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| | Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT professionals achieve greater control and productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT professionals to control system administration and accelerate automation more easily |
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| | With PowerShell, Citrix Administrators can script MFCom Objects to manage and administer the XenApp Farm. The secret of using COM objects starts with the command: New-Object \-COM. |
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| | The following PowerShell example creates a new MetaFrame object (do not get confused with the COM Object naming), initializes the Farm and prints out the farmname: |
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| | {color:purple}$farm{color} {color:red}={color} {color:cadetblue}{*}new-Object{*}{color} {color:black}\-com{color} {color:maroon}"MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"{color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.Initialize(1){color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}.FarmName |
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| | It's not going to be a spectacular script. But look at the following little code enhancement:\\ |
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| | {color:purple}$farm{color} {color:red}={color} {color:cadetblue}{*}new-Object{*}{color} {color:black}\-com{color} {color:maroon}"MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"{color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.Initialize(1){color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.FarmName{color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.sessions \|{color} {color:cadetblue}{*}Format-Table{*}{color} {color:maroon}UserName{color}{color:black},{color}{color:maroon}ClientAddress{color} |
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| | Just adding one more lines of code and you will get all sessions within the farm displaying the Username and IP Address.\\ |
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| | h2. {color:#00549f}Setting up your PowerShell / MFCom environment{color} |
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| | Beginning with PowerShell / MFCom Scripting you should install Microsoft Powershell on a Citrix Presentation / XenApp Server in your lab. I recommend downloading the PowerShell Graphical Helpfile which also provides great information's about VBScript to PowerShell conversion. |
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| | For creating and editing your PowerShell scripts I suggest downloading the free PowerGui graphical user interface and script editor. Its easy to use and works well with COM Objects. |
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| | *PowerShell* |
| | [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/download.mspx] |
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| | *PowerShell Graphical Help File* |
| | [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3B3F7CE4-43EA-4A21-90CC-966A7FC6C6E8&displaylang=en] |
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| | *PowerGui - Graphical user interface and script editor* |
| | http://www.powergui.org |
| | \\ !powergui.jpg! |
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| | h2. {color:#00549f}Displaying apps in your farm{color} |
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| | To give you some basic ideas where PowerShell leverages your daily administrative tasks, I've created the following script: |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color} {color:red}={color} {color:cadetblue}{*}new-Object{*}{color} {color:black}\-com{color} {color:maroon}"MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"{color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.Initialize(1){color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.FarmName{color} |
| | {color:purple}$farm{color}{color:black}.applications\|{color} {color:blue}where{color} {color:black}{{color}{color:navy}$\_{color}{color:black}.BrowserName{color} {color:red}\-like{color} {color:maroon}"Winword*"{color} {color:black}} \| *select* {color:maroon}DistinguishedName{color} |
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| | The script above enumerates each application published in the farm and selects all applications where Winword\* is contained in the BrowserName. |
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| | h2. {color:#00549f}PowerShell Examples provided by CDN{color} |
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| | PowerShell and other scripting examples can be found on the Citrix Developer Network: |
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| | [http://community.citrix.com/label/cdn/powershell]\\ |
