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Delete Citrix Worker from Studio and vCenter

Jeremias Kühnis

With this script one or more servers can be deleted from the Citrix DeliveryController (Citrix Studio) and from the ESXi/vCenter.

To use The Script some variables and values need to be adjusted like the name of the Citrix DeliveryController and vCenter.
Vmware (PowerCLI) and Citrix (SDK) powershellmodules need to be installed.

This only works if the VM name is identical to the Worker Server DNS name. If this is the case, the following string can be deleted in the script [-replace “.FQDN.address”,””]

In my case, the name of the VM is only the “hostname” of the machine and not the DNSname. So the script removes the FQDN name, in order to use the script successfully, this must also be adjusted.

Import-Module *
Add-PSSnapin *

$DeliveryController = "someBrokerDNSName"
Connect-viserver "some vCenter"


Get-BrokerMachine -DNSName anySevernames* -AdminAddress $DeliveryController |  %{
    
    #Delete & Remove From Citrix Studio
    Remove-BrokerMachine $_ -DesktopGroup $_.DesktopGroupName
    Remove-BrokerMachine $_ -Force

    #Delete Permanently from vCenter
    remove-vm ($_.DNSName -replace ".FQDN.Adress","") -DeletePermanently -Confirm:$false

    write-host $_.DNSName -ForegroundColor Green  #Write ServerName

}
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Rename vLan PowerCLI

Jeremias Kühnis

This script changes the vLan name of each network adapter within a vCenter.
The script works with PowerCLI (tested with version 6.0 /6.5).

The following variables should be adjusted in the script.
$vcserver = “Specify FQDN.of.vcenter.”.
$VPGName = “Specify the current vLan name”.
$VPGNameNew = “Specify the new vLan name”.

# by Jeremias Kühnis
#check if vmware modules are loaded
function checkmodule {

    If (!(Get-PSSnapin * | where { $_.Name -eq 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core'})) {Add-PSSnapin *}


        if (-not (Get-PSSnapin -Name 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core')) {
            write-host "VMWare PSSnapin is not loaded - PSSession/Windows will be closed in 10 seconds" -backgroundcolor "Yellow" -ForegroundColor "red"
            sleep 10
            exit
            }
        else{
        Write-Host "VMWare PSSnapin loaded" -ForegroundColor "Green"
        }
}

# VCenter you are connecting too
function connectserver{

    $vcserver= 'any.vCenter.FQDN'
    Connect-VIServer $vcserver
}

function renamevpg{
# Change VirtualPortGroup / VLANS
    $VPGName = 'XD_2011' # Variable Vlan
    $NewVPGName ='XD_2011_new'#Variable new VLAN Name

    #Set the name of the "Standard-Virtual Switch"
    $VPG = Get-VirtualPortGroup -Name $VPGName
    Set-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualPortGroup $VPG -Name $NewVPGName
    Start-Sleep 30
   # Loop to make changes to new Network Adapter

    ForEach ($adapter in (Get-NetworkAdapter * | where {$_.NetworkName -eq $VPGName})){
    Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $adapter -NetworkName "$NewVPGName" -Confirm:$false
    Write-Host $adapter
    }
}

checkmodule
connectserver
renamevpg
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Bulk reboot Server with PowerCLI

Jeremias Kühnis

Tested with PowerClI Version 6.5

This script allows you to restart an array of servers trough PowerCLI.
You will be prompted to specify your ESXi-Host /vCenter Environment. Ensure that you enther the FQDN.

The script will reboot your servers without confirmation.

#13.11.2018 Restart a list/array of Servers through vCenter/Powercli
 
IF(!(Get-Module vm* | where { $_.Name -eq 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core'})){
       (Get-Module –ListAvailable VMware.VimAutomation.Core | Import-Module)
         if (-not (Get-Module -Name 'VMware.VimAutomation.Core')){
               Write-Warning "Could not find/load 'PowerCLI Module.  Ensure that you are running this Script on Server with PowerCLI."
               return
         }
}

 
Write-Host "####################################" -ForegroundColor Yellow
$vCenter = Read-Host -prompt "Please enter the Name of your ESXi Host or vCenter" 

Connect-VIServer $vCenter
$server = @(
# Enter Servernames here -> Equivalent to the Name of the VM-Target                   
"Hostname-Server1"
"Hostname-Server2"
"Hostname-Server3"
)
 
 
foreach ($server in $server){
    try{
        Restart-VM -VM $server -Confirm:$false
        write-host "Reboot OK $server" -ForegroundColor Green
    }catch{
        write-host "Reboot NOT OK $server" -ForegroundColor yellow
          }
}

Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vCenter -Confirm:$false
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