Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops SDK

Get-Brokerprivatedesktop

Get private desktops configured for this site.

Syntax

Get-BrokerPrivateDesktop [-Uid] <Int32> [-Property <String[]>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [-BearerToken <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-BrokerPrivateDesktop [[-MachineName] <String>] [-AgentVersion <String>] [-AssignedClientName <String>] [-AssignedIPAddress <String>] [-ColorDepth <ColorDepth>] [-ControllerDNSName <String>] [-Description <String>] [-DesktopGroupUid <Int32>] [-DNSName <String>] [-HostedMachineId <String>] [-HostedMachineName <String>] [-HostingServerName <String>] [-HypervisorConnectionUid <Int32>] [-IconUid <Int32>] [-InMaintenanceMode <Boolean>] [-IPAddress <String>] [-IsAssigned <Boolean>] [-LastDeregistrationReason <DeregistrationReason>] [-LastDeregistrationTime <DateTime>] [-LastHostingUpdateTime <DateTime>] [-OSType <String>] [-OSVersion <String>] [-PowerState <PowerState>] [-PublishedName <String>] [-RegistrationState <RegistrationState>] [-SecureIcaRequired <Boolean>] [-SID <String>] [-Tag <String>] [-WillShutdownAfterUse <Boolean>] [-AssignedUserSID <String>] [-ReturnTotalRecordCount] [-MaxRecordCount <Int32>] [-Skip <Int32>] [-SortBy <String>] [-Filter <String>] [-Property <String[]>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [-BearerToken <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Detailed Description

This cmdlet is deprecated, please use the Get-BrokerMachine cmdlet instead.

Retrieve private desktops matching the specified criteria. If no parameters are specified, this cmdlet enumerates all private desktops.

Get-BrokerPrivateDesktop returns configuration information only for private desktops (a DesktopKind of ‘Private’). For more state information about desktops, or other types of desktop, use the Get-BrokerMachine cmdlet instead.

For information about advanced filtering options, see about_Broker_Filtering; for more information about desktops, see about_Broker_Desktops.

Brokerprivatedesktop Object

Private desktops are machines that have been configured with a DesktopKind of ‘Private’. They are allocated to either a user/users or a client name/address (but cannot be allocated to both).

  • AgentVersion (System.String) Version of the Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) installed on the desktop.

  • AssignedClientName (System.String) Client name the desktop has been assigned to.

  • AssignedIPAddress (System.String) IP Address the desktop has been assigned to.

  • ColorDepth (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.ColorDepth?) The color depth setting configured on the desktop, possible values are: $null, FourBit, EightBit, SixteenBit, and TwentyFourBit.

  • ControllerDNSName (System.String) The DNS host name of the controller that the desktop is registered to.

  • Description (System.String) Description of the private desktop.

  • DesktopGroupUid (System.Int32) Uid of the desktop group the desktop has been assigned to.

  • DNSName (System.String) The DNS host name of the desktop.

  • HostedMachineId (System.String) Unique ID within the hosting unit of the target managed desktop.

  • HostedMachineName (System.String) The friendly name of a hosted desktop as used by its hypervisor. This is not necessarily the DNS name of the desktop.

  • HostingServerName (System.String) DNS name of the hypervisor that is hosting the desktop if managed.

  • HypervisorConnectionUid (System.Int32?) The UID of the hypervisor connection that the desktop has been assigned to, if managed.

  • IconUid (System.Int32?) The UID of the desktop’s icon that is displayed in StoreFront. If this is $null then the desktop will use the icon specified by the desktop group.

  • InMaintenanceMode (System.Boolean) Denotes whether the desktop is in maintentance mode.

  • IPAddress (System.String) The IP address of the desktop.

  • IsAssigned (System.Boolean) Denotes whether a private desktop has been assigned to a user/users, or a client name/address. Users can be assigned explictitly or by assigning on first use of the desktop.

