be done again, select yes, otherwise select no. please advise. thanks

    1. Hi Tony,

      Have you set the VM to boot from network? It is essential this is completed so that PVS is booting the VM rather than a normal boot.

      Cheers
      WilkyIT

          1. thank for response enclose is the info, is this right the file ARDBP32.bin will be in the folder c:\programData\citrix\provisioning services\tftpboot?

            On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:04 AM, Wilky.IT – Desktop Virtualisation Blog wrote:

            > Wilky commented: “have you added the correct BIN file & PVS Server IP? If > you could send pvs screenshot to david@wilkyit.com i can advise further.” >

          2. After completed step 12 boot from vmware vm change to boot network I got an error do I missing any step? Please advise thanks

  3. on your step 16 the image pull almost done, and it hang, when check the vdisk on the bottom right side it said the virtual disk – not respond and it sit there, check the the image wizard log it said nothing there. do you have any info why? the not completed

    1. Hi Tony,
      Does the vDisk get created on the share fully? Can you past the log or send to me on david@wilkyit.com. Has you disabled any software that could interfere such as AV to ensure it is not preventing the full image creation?

  4. Step 14 … I right click and select reboot it doesn’t display anything just says success??

    Totally lost after successfully installing

  5. Hi David,
    it is very helpful indeed. I was trying to make this with windows 10 and write cache on D: drive but it couldn’t boot from the network after the first step of the imaging proces. it is keep-on saying An operating system wasn’t found. Try disconnecting any drives that don’t contain an operating system.
    Any idea’s what i am missing?
    thx,

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