[Update] What’s New in Provisioning Server 5.1

Eigentlich müsste die Überschrift "What's New in Provisioning Services 5.1" lauten, denn Citrix hat mal wieder seine Namen geändert.

Ab 16. Juni 2009 wird also der Provisioning Server den neuen Namen Provisioning Services tragen. Aber nicht nur der Name ist neu in der Version 5.1, sondern es warten auch einige neue Features auf ihren Einsatz.

Standard Image Mode NIC Teaming

• Ability to use NIC teaming drivers for Broadcom and Intel NICs to setup "teams" on PVS Target Devices

VHD Direct Boot

• Ability to boot PVS VHD files directly within Windows Virtual Server and Hyper-V

User Assigned Virtual Disks

• vDisks are assigned to Groups rather than machines

Offline DB Support

• Ability for PVS to continue to be able to boot and run Target Devices even when the database is unavailable

Multiple Partition vDisks

• Ability to create vDisks that include multiple partitions (e.g. both a C: and D: drive)

Server Initiated Failover

• Ability to initiate failover of all Target Devices attached to a particular PVS Server to the other Servers in the PVS farm

Improved Logging

• Improvements to our current logging facilities both on the Server and the Target Devices

Auditing

• Ability to keep a log of actions taken by system administrators

Read-only vDisk Storage

• Modifications, that allows a vDisk to be stored on a “read-only” file system

XP Embedded Streaming

• Ability to provision MS Windows XP Embedded

Jeder Kunde, welcher zum 28. Mai 2009 eine laufende Subscription hat, kann natürlich kostenfrei auf die neue Version updaten.

Update: Die Provisioning Service 5.1 sind, anders als offiziell angekündigt, nun über mycitrix.com für alle Kunde mit aktueller Subscription zum Download erreichbar.