  • LastDeregistrationReason (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.DeregistrationReason?) The reason for the last deregistration of the desktop with the broker. Possible values are: AgentShutdown, AgentSuspended, AgentRequested, IncompatibleVersion, AgentAddressResolutionFailed, AgentNotContactable, AgentWrongActiveDirectoryOU, EmptyRegistrationRequest, MissingRegistrationCapabilities, MissingAgentVersion, InconsistentRegistrationCapabilities, NotLicensedForFeature, UnsupportedCredentialSecurityVersion, InvalidRegistrationRequest, SingleMultiSessionMismatch, FunctionalLevelTooLowForCatalog, FunctionalLevelTooLowForDesktopGroup, PowerOff, DesktopRestart, DesktopRemoved, AgentRejectedSettingsUpdate, SendSettingsFailure, SessionAuditFailure, SessionPrepareFailure, ContactLost, SettingsCreationFailure, UnknownError and BrokerRegistrationLimitReached.

  • LastDeregistrationTime (System.DateTime?) Time of the last deregistration of the desktop from the controller.

  • LastHostingUpdateTime (System.DateTime?) Time of last update to any hosting data for this desktop reported by the hypervisor connection.

  • MachineName (System.String) DNS host name of the machine associated with the desktop.

  • OSType (System.String) A string that can be used to identify the operating system that is running on the desktop.

  • OSVersion (System.String) A string that can be used to identify the version of the operating system running on the desktop, if known.

  • PowerState (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.PowerState) The current power state of the desktop. Possible values are: Unmanaged, Unknown, Unavailable, Off, On, Suspended, TurningOn, TurningOff, Suspending, Resuming.

  • PublishedName (System.String) The name of the desktop that is displayed in StoreFront, if the desktop is published.

  • RegistrationState (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.RegistrationState) Indicates the registration state of the desktop. Possible values are: Unregistered, Initializing, Registered, AgentError.

  • SecureIcaRequired (System.Boolean?) Flag indicating whether SecureICA is required or not when starting a session on the desktop.

  • SID (System.String) Security identifier of the private desktop.

  • Uid (System.Int32) Unique identifier of the private desktop.

