The Stream service is not running on the PVS server

The Stream Service is not running. This service is responsible for keeping all critical PVS services up and running...

The Stream process is not running on the PVS server

Smart Check has detected that the StreamProcess.exe isn't running. This process is responsible for allowing target devices to acquire images from the vDisks contained in the vDisk store...

After upgrading Windows on a PVS server, PowerShell snapins are no longer shown

After upgrading a PVS server from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019, it was observed that none of the PVS PowerShell snapins were registered. Tools like the App Layering Agent that attempted to use those those PowerShell cmdlets failed, though they had worked before the upgrade...

Configuration Wizard fails to complete properly

When running the configuration wizard, after finishing the process, the error shown below might be seen and the PVS server will not be joined correctly to the farm...

Error 0x7B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE after installing PVS server on a Cisco UCS Server

After installing PVS Server software, or upgrading from a previous version, the first time the server reboots it will not be able to boot successfully anyomre. The server might present a Blue Screen with Error Code 0x7BINACCESSIBLEBOOTDEVICE...

Unable to Connect to PVS After PVS Server Upgrade or Downgrade

After an upgrade of PVS from 7.13 to 7.15, or a downgrade of the PVS server from 7.13 to 7.6, the ELM was no longer able to connect to it. Testing credentials would fail. Note, this probably happens in lots of other circumstances, but these are the two circumstances where we've seen this. If you...

Failed to Promote vDisk from Remote PVS Server

Failed to promote vdisk version from remote PVS server due to error "DeviceIoControl error: A device attached to the system is not functioning." And this vDisk Remote Mount error does not prevent Promotion of a vDisk Version, which will leave the vDisk in an unusable state. Customer will encounte...

PVS target and server version compatibility

Q: Can a PVS environment be configured with PVS target version higher than the PVS server version? A: No, The PVS target version should be the same as the PVS server version Configuring PVS environment with PVS target version higher than the PVS server version may work however if there is an issu...

Error: “Connection to PVS Soap Server Failed” While SCOM Management Server Tries To Communicate with PVS Servers

Getting the following error when running: Check Requirements and Configuration for Citrix MPPVS: On PVS server search for below logs: C:\ProgramData\Citrix\Provisioning Services MP Agent\mppvsagt.log says “Security Support Provider Interface SSPI authentication failed” On Event viewer seeing logs...

Write Cache to Hard disk fails when BDM Partition is used

Write cache set to RAM with Failover to hard drive fails and is writing to the PVS server. BDM partition used to boot...

Provisioning Services and Daylight Saving Time

During a Target Device TD boot or reboot, after Daylight Saving Time DST but prior to any vDisk maintenance, you might notice that the TD system time is not consistent with the system time of the PVS Server. A user has reported the inability to log on to the domain. Log on with a local user accou...