Set-XDLicensing

Last published : Oct 31, 2026
Changes one or more of the licensing attributes of a Site
Related information
about_XD_Filtering

Syntax

Set-XDLicensing
   [-Force]
   [-LicenseServerAddress <String>]
   [-LicenseServerPort <String>]
   [-LicensingModel <String>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-ProductCode <String>]
   [-ProductEdition <String>]
   [-AdminAddress <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Changes one or more of the licensing attributes of the Site which has a Controller identified by AdminAddress. When the Citrix License Server address and/or port are specified and Force is not, the new server:port combination will be validated before being changed. Otherwise, no validation is performed.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

For the Site managed by MyController, changes the License Server to MyLicenseServer:27001.
Set-XDLicensing -AdminAddress MyController -LicenseServerAddress MyLicenseServer -LicenseServerPort 27001

Parameters

-Force

Force the setting of the License Server address and/or port, i.e. do not check that the new server:port combination is valid. This can be used, for example, when the License Server needs to be set but is temporarily unavailable.
Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LicenseServerAddress

The address of the License Server for this Site. If this parameter is not provided then the License Server address will not be altered.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LicenseServerPort

The port on which the License Server for this Site is listening. If this parameter is not provided then the License Server port will not be altered.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LicensingModel

The licensing model for this Site. If this parameter is not provided then the licensing model will not be altered. Use the ProductCode returned from Get-XDSite as input to Get-ConfigLicensingModel to determine the list of valid licensing models.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

Returns the affected record. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: False
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProductCode

The product code for this Site. If this parameter is not provided then the product code will not be altered. Find valid product codes by running Get-ConfigProduct.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProductEdition

The product edition for this Site. If this parameter is not provided then the product edition will not be altered. Use the ProductCode returned from Get-XDSite as input to Get-ConfigProductEdition to determine the list of valid product editions.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AdminAddress

Specifies the address of the Delivery Controller to which the PowerShell module will connect. This can be provided as a host name or an IP address.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: Localhost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value will become the default.
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None or Citrix.XenDesktopPowerShellSdk.ServiceInterfaces.Configuration.LicenseInformation

This cmdlet does not generate any output, unless you use the PassThru parameter, in which case it generates a Citrix.XenDesktopPowerShellSdk.ServiceInterfaces.Configuration.LicenseInformation object.

Notes

The command can fail for the following reasons:
  • The supplied License Server does not support the requested product edition.
  • A License Server was not found at the supplied address.