  • WillShutdownAfterUse (System.Boolean) Flag indicating whether this desktop is tainted and will be shutdown after all sessions on the desktop have ended. This flag should only ever be true on power managed, single-session desktops. Note: The desktop will not shut down if it is in maintenance mode, but will shut down after the desktop is taken out of maintenance mode.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
Uid Gets desktops by Uid. true false  
MachineName Gets desktops by machine name (in the form ‘domain\machine’). false false  
AgentVersion Gets desktops with a specific Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) version. false false  
AssignedClientName Gets desktops assigned to a specific client name. false false  
AssignedIPAddress Gets desktops assigned to a specific IP address. false false  
ColorDepth Gets desktops configured with a specific color depth.
Valid values are FourBit, EightBit, SixteenBit, and TwentyFourBit.
false false  
ControllerDNSName Gets desktops by the DNS name of the controller they are registered with. false false  
Description Gets desktops by description. false false  
DesktopGroupUid Gets desktops from a desktop group with a specific Uid. false false  
DNSName Gets desktops by DNS name. false false  
HostedMachineId Gets desktops by the machine id known to the hypervisor. false false  
HostedMachineName Gets desktops by the machine name known to the hypervisor. false false  
HostingServerName Gets desktops by the name of the hosting hypervisor server. false false  
HypervisorConnectionUid Gets desktops by the uid of the hosting hypervisor connection. false false  
IconUid Gets desktops by configured icon. Note that desktops with a $null IconUid use the icon of the desktop group. false false  
InMaintenanceMode Gets desktops by the InMaintenanceMode setting. false false  
IPAddress Get desktops by their IP address. false false  
IsAssigned Gets desktops depending on whether they are assigned or not. Private desktops can be assigned to either a user/users or client names/addresses. false false  
LastDeregistrationReason Gets desktops whose broker last recorded a specific deregistration reason.
Valid values are $null, AgentShutdown, AgentSuspended, AgentRequested, IncompatibleVersion, AgentAddressResolutionFailed, AgentNotContactable, AgentWrongActiveDirectoryOU, EmptyRegistrationRequest, MissingRegistrationCapabilities, MissingAgentVersion, InconsistentRegistrationCapabilities, NotLicensedForFeature, UnsupportedCredentialSecurityVersion, InvalidRegistrationRequest, SingleMultiSessionMismatch, FunctionalLevelTooLowForCatalog, FunctionalLevelTooLowForDesktopGroup, PowerOff, DesktopRestart, DesktopRemoved, AgentRejectedSettingsUpdate, SendSettingsFailure, SessionAuditFailure, SessionPrepareFailure, ContactLost, SettingsCreationFailure, UnknownError and BrokerRegistrationLimitReached.
false false  
LastDeregistrationTime Gets desktops by the time that they were last deregistered. false false  
LastHostingUpdateTime Gets desktops by the time that the hosting information was last updated. false false  
OSType Gets desktops by the type of operating system they are running. false false  
OSVersion Gets desktops by the version of the operating system they are running. false false  
PowerState Gets desktops by power state.
Valid values are Unmanaged, Unknown, Unavailable, Off, On, Suspended, TurningOn, TurningOff, Suspending, and Resuming.
false false  
PublishedName Gets desktops by published name. false false  
RegistrationState Gets desktops by registration state.
Valid values are Registered, Unregistered, and AgentError.
false false  
SecureIcaRequired Gets desktops configured with a particular SecureIcaRequired setting. Note that the desktop setting of $null indicates that the desktop group value is used. false false  
SID Gets desktops by machine SID. false false  
Tag Gets desktops tagged with the given tag. false false  
WillShutdownAfterUse Gets desktops depending on whether they will be automatically shut down when the current session ends or not. false false  
AssignedUserSID Gets desktops with the given assigned user (specified by SID). false false  
ReturnTotalRecordCount When specified, this causes the cmdlet to output an error record containing the number of records available. This error record is additional information and does not affect the objects written to the output pipeline. See about_Broker_Filtering for details. false false False
MaxRecordCount Specifies the maximum number of records to return. false false 250
Skip Skips the specified number of records before returning results. Also reduces the count returned by -ReturnTotalRecordCount. false false 0
SortBy Sorts the results by the specified list of properties. The list is a set of property names separated by commas, semi-colons, or spaces. Optionally, prefix each name with a + or - to indicate ascending or descending order. Ascending order is assumed if no prefix is present. false false The default sort order is by name or unique identifier.
Filter Gets records that match a PowerShell style filter expression. See about_Broker_Filtering for details. false false  
Property Specifies the properties to be returned. This is similar to piping the output of the command through Select-Object, but the properties are filtered more efficiently at the server. false false  
AdminAddress Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller that the PowerShell snapin will connect to. This can be provided as a host name or an IP address. false false Localhost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value will become the default.
BearerToken Specifies the bearer token assigned to the calling user false false  

Input Type

None

You cannot pipe input into this cmdlet.

Return Values

Citrix.Broker.Admin.Sdk.Privatedesktop

Get-BrokerPrivateDesktop returns an object for each matching private desktop.

Notes

To compare dates/times, use -Filter and relative comparisons. See about_Broker_Filtering for details.

Examples

Example 1

C:\PS> $list = 'Unmanaged','On','TurningOn','Resuming'

C:\PS> Get-BrokerPrivateDesktop -Filter { PowerState -in $list } | ft -a DNSName,PowerState
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Description

Get all private desktops that are turned on, or are turning on (assuming unmanaged desktops are powered on).

Example 2

C:\PS> Get-BrokerPrivateDesktop -Tag TestTag
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Description

Retrieve all private desktops tagged with the ‘TestTag’ tag.

Get-Brokerprivatedesktop