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Power On Generic VM

This script uses the CUActions available in v8.8 onwards to power on VMs on any supported hypervisor. It can be used as a right-click action or as an automated action by a trigger.

Version: 5.0.11 • Created: 2023-05-20 • Modified: 2025-02-23

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Force Power Off Generic VM

This script uses the CUActions available in v8.8 onwards to force power off VMs on any supported hypervisor. It can be used as a right-click action or as an automated action by a trigger.

Version: 7.0.34 • Created: 2023-05-20 • Modified: 2025-02-23

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Logoff Disconnected Sessions

As a CU Admin I want to be able to set up a trigger for disconnected sessions, and run an action to clean up any / all disconnected sessions for that user on all managed machines.
The same script should work equally-well as a right-click action from a session view..

Version: 3.1.12 • Created: 2023-05-18 • Modified: 2023-06-22

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Enable Horizon Farm Provisioning

Enables provisioning on a Horizon RDS Farm

Can be used as an automated or manual action to enable provisioning for a Horizon RDS Farm

This action should be executed against a Horizon endpoint machine (one which has the HZ Primary Connection Server column populated in ControlUp Console) which is part of the relevant Desktop Pool. The script uses the target machine to determine the connection server address and the Desktop Pool name, and is executed on the machine running ControlUp Console.

This script requires VMWare PowerCLI to be installed on the machine running the script.

PowerCLI can be installed through PowerShell (PowerShell version 5 or higher required) by running the command 'Install-Module VMWare.PowerCLI -Force -AllowCLobber -Scope AllUsers'

Version: 2.1.8 • Created: 2023-04-06 • Modified: 2023-05-23

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Disable Horizon Farm Provisioning

Disables provisioning on a Horizon RDS Farm

Can be used as an automated or manual action to disable provisioning for a Horizon RDS Farm

This action should be executed against a Horizon endpoint machine (one which has the HZ Primary Connection Server column populated in ControlUp Console) which is part of the relevant Desktop Pool. The script uses the target machine to determine the connection server address and the Desktop Pool name, and is executed on the machine running ControlUp Console.

This script requires VMWare PowerCLI to be installed on the machine running the script.

PowerCLI can be installed through PowerShell (PowerShell version 5 or higher required) by running the command 'Install-Module VMWare.PowerCLI -Force -AllowCLobber -Scope AllUsers'

Version: 2.1.9 • Created: 2023-04-06 • Modified: 2023-05-23

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Horizon – Enable RDS Server

Enables a Horizon RDS Server

Can be used as an automated or manual action to enableHorizon RDS Server after troubleshooting or maintenance.

This action should be executed against a Horizon endpoint machine (one which has the HZ Primary Connection Server column populated in ControlUp Console) which is part of the relevant Desktop Pool. The script uses the target machine to determine the connection server address and the Desktop Pool name, and is executed on the machine running ControlUp Console.

This script requires VMWare PowerCLI to be installed on the machine running the script.

PowerCLI can be installed through PowerShell (PowerShell version 5 or higher required) by running the command 'Install-Module VMWare.PowerCLI -Force -AllowCLobber -Scope AllUsers'

Version: 2.0.3 • Created: 2023-04-06 • Modified: 2023-05-23

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Horizon – Disable RDS Server

Disables a Horizon RDS Server

Can be used as an automated or manual action to disable Horizon RDS Server for troubleshooting or maintenance.

This action should be executed against a Horizon endpoint machine (one which has the HZ Primary Connection Server column populated in ControlUp Console) which is part of the relevant Desktop Pool. The script uses the target machine to determine the connection server address and the Desktop Pool name, and is executed on the machine running ControlUp Console.

This script requires VMWare PowerCLI to be installed on the machine running the script.

PowerCLI can be installed through PowerShell (PowerShell version 5 or higher required) by running the command 'Install-Module VMWare.PowerCLI -Force -AllowCLobber -Scope AllUsers'

Version: 2.0.12 • Created: 2023-04-06 • Modified: 2023-05-23

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Stop Horizon Session Recording

This script uses the Powershell module of the Horizon Session Recording fling to stop the recording of a BLAST session of a user.
Requirements: Horizon Session Recording 2.2.0 or higher
Link: https://flings.vmware.com/horizon-session-recording

Version: 1.3.10 • Created: 2020-11-05 • Modified: 2020-11-17

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Start Horizon Session Recording

This script uses the Powershell module of the Horizon Session Recording fling to start the recording of a BLAST session of a user.
Requirements: Horizon Session Recording 2.2.0 or higher
Link: https://flings.vmware.com/horizon-session-recording

Version: 1.3.12 • Created: 2020-11-05 • Modified: 2020-11-17

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Shadow Session

Shadows Citrix, VMware, RDSH and WVD sessions

Version: 1.3.13 • Created: 2020-10-15 • Modified: 2020-10-20

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Find Horizon machines booting from wrong snapshot

The script displays VDI machines and RDS hosts that are not running on the same Golden Image and Snapshot that are configured in the Desktop Pool settings. It offers the option to delete VDI machines with or without forcing the user to logoff. Uses the Horizon PowerCLI api's to pull all snapshot information for Horizon Linked Clones and Instant Clones Desktops pools and RDS farms.
The script also uses the Horizon api's to poll the Cloud Pod status of the system and connects to other pods if Cloud Pod has been enabled.

This Script Requires a Horizon Credential file for the user running the scipt. This can be created using the Create credentials for Horizon scripts Script Action.
Requires Horizon 7.5 or later
This script requires VMware PowerCLI to be installed on the machine running the script. PowerCLI can be installed using the Install and configure VMware PowerCLI Script Action

Version: 3.8.81 • Created: 2020-09-22 • Modified: 2023-11-24

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Show Horizon Error and Warning Events

Uses the Horizon REST api's to pull all Error, Warning and Audit_Fail events from the Horizon Event database for all pods. If there is no cloud pod setup it will only process the local pod. After pulling the events it will translate the id's for the various objects to names to show the proper names where needed.

Output is displayed in the console but also saved to a default location of c:windowstempCU_Horizon_error_log.csv

This action should be executed against a Horizon endpoint machine (one which has the HZ Primary Connection Server column populated in ControlUp Console). The script uses the target machine to determine the connection server address, and is executed on the machine running ControlUp Console.
This script requires Horizon Credentials to be set for the account running the scipt on the target machine, these need to be created using the 'Create credentials for Horizon scripts' Script Action

Version: 4.3.12 • Created: 2020-08-27 • Modified: 2023-10-25

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Send message to Horizon user

Sends messages to the selected Horizon user/s. This script can be used to send messages to a single user session using the Horizon SOAP API's. It can also be used as an automated action with a fixed message and severity level. For the severity level these are allowed: INFO,WARNING, ERROR

This script requires VMWare PowerCLI to be installed on the machine running the script.
PowerCLI can be installed through PowerShell (PowerShell version 5 or higher required) by running the command 'Install-Module VMWare.PowerCLI -Force -AllowCLobber -Scope AllUsers' Or by using the 'Install VMware PowerCLI' script.
If you get TLS/SSL errors use this command Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction ignore
or Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction warn
To get rid of the CEIP warning use Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -ParticipateInCeip $true
or Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -ParticipateInCeip $false
Credentials can be set using the 'Create credentials for Horizon View scripts' script.

Version: 2.4.6 • Created: 2020-07-07 • Modified: 2023-11-24

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