After updating MCS Catalog no changes are made to the VMs in the catalog

After updating MCS Catalog no changes are made to the VMs in the catalog

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Article ID: CTX693390

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Description

MCS catalog can be updated with a new master image with no errors. Howver when the VMs are rebooted from the DAAS console the VMS are not updated with the new image.

Resolution

The Catalog was created as a Persistent catalog .  "Save Changes" was selected for Desktop Experience when Catalog was created.

To verify if a catalog is persistent check the "User Changes" field . A persistent atalog will show "On Local"

If it is desired that fhe VMs in a persistent catalog use a new master image then the VMs can be deleted and then recreated . The new VMs will then  point to the new image .

Alternatively recreate the catalog as no-persistent .

 

 


Problem Cause

The back end logs show that CleanOnBoot is set to false

-CleanOnBoot
Indicates whether the VMs created from this provisioning scheme are reset to their initial condition each time they are started.

https://developer-docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops-sdk/2311/MachineCreation/New-ProvScheme.html

As a result the VM is not reset and stays presistent  after a reboot from the DAAS Console .