Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops supports multiple hosting platforms, but only certain platforms are designed for on-premises datacenter deployments.
According to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Product Documentation under “Connections and Resources – Hosting Connections”, Citrix identifies the following as on-premises hypervisors:
These platforms run entirely inside the organization ' s datacenter, allowing full administrative control and ensuring that all workloads remain local.
Because the question requires resources to remain in the corporate datacenter, the valid choices are:
✔ Nutanix Acropolis (A)
Supported as an on-prem hypervisor platform with native Citrix integration.
✔ Microsoft Hyper-V (B)
Fully supported as an on-prem virtualization platform via SCVMM hosting connections.
✔ XenServer (Citrix Hypervisor) (D)
The native Citrix hypervisor designed for on-prem deployments.
Why Not AWS (C) or Azure (E)?
Both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are classified in Citrix documentation under “Public Cloud Connections”, not on-prem hosting.
These platforms require workloads to run in the cloud, which violates the requirement that resources must remain inside the corporate datacenter.
Documentation References
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops – Connections and Resources: Supported On-Premises Hosting Platforms
Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) System Requirements
Nutanix Acropolis (AHV) Support in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Microsoft Hyper-V Hosting Connection Requirements
