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And the script for you to test it in your own test environment, don't go with it in production before testing :) # Specify the Delivery Controller Add-PSSnapin Citrix* $AdminAddress = "ddc04.testlab.com:80" # Path to the .txt file containing Hypervisor connection names $HypervisorFilePath = "C:\Temp\HypervisorConnections.txt" # Read the Hypervisor connection names from the file if (Test-Path $HypervisorFilePath) { $HypervisorConnectionNames = Get-Content -Path $HypervisorFilePath if ($HypervisorConnectionNames.Count -eq 0) { Write-Host "The file is empty. Please provide valid Hypervisor connection names." -ForegroundColor Red return } } else { Write-Host "File not found: $HypervisorFilePath. Please provide a valid path." -ForegroundColor Red return } # Function to process each Hypervisor connection function Message_and_MM { param ( [string]$HypervisorConnectionName ) Write-Host "Processing Hypervisor Connection: $HypervisorConnectionName" -ForegroundColor Cyan # VMs in the pool $vms = Get-BrokerMachine -AdminAddress $AdminAddress | Where-Object { $_.HypervisorConnectionName -eq $HypervisorConnectionName } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Machinename # The message to send $messageText = "Please save your work. The system will undergo maintenance soon." $messageTitle = "System Maintenance Notice" $messageStyle = "Information" # Loop through each VM and send message to logged-in users foreach ($vm in $vms) { Write-Host "Processing VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Yellow try { # Get active sessions on the machine $sessions = Get-BrokerSession -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Filter {MachineName -eq $vm} if ($sessions.Count -gt 0) { $userNames = $sessions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName Write-Host "Sending message to users: $($userNames -join ', ')" -ForegroundColor Yellow # Send the message to all active sessions by user names $sessionUids = $sessions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Uid Send-BrokerSessionMessage -AdminAddress $adminAddress -InputObject $sessionUids -LoggingId $operation.Id -MessageStyle $messageStyle -Text $messageText -Title $messageTitle Write-Host "Message sent successfully to users on VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "No active users found on VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Cyan } } catch { Write-Host "Failed to send message to users on VM: $vm. Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red } } # Loop through each VM name an set Maintenance Mode foreach ($VM in $vms) { try { # Set maintenance mode on the VM Set-BrokerMachineMaintenanceMode -AdminAddress $adminAddress -InputObject $VM $True # Log success message in Powershell Write-Host "Maintenance mode enabled for $VM" } catch { # Log any errors Write-Host "An error occurred while processing $VM $_" } } } # First loop to process each Hypervisor connection foreach ($HypervisorConnectionName in $HypervisorConnectionNames) { Message_and_MM -HypervisorConnectionName $HypervisorConnectionName } Write-Host "Messages sent and MM is on" -ForegroundColor Green # Total duration in minutes $TotalMinutes = 0.4 # Convert minutes to seconds $TotalSeconds = $TotalMinutes * 60 # Loop through each second and update the progress bar for ($i = 1; $i -le $TotalSeconds; $i++) { # Calculate the percentage completed $PercentComplete = ($i / $TotalSeconds) * 100 # Calculate elapsed minutes and seconds $ElapsedMinutes = [math]::Floor($i / 60) $ElapsedSeconds = $i % 60 # Write the progress bar Write-Progress -Activity "Waiting for $TotalMinutes minutes..." ` -Status "Elapsed Time: $ElapsedMinutes minutes and $ElapsedSeconds seconds" ` -PercentComplete $PercentComplete # Sleep for 1 second Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 } Write-Host "Done!" -ForegroundColor Green function Log_off_and_PowerOff { param ( [string]$HypervisorConnectionName ) Write-Host "Processing Hypervisor Connection: $HypervisorConnectionName" -ForegroundColor Cyan # VMs in the pool $vms = Get-BrokerMachine -AdminAddress $AdminAddress | Where-Object { $_.HypervisorConnectionName -eq $HypervisorConnectionName } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Machinename # Loop through each VM and log off users foreach ($vm in $vms) { Write-Host "Processing VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Yellow try { # Get active sessions on the machine (omit MaxRecordCount for all sessions) $sessions = Get-BrokerSession -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Filter {MachineName -eq $vm} if ($sessions.Count -gt 0) { # Log off each user session foreach ($session in $sessions) { $userName = $session.UserName # Get the username Write-Host "Logging off user: $userName" -ForegroundColor Yellow Stop-BrokerSession -AdminAddress $adminAddress -InputObject $session -LoggingId $operation.Id } Write-Host "Successfully logged off users from VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "No active users found on VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Cyan } } catch { # Log any errors Write-Host "An error occurred while processing VM: $vm - $_" -ForegroundColor Red } } # Loop through each VM name and Power Off the VM foreach ($VM in $vms) { try { # Power Off VM New-BrokerHostingPowerAction -Action "Shutdown" -AdminAddress $adminAddress -MachineName $vm # Log success message in Powershell Write-Host "Powered off $VM" } catch { # Log any errors Write-Host "An error occurred while processing $VM $_" } } } # Second loop to process each Hypervisor connection foreach ($HypervisorConnectionName in $HypervisorConnectionNames) { Log_off_and_PowerOff -HypervisorConnectionName $HypervisorConnectionName } Write-Host "Users loged off and VMs powered off" -ForegroundColor Green # Request user to confir Write-Host "The next part will Power on and disable maintenance mode." -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Do you want to continue? Type 'yes' to proceed or anything else to exit." -ForegroundColor Yellow $confirmation = Read-Host "Please confirm" if ($confirmation -eq "yes") { Write-Host "You chose to continue. Proceeding with the script..." -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "You chose not to continue. Exiting the script." -ForegroundColor Red exit } function PowerOn_and_Disable_MM { param ( [string]$HypervisorConnectionName ) Write-Host "Processing Hypervisor Connection: $HypervisorConnectionName" -ForegroundColor Cyan # VMs in the pool $vms = Get-BrokerMachine -AdminAddress $AdminAddress | Where-Object { $_.HypervisorConnectionName -eq $HypervisorConnectionName } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Machinename # Loop through each VM name and Power On the VM foreach ($VM in $vms) { try { # Power On VM New-BrokerHostingPowerAction -Action "TurnOn" -AdminAddress $adminAddress -MachineName $vm # Log success message in Powershell Write-Host "Powered on $VM" } catch { # Log any errors Write-Host "An error occurred while processing $VM $_" } } # Loop through each VM name and disable Maintenance Mode foreach ($VM in $vms) { try { # Set maintenance mode off the VM Set-BrokerMachineMaintenanceMode -AdminAddress $adminAddress -InputObject $VM $False # Log success message in Powershell Write-Host "Maintenance mode enabled for $VM" } catch { # Log any errors Write-Host "An error occurred while processing $VM $_" } } } # Third loop to process each Hypervisor connection foreach ($HypervisorConnectionName in $HypervisorConnectionNames) { PowerOn_and_Disable_MM -HypervisorConnectionName $HypervisorConnectionName } Write-Host "VMs Powered On and MM Disabled" -ForegroundColor Green

