ctxfarmer

I added a Powershell module to XATools that can be used to publish a desktop to every server in a XenApp farm.  The same technique could be used for published applications.

You’ll need a “template application”.  In the demo, I’m using a published desktop.

Leave the server list blank.

Disable the application.

Add the user accounts for the helpdesk (or admins) that use the published application for testing a particular server.

Configure advanced settings as needed.

Now that you have a template you can use Powershell to publish a desktop for each server.

Enable the applications as needed.

Where’s the code?
I’m trying to collect and consolidate my Powershell scripts into modules. The code for this script is included in the XATools Powershell module.

Function New-XAPublishDesktop()
{
  param
  (
    [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
    [string]$ServerName,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$TemplateName
  )
  BEGIN
  {
    Add-PSSnapin Citrix* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  }
  PROCESS
  {
    foreach($Server in $ServerName)
    {
      $app = Copy-XAApplication -BrowserName $TemplateName
      $app = Add-XAApplicationServer -InputObject $app -ServerNames $Server
      $NewDisplayName = $Server.ToUpper()+" Desktop"
      $app = Rename-XAApplication -BrowserName ($app).BrowserName -NewDisplayName $NewDisplayName
      $app
    }
  }
}