[Bulk Adding Machines To Catalog]

Need to add multiple machines to Citrix Catalog using Powershell , How do I do it ?

I know the command but how do I run for multiple machine using loop and get content from two files 

I tried this way , but didn't worked - Its adding only the first one (looks like I am not doing right loop for two variables )

The command I am doing is correct but need help  with PS script for adding multiple machines using loops. 

 

 

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$MachineName = Get-Content "c:\temp\MachineName.txt"

$HostID =Get-Content "c:\temp\HostID.txt"

foreach ($MachineName in $MachineName)

{

foreach ($HostID in $HostID)

{

New-BrokerMachine -MachineName $MachineName -HostedMachineId $HostID  -CatalogUid 9 -HypervisorConnectionUid 2

}

}

 

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Did you guys tried updating RP to 6 or 7 ?

[Vms Unregistered no name]

Adding for future reference -     

 

Citrix Desktop Studio – vdi appears as SID instead of machine name.

 

 

1. Inside the Desktop Studio, click on the Desktop Studio node

2. Then click on the Powershell tab

3. On the Powershell tab at the bottom right click

4. Inside the Powershell interface, Enter the following command:

Update-BrokerNameCache -Machines

5. If you receive an error, try running it from the actual Desktop Delivery Controller.

6. All you have to do is go back to the “Assignments ” node then to the Desktop Group and you should see the machine names as domain name\computer name

These steps worked for me, let me know if this procedure works for you.

[Vms Unregistered no name]

Detailed Steps as follows 

 

 

Step 1. Reboot PVS  (not required)

Step 2. Delete AD accounts for both of the machines from PVS

Step 3 Power off "SID" machines from XenCenter machines

Step 4. Move machines to maintenance mode 

Step 5. Delete machines from DDC console

Step 6. Create AD accounts for both of the machines from PVS.

Step 7 . On DDC > Machines >IMAGE NAME> Add machines 

Step 8. Assignments > add desktop > catlog 

Step 9. In catlog >IMAGE NAME> Add machines > Next> Finish 

Step 10. Refresh  DDC console 

[Vms Unregistered no name]

Delete these number machines both from AD account (PVS) and Desktop studio, then recreate those machines. Follow exactly the same process which you will do as if you are adding new machines.