Get-BrokerSharedDesktop

Last published : Oct 31, 2026
Get shared desktops configured for this site.

Syntax


Get-BrokerSharedDesktop [-Uid] <Int32> [-Property <String[]>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-BrokerSharedDesktop [[-MachineName] <String>] [-AgentVersion <String>] [-ControllerDNSName <String>] [-DesktopGroupUid <Int32>] [-DNSName <String>] [-HostedMachineId <String>] [-HostedMachineName <String>] [-HostingServerName <String>] [-HypervisorConnectionUid <Int32>] [-InMaintenanceMode <Boolean>] [-IPAddress <String>] [-LastDeregistrationReason <DeregistrationReason>] [-LastDeregistrationTime <DateTime>] [-LastHostingUpdateTime <DateTime>] [-OSType <String>] [-OSVersion <String>] [-PowerState <PowerState>] [-RegistrationState <RegistrationState>] [-SID <String>] [-Tag <String>] [-WillShutdownAfterUse <Boolean>] [-ReturnTotalRecordCount] [-MaxRecordCount <Int32>] [-Skip <Int32>] [-SortBy <String>] [-Filter <String>] [-FilterScope <Guid>] [-Property <String[]>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet is deprecated, please use the Get-BrokerMachine cmdlet instead.
Retrieve shared desktops matching the specified criteria. If no parameters are specified, all shared desktops are enumerated.
Get-BrokerSharedDesktop returns configuration information only for shared desktops (a DesktopKind of 'Shared').
For information about advanced filtering options, see about_Broker_Filtering; for information about desktops, see about_Broker_Desktops.

Brokershareddesktop Object

Shared desktops are desktops that are assigned randomly to users upon connection from a pool of available machines.
  • AgentVersion (System.String) Version of the Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) installed on the desktop.
  • ControllerDNSName (System.String) The DNS host name of the controller that the desktop is registered to.
  • 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.
  • InMaintenanceMode (System.Boolean) Denotes whether the desktop is in maintentance mode.
  • IPAddress (System.String) The IP address 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.
  • RegistrationState (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.RegistrationState) Indicates the registration state of the desktop. Possible values are: Unregistered, Initializing, Registered, AgentError.
  • SID (System.String) The security identifier of the shared desktop.
  • Uid (System.Int32) The uid of the shared 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 Virtual Desktop Agent version. false false
ControllerDNSName Gets desktops by the DNS name of the controller they are registered with. 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
InMaintenanceMode Gets desktops by the InMaintenanceMode setting. false false
IPAddress Gets desktops by IP address. 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
RegistrationState Gets desktops by registration state.
Valid values are Registered, Unregistered, and AgentError. false false
SID Gets desktops by machine SID. false false
Tag Get desktops tagged with the given tag. false false
WillShutdownAfterUse Gets desktops depending on whether they shutdown after use or not. 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
FilterScope Gets only results allowed by the specified scope id. 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
TraceParent Specifies the trace parent assigned for internal diagnostic tracing use false false
TraceState Specifies the trace state assigned for internal diagnostic tracing use false false
VirtualSiteId Specifies the virtual site the PowerShell snap-in will connect to. false false

Input Type

None

You cannot pipe input into this cmdlet.

Return Values

Citrix.Broker.Admin.Sdk.Shareddesktop

Get-BrokerSharedDesktop returns an object for each matching shared desktop.

Notes

To compare dates/times, use -Filter and relative comparisons. For more information, see about_Broker_Filtering.

Examples

Example 1


C:\PS> Get-BrokerSharedDesktop -HostingServerName BigServer12\*

Description

Get all shared desktops hosted by the hypervisor server BigServer12.

Example 2


C:\PS> Get-BrokerSharedDesktop -OSType 'Windows XP\*' | ft -a MachineName,OSType,OSVersion

Description

List all shared desktops running Windows XP, including the machine name and OS details.