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Show Horizon admin audit trail

Uses the Horizon REST api's to pull all admin related 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_audit_log.csv

Version: 4.8.21 • Created: 2020-04-28 • Modified: 2023-10-25

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Recover Provisioning for Horizon Linked Clone Pool

This script acts when provisioning gets disabled for linked clones desktop pools because the overcommit ratio is set too low. It will calculate the correct ratio and set it to that.
After changing the ratio it will enable provisioning and when set to true it can also force a rebalance of the datastores.
When using iwth a trigger the Connection Server FQDN and Horizon Pool name need to be configured manually.

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.
Credentials can be set using the 'Prepare machine for Horizon View scripts' script.

Version: 2.1.4 • Created: 2020-04-02 • Modified: 2023-11-24

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Assign Horizon User Desktop

This script assigns a user to a Horizon desktop machine. This will only work with dedicated desktop pools.It will receive the connection server fqdn, Desktop pool and machine, login and domain names from the CU Console.

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 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: 1.3.5 • Created: 2020-02-20 • Modified: 2020-02-25

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Remove Horizon Desktop Assignment

This script unassigns a user from a machine. This will only work with dedicated desktop pools. It will receive the connection server fqdn, Desktop pool and machine names from the CU Console.

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 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: 1.4.4 • Created: 2020-02-20 • Modified: 2020-02-25

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Remove Horizon Virtual Desktop

This script deletes a machine from an Horizon desktop pool. If it is a manual pool the machine will only be removed from the pool but not deleted. If it is an automated pool the user can be forcefully logged off (otherwise the script will fail, Horizon 7.7 or newer required) and the machine will be deleted.

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 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: 1.3.4 • Created: 2020-02-20 • Modified: 2020-02-25

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Refresh Horizon Linked Clone

This script will issue the Refresh command for a Horizon Linked Clone.

Version: 2.10.21 • Created: 2020-02-04 • Modified: 2022-04-25

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Disable Horizon Desktop Pool

Disables a Horizon Desktop pool

Can be used as an automated or manual action to disable a Horizon Desktop pool for planned 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: 4.6.27 • Created: 2020-02-02 • Modified: 2023-05-24

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Logoff Horizon User

This script finds a user session based on username and machine. This user is then logged off, even if the session is locked.

Version: 2.32.50 • Created: 2020-01-26 • Modified: 2023-11-24

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Horizon Recover Instant Clone VDI Machine

This script Recovers a Horizon View Instant Clone using the VMware Horizon api's. You can use this to 'rebuild' an Instant Clone if there is an issue with the machine.
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.

Version: 3.6.8 • Created: 2020-01-11 • Modified: 2023-11-24

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Show Horizon Admins

This script retreives the administrative users and groups in a Horizon View environment.
You can this script to make sure administrators have the right permissions in Horizon View?
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.

Version: 3.5.9 • Created: 2020-01-11 • Modified: 2020-02-04

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Get Horizon UAG Health

This script connects to all pod's in a Cloud Pod Architecture(CPA) or only the local one if CPA hasn't been initialized and pulls all health information for configured UAG's.
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.

Note: Requires PowerCLI 11.4 or higher and Horizon 7.10 or higher

Version: 4.6.9 • Created: 2020-01-09 • Modified: 2020-09-23

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Change Horizon VDI pool desktop count

Changes the amount VDI desktops in a desktop pool. Use UP_FRONT or ON_DEMAND for the Provisioningtype depending if you want to provision all desktops up front. If UP_FRONT is used minNumberOfMachines and numberOfSpareMachines will be ignored.

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 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: 4.7.13 • Created: 2020-01-09 • Modified: 2023-11-24

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Change Horizon RDS farm machine count

Changes the amount of RDS hosts in a Horizon Farm.

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 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: 1.5.6 • Created: 2020-01-09 • Modified: 2020-02-11

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