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# Get-BrokerController

Gets Controllers running broker services in the site.

Syntax

Get-BrokerController [-Uid] <Int32> [-Property <String[]>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-BrokerController [[-MachineName] <String>] [-ControllerVersion <String>] [-DesktopsRegistered <Int32>] [-DNSName <String>] [-LastActivityTime <DateTime>] [-LastLicensingServerEvent <LicensingServerEvent>] [-LastLicensingServerEventTime <DateTime>] [-LastStartTime <DateTime>] [-LicensingGraceState <LicensingGraceState>] [-LicensingServerState <LicensingServerState>] [-Metadata <String>] [-OSType <String>] [-OSVersion <String>] [-SID <String>] [-State <ControllerState>] [-UUID <Guid>] [-ReturnTotalRecordCount] [-MaxRecordCount <Int32>] [-Skip <Int32>] [-SortBy <String>] [-Filter <String>] [-Property <String[]>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Gets Controllers from the current site that match the specified search criteria.

Controllers are server machines running instances of the broker service. The broker service is responsible for the brokering of user sessions to desktops or applications, and for power management of the underlying machines. An operational site must contain at least one Controller.

If no search criteria are specified, all Controllers in the site are obtained.

-------------------------- BrokerController Object The BrokerController object represents a single controller running an instance of the Broker service. It contains the following properties:

-- ActiveSiteServices (System.String[])
   The Broker site services active on the controller.

-- AssociatedHypervisorConnectionUids (System.Int32[])
   The UIDs of the hypervisor connections being managed by the Broker service on the controller.

-- ControllerVersion (System.String)
   The version of the Broker service on the controller.

-- DesktopsRegistered (System.Int32)
   The number of VDA machines registered with the Broker service on the controller.

-- DNSName (System.String)
   The DNS name of the controller.

-- LastActivityTime (System.DateTime?)
   The last reported activity time of the Broker service on the controller.

-- LastLicensingServerEvent (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.LicensingServerEvent?)
   Last significant licensing server event reported by the Broker service on the controller.

-- LastLicensingServerEventDetails (System.String[])
   Additional details associated with the last significant licensing server event.

-- LastLicensingServerEventTime (System.DateTime?)
   Time at which the last significant licensing server event was reported.

-- LastStartTime (System.DateTime?)
   The last start-up time of the Broker service on the controller.

-- LicensingGracePeriodReasons (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.LicensingGracePeriodReason[])
   Current active or expired licensing grace periods in effect on the controller.

-- LicensingGracePeriodTimesRemaining (System.TimeSpan[])
   Times remaining in currently active or expired licensing grace periods in effect on the controller. Expired grace periods are indicated by zero remaining time. The number and order of entries in this list matches that in the LicensingGracePeriodReasons list.

-- LicensingGraceState (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.LicensingGraceState)
   The licensing grace state currently in effect in the Broker service on the controller.

-- LicensingServerState (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.LicensingServerState)
   The licensing server state currently in effect in the Broker service on the controller.

-- MachineName (System.String)
   The Windows name of the controller.

-- MetadataMap (System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, string>)
   The metadata for the controller.

-- OSType (System.String)
   The Operating System type of the controller.

-- OSVersion (System.String)
   The Operating System version of the controller.

-- SID (System.String)
   The SID of the controller.

-- State (Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.ControllerState)
   The state of the Broker service on the controller.

-- Uid (System.Int32)
   The UID of the controller instance.

-- UUID (System.Guid)
   A globally unique identifier of the controller instance.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
Uid Gets only Controller with the specified unique ID. true false
MachineName Gets only Controllers with the specified Windows name. ('domain\machine') false false
ControllerVersion Gets only Controllers running the specified version of the broker service. false false
DesktopsRegistered Gets only Controllers that have the specified number of desktops currently registered. This parameter is mainly of use with advanced filtering; see about_Broker_Filtering. false false
DNSName Gets only Controllers with the specified DNS name ('machine.domain') false false
LastActivityTime Gets only Controllers last reported as active at the specified time. This parameter is mainly of use with advanced filtering; see about_Broker_Filtering. false false
LastLicensingServerEvent Gets only Controllers with the specified last license server event recorded. false false
LastLicensingServerEventTime Gets only Controllers with its last recorded licensing server event at the specified time. This parameter is mainly of use with advanced filtering; see about_Broker_Filtering. false false
LastStartTime Gets only Controllers that last started-up at the specified time. This parameter is mainly of use with advanced filtering; see about_Broker_Filtering. false false
LicensingGraceState Gets only Controllers in the specified licensing grace state.
Valid values are: NotActive, InOutOfBoxGracePeriod, InSupplementalGracePeriod, InEmergencyGracePeriod and GracePeriodExpired.		 false false
LicensingServerState Gets only Controllers in the specified licensing server state. Valid values are: ServerNotSpecified, NotConnected, OK, LicenseNotInstalled, LicenseExpired, Incompatible and Failed. false false
Metadata Gets records with matching metadata entries.
The value being compared with is a concatenation of the key name, a colon, and the value. For example: -Metadata "abc:x*" matches records with a metadata entry having a key name of "abc" and a value starting with the letter "x".		 false false
OSType Gets only Controllers running the specified Operating System type. false false
OSVersion Gets only Controllers running the specified Operating System version. false false
SID Gets only Controllers with the specified SID. false false
State Gets only Controllers currently in the specified state.
Valid values are: Failed, Off, On, and Active.		 false false
UUID Gets only the Controller with the specified GUID. false false
ReturnTotalRecordCount When specified, this causes the cmdlet to output an error record containing the number of records available. This error record is additional information and does not affect the objects written to the output pipeline. See about_Broker_Filtering for details. false false False
MaxRecordCount Specifies the maximum number of records to return. false false 250
Skip Skips the specified number of records before returning results. Also reduces the count returned by -ReturnTotalRecordCount. false false 0
SortBy Sorts the results by the specified list of properties. The list is a set of property names separated by commas, semi-colons, or spaces. Optionally, prefix each name with a + or - to indicate ascending or descending order. Ascending order is assumed if no prefix is present. false false The default sort order is by name or unique identifier.
Filter Gets records that match a PowerShell style filter expression. See about_Broker_Filtering for details. false false
Property Specifies the properties to be returned. This is similar to piping the output of the command through Select-Object, but the properties are filtered more efficiently at the server. false false
AdminAddress 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. false false Localhost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value will become the default.

Input Type

None

You cannot pipe input into this cmdlet.

Return Values

Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.Controller

Returns Controllers matching all specified selection criteria.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

C:\PS> Get-BrokerController -State Active

Description
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Gets all Controllers in the site that are currently active (powered on and fully operational).

EXAMPLE 2

C:\PS> Get-BrokerController -Filter 'LastStartTime -gt "-30:00"'

Description
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Gets all Controllers in the site that started-up in the last 30 minutes.