XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6

New-BrokerMachineConfiguration

Sep 10, 2014

Creates a new machine configuration associated with an existing configuration slot.

Syntax

New-BrokerMachineConfiguration -ConfigurationSlotUid <Int32> -LeafName <String> -Policy <Byte[]> [-Description <String>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-AdminAddress

<String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Creates a new machine configuration containing settings that match the SettingsGroup of the associated configuration slot. This machine configuration can then be applied to a desktop group to have the settings applied to machines in that group.

The SettingsGroup of the configuration slot restricts the permitted settings. Use the SDK snap-in that matches the SettingsGroup to create the encoded settings data.

Related topics

Get-BrokerMachineConfiguration

Set-BrokerMachineConfiguration

Rename-BrokerMachineConfiguration

Remove-BrokerMachineConfiguration

Add-BrokerMachineConfiguration

Parameters

-ConfigurationSlotUid<Int32>

Unique identifier of the configuration slot to associate with this machine configuration.

Required?

true

Default Value

Accept Pipeline Input?

None true (ByPropertyName)

-LeafName<String>

Name of the new machine configuration. This must be unique amongst the machine configurations associated with the same configuration slot.

Required?

true

Default Value None

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

-Policy<Byte[]>

A binary array of encoded settings (policy) data created with the SDK snap-in that matches the SettingsGroup of the configuration slot.

Required?

true

Default Value

Accept Pipeline Input?

None true (ByPropertyName)

-Description<String>

Description of the new machine configuration.

Required?

Default Value

Accept Pipeline Input?

false true (ByPropertyName)

-LoggingId<Guid>

Specifies the identifier of the high level operation that this cmdlet call forms a part of. Desktop Studio and Desktop Director typically create High Level Operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a https://docs.citrix.com

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series of cmdlet calls in a High Level Operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets.

Required?

Default Value

Accept Pipeline Input?

false false

-AdminAddress<String>

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.

Required?

false

Default Value

Accept Pipeline Input?

Localhost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value will become the default.

false

Input Type

None You cannot pipe input into this cmdlet.

Return Values

Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.MachineConfiguration

New-BrokerMachineConfiguration returns the newly created configuration

Notes

Delegated Administration can be used to restrict the configuration slots that an administrator can use and hence which components of the system that can be configured.

Examples

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

New-BrokerMachineConfiguration -LeafName "Finance Department" -Description "Finance Dept. User Profile Management policy" -Policy $policy -ConfigurationSlotUid $csUid

Creates a new configuration named "%SlotName%\Finance Department" where %SlotName% is the name of the configuration slot having the Uid $csUid. The encoded settings in the $policy variable must match the SettingsGroup of the configuration slot having the Uid $csUid.

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