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# Load Citrix PowerShell Snap-in asnp citrix* # Generate file with all the VMs Get-BrokerMachine -AdminAddress "ddc01.testlab.com:80" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty MachineName | Out-File "C:\temp\vms.txt" # Path to the text file containing the list of VM names $vmsFile = "C:\Temp\vms.txt" # Admin address of the Citrix Delivery Controller $adminAddress = "ddc01.testlab.com:80" # The message to send $messageText = "Please save your work. The system will undergo maintenance soon." $messageTitle = "System Maintenance Notice" $messageStyle = "Information" # Options: Information, Warning, Error, etc. # Check if the file exists if (-not (Test-Path $vmsFile)) { Write-Host "Error: File not found at $vmsFile" -ForegroundColor Red exit } # Read all VM names from the file $vms = Get-Content -Path $vmsFile # Ensure the list is not empty if ($vms.Count -eq 0) { Write-Host "Error: No VMs found in the file." -ForegroundColor Red exit } # Loop through each VM and send message to logged-in users foreach ($vm in $vms) { Write-Host "Processing VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Yellow try { # Start logging the operation $operation = Start-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Source "Script" -Text "Send Message to Users on '$vm'" # Get active sessions on the machine $sessions = Get-BrokerSession -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Filter {MachineName -eq $vm} if ($sessions.Count -gt 0) { $userNames = $sessions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName Write-Host "Sending message to users: $($userNames -join ', ')" -ForegroundColor Yellow # Send the message to all active sessions by user names $sessionUids = $sessions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Uid Send-BrokerSessionMessage -AdminAddress $adminAddress -InputObject $sessionUids -LoggingId $operation.Id -MessageStyle $messageStyle -Text $messageText -Title $messageTitle Write-Host "Message sent successfully to users on VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "No active users found on VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Cyan } # Stop logging the operation as successful Stop-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress $adminAddress -HighLevelOperationId $operation.Id -IsSuccessful $true } catch { Write-Host "Failed to send message to users on VM: $vm. Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red } #Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 } Write-Host "All VMs have been processed." -ForegroundColor Cyan

