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# Start-BrokerCatalogPvdImagePrepare

Start the PVD Image prepare process in the Broker for the machines in the specified catalog(s).

Syntax

Start-BrokerCatalogPvdImagePrepare [-InputObject] <Catalog[]> [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Start-BrokerCatalogPvdImagePrepare cmdlet instructs the Broker to request the Personal VDisk (PVD) preparation process for all of the machines in the specified catalog(s). The process begins when each machine is subsequently powered off, at which point brokering of user desktop sessions is suspended as well as regular machine power operations until the process completes. Only catalogs with a PersistUserChanges value of OnPvd are supported by this cmdlet.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
InputObject The catalog(s) holding the machines on which to start the PVD Image Preparation process. true true (ByValue)
LoggingId 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 series of cmdlet calls in a High Level Operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets. 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

Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.Catalog

You can pipe in the catalogs on which to start the PVD image preparation process.

Return Values

None

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

C:\PS> Get-BrokerCatalog 'MyCatalog' | Start-BrokerCatalogPvdImagePrepare

Description
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Instruct the Broker that the Personal VDisk preparation process will start the next time the machines in the specified catalog are powered off.