XenApp and XenDesktop 7.17 SDK

Note:

The SDK delivered with this release does not contain any changes since XenApp and XenDesktop version 7.15 LTSR

XenApp and XenDesktop provide an SDK based on a number of Microsoft Windows PowerShell version 3.0 snap-ins that allows you to perform the same tasks as you would with the Citrix Studio console, together with tasks you cannot do with Studio alone.

Differences in policy rules

There are differences between the SDK and the Studio console in terms of policy rules. Entitlement and assignment policy rules are independent entities in the SDK; in the console, these entities are not visible as they are seamlessly merged with the Delivery Group. Also, access policy rules are less restrictive in the SDK.

Use the SDK

The SDK comprises of a number of PowerShell snap-ins installed automatically by the installation wizard when you install the Controller or Studio components.

To access and run the cmdlets:

1.Start a shell in PowerShell 3.0.

To start a shell from the console, click Studio, select the PowerShell tab, and click on Launch PowerShell.

You must run the shell or script using an identity that has Citrix administration rights. Although members of the local administrators group on the Controller automatically have full administrative privileges to allow XenDesktop to be installed, Citrix recommends that for normal operation, you create Citrix administrators with the appropriate rights, rather than use the local administrators account.

2.To use SDK cmdlets within scripts, set the execution policy in PowerShell.

For more information about PowerShell execution policy, see your Microsoft documentation.

3.Add the snap-ins you require into the PowerShell environment using the Add -PSSnapin command in the Windows PowerShell console. V1 and V2 denote the version of the snap-in (XenDesktop 7 snap-ins are version 2.). For example, type:

Add-PSSnapin Citrix.ADIdentity.Admin.V2

To import all the cmdlets, type:

Add-PSSnapin Citrix.*.Admin.V*

After importing, you have access to the cmdlets and their associated help.

For an example of a typical use case, see Get started with the SDK.

Group Policy SDK usage

The Citrix Group Policy SDK allows you to display and configure Group Policy settings and filters. It uses a PowerShell provider to create a virtual drive that corresponds to the machine and user settings and filters. The provider appears as an extension to New-PSDrive. To use the Group Policy SDK, either Studio or the XenApp and XenDesktop SDK must be installed.

Adding the Group Policy SDK

1.To add the Group Policy SDK, type:

Add-PSSnapin citrix.common.grouppolicy

2.To access help, type:

help New-PSDrive -path localgpo:/

Using the Group Policy SDK

1.To create a virtual drive and load it with settings, type:

New-PSDrive <Standard Parameters> \[-PSProvider\]
CitrixGroupPolicy *-Controller* <string>

**New-PSDrive <Standard Parameters> \[-PSProvider\]
CitrixGroupPolicy ***-Controller*** <string>**

where -Controller is the fully qualified domain name of a controller in the site you want to connect to and load settings from.