PVS on VMware good to know

VMware ESXi/vSphere

VMXNET3
E1000 is not supported – For VMware virtual machine, make sure the NIC is VMXNET3. E1000 is not supported and will affect performance.
PCI.sys hotfix – If your Target Device is Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with VMXNET3 NIC, install Microsoft hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550978. If you forget to install it then the Provisioning Target Device Software will remind you. This hotfix is included in the Convenience Rollup.
After the hotfix is installed, view hidden adapters in Device Manager and delete any lingering (ghost) VMXNET3 NICs.

1. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line

   set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
   start devmgmt.msc
   

2. Open the View menu, and click Show hidden devices.
   
3. Expand Network adapters, and look for ghost NICs (grayed out). If you see any, remove them.
   

SATA Controller
Citrix Provisioning does not support the SATA Controller that became available in hardware Version 10. Change the CD/DVD Drive to IDE instead of SATA.

Then remove the SATA Controller.

NTP
Ensure that the ESXi hosts have NTP enabled.
DHCP
After creating the vDisk, follow the instructions at Provisioning Services 6 Black Screen Issue to clear any DHCP address in the vDisk.
Slow Boot Times
Citrix Provisioning Target Devices in VMware ESX boot slow intermittently after upgrading the ESX hosts from 5.0 to 5.1.
Citrix CTX139498 Provisioning Services Target Devices Boot Slow in ESX 5.x: Use the following command to disable the NetQueue feature on the ESX hosts:

esxcli system settings kernel set -s netNetqueueEnabled -v FALSE