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# Load Citrix PowerShell Snap-in asnp citrix* # Generate file with all the VMs Get-BrokerMachine -AdminAddress "ddc04.testlab.com:80" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty MachineName | Out-File "C:\temp\vms.txt" # Path to the text file containing the list of VM names $vmsFile = "C:\Temp\vms.txt" # Admin address of the Citrix Delivery Controller $adminAddress = "ddc04.testlab.com:80" # Check if the file exists if (-not (Test-Path $vmsFile)) { Write-Host "Error: File not found at $vmsFile" -ForegroundColor Red exit } # Read all VM names from the file $vms = Get-Content -Path $vmsFile # Ensure the list is not empty if ($vms.Count -eq 0) { Write-Host "Error: No VMs found in the file." -ForegroundColor Red exit } # Loop through each VM and log off users, then reboot with a delay of 2 seconds foreach ($vm in $vms) { Write-Host "Processing VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Yellow try { # Start logging the operation $operation = Start-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Source "Script" -Text "Log Off User(s) from '$vm'" # Get active sessions on the machine (omit MaxRecordCount for all sessions) $sessions = Get-BrokerSession -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Filter {MachineName -eq $vm} if ($sessions.Count -gt 0) { # Log off each user session foreach ($session in $sessions) { $userName = $session.UserName # Get the username Write-Host "Logging off user: $userName" -ForegroundColor Yellow Stop-BrokerSession -AdminAddress $adminAddress -InputObject $session -LoggingId $operation.Id } Write-Host "Successfully logged off users from VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Green # Add a 10-second delay to ensure the logoff process is completed Write-Host "Waiting 10 seconds for the logoff process to complete..." -ForegroundColor Yellow Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 } else { Write-Host "No active users found on VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Cyan } # Stop logging the operation as successful Stop-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress $adminAddress -HighLevelOperationId $operation.Id -IsSuccessful $true # Start logging the reboot operation $rebootOperation = Start-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress $adminAddress -Source "Script" -Text "Reboot Machine '$vm'" # Initiate reboot for the machine New-BrokerHostingPowerAction -Action "Restart" -AdminAddress $adminAddress -MachineName $vm # Stop logging the reboot operation as successful Stop-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress $adminAddress -HighLevelOperationId $rebootOperation.Id -IsSuccessful $true Write-Host "Successfully initiated reboot for VM: $vm" -ForegroundColor Green } catch { Write-Host "Failed to log off or reboot VM: $vm. Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red } Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 } Write-Host "All VMs have been processed." -ForegroundColor Cyan

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Nice videos bro! I'm a Citrix Admin based in CZ.

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i have multiple domains, can i add 2 and choose from drop down ?? possible?

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Would you be able to create a list of base Citrix settings that you recommend. I am currently creating a new environment for Citrix DaaS and would like to have a clean, minimal, fast logon process for our users as well as easy management from the server admin side of things.

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