I blogged about how to automate Citrix XenDesktop 7 deployment and database creation, and how to join and existing XenDesktop 7 site unattended, but now to continue and go a bit further in the automation process, I needed and wanted to know how to automate Hosting Configuration by Adding Connection and Resources to the DDC in an unattended way.
This blog will cover creation process for XenServer 6.x and vCenter (vSphere) 5.1 since I don’t have access to a Hyper-V (yet), I went over Citrix eDoc to check how I could do this and I found here : [link]
Thanks to Livio for some PowerShell help 🙂
To Create a Persistent Hypervisor Connection
new-item -path "xdhyp:Connections" -Name MyConn -ConnectionType
XenServer -HypervisorAddress "http:address" -UserName user
-Password password -Persist
PSPath: Citrix.HostingUnitService.Admin.V1.0
Citrix.Hypervisor::XDHyp:ConnectionsMyConn
PSParentPath: Citrix.HostingUnitService.Admin.V1.0
Citrix.Hypervisor::XDHyp:Connections
PSChildName: MyConn
PSDrive: XDHyp
PSProvider: Citrix.HostingUnitService.Admin.V1.0
Citrix.Hypervisor
PSIsContainer: True
HypervisorConnectionUid: 04e6daa2-5cbd-4491-b70c-6daf733ee82a
HypervisorConnectionName: MyConn
ConnectionType: XenServer
HypervisorAddress: {http:address}
UserName: user
Persistent: True
PluginId: XenFactory
SupportsPvsVMs: True
Revision: 1b0b0d02-bc1b-49d8-b2b0-be6fb7f150ad
MaintenanceMode: False
Metadata: {MaxAbsoluteActiveActions = 100,
MaxAbsoluteNewActionsPerMinute = 100,
MaxPowerActionsPercentageOfDesktops = 20}
To Create a Hosting Unit
new-item -Path "xdhyp:HostingUnits"
-Name MyHU
-HypervisorConnectionName MyConn
-RootPath XDHYP:ConnectionsMyConn
-NetworkPath XDHYP:ConnectionsMyConnNetwork 0.network
-StoragePath XDHYP:ConnectionsMyConnLocal storage on
myXenServer.storage
PSPath: Citrix.HostingUnitService.Admin.V1.0
Citrix.Hypervisor::XDHyp:HostingUnitsMyHU
PSParentPath: Citrix.HostingUnitService.Admin.V1.0
Citrix.Hypervisor::XDHyp:HostingUnits
PSChildName: MyHU
PSDrive: XDHyp
PSProvider: Citrix.HostingUnitService.Admin.V1.0
Citrix.Hypervisor
PSIsContainer: True
HostingUnitUid: df91f886-1141-4280-bd59-2ee260a4df79
HostingUnitName: MyHU
HypervisorConnection: MyConn
RootPath: /
RootId:
NetworkPath: /Network 0.network
NetworkId: ab47080b-ca15-771a-c8dc-6ad9650158f1
Storage: {/Local storage on myXenServer.storage}
VMTaggingEnabled: True
Metadata: {}
Relative paths can be used for all parameters.It helps to understand whet need to be setup and after few tests I ended up writing this script to automate this part :
###############################################
#
# Stephane Thirion - www.archy.net - @archynet
# This script is part from the blog post :
#
# 7th July 2013 - XenDesktop 7 automation - Tested with XenServer 6.2 and vmware vSphere 5.1
#
# Make changes in the top of the file to reflect your installation
#
# $HypervisorAddress = "" use an IP or FQDN with http or https if you use vCenter, don't forget to add /sdk
# $ConnectionType = "XenServer" for XenServer value = XenServer , vmware = VCenter
# $HypervisorConnectionName = "WhateverTheNameYouWantToUse"
# $Networkpath = "Host Networkname You Want To Use" Just copy and past from XenCenter
# $StoragePath = "Name of the Storage you want to use" Just copy and past from XenCenter
# $PersonalvDiskStoragePath = "Name of the Storage you want to use for pvDisk" Just copy and past from XenCenter
# $StorageNetworkResourceName = "WhateverTheNameYouWantToUse"
#
###############################################
$HypervisorAddress = ""
$ConnectionType = "XenServer"
$HypervisorConnectionName = "HypervisorFORXD7"
$Networkpath = "Bond 1+2"
$StoragePath = "NAS VDI"
$PersonalvDiskStoragePath = "NAS VDI"
$StorageNetworkResourceName = "StorageNetworkResourceXD7"
###############################################
# Hypervisor user credentials
###############################################
$HypervisorUser = "user"
$HypervisorPassword = "password"
###############################################
#
# DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELLOW THIS LINE
#
###############################################
# Create Connection
###############################################
Get-ConfigServiceStatus -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME
Get-LogSite -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME
New-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -ConnectionType $ConnectionType -HypervisorAddress @($HypervisorAddress) -Path xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName -Scope @() -Password $HypervisorPassword -UserName $HypervisorUser
###############################################
# Update Connection
###############################################
Get-ConfigServiceStatus -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME
Get-LogSite -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME
Set-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -PassThru -Path xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName -Password $HypervisorPassword -UserName $HypervisorUser
###############################################
# Create Resources and Persist Connection
###############################################
Get-ConfigServiceStatus -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME
Get-LogSite -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME
Get-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -Path xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName
Remove-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -Path xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName
New-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -ConnectionType $ConnectionType -HypervisorAddress @($HypervisorAddress) -Path xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName -Persist -Scope @() -Password $HypervisorPassword -UserName $HypervisorUser
$HypervisorConnectionUid = (Get-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -Path xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName).HypervisorConnectionUid.ToString()
New-BrokerHypervisorConnection -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -HypHypervisorConnectionUid $HypervisorConnectionUid
New-Item -AdminAddress $env:COMPUTERNAME -HypervisorConnectionName $HypervisorConnectionName -NetworkPath xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName$NetworkPath.network -Path xdhyp:hostingunits$StorageNetworkResourceName -PersonalvDiskStoragePath xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName$PersonalvDiskStoragePath.storage -RootPath xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName -StoragePath xdhyp:connections$HypervisorConnectionName$StoragePath.storage
This script have been tested with Citrix XenDesktop7 and XenServer 6.2 and vSphere 5.1
