Comments on: XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008 Documentation Script Version 4.2 Released

By: Carl Webster

Carl Webster — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:30:56 +0000

In reply to Randy Knight. That would require a minimum of 93 changes to the script. Webster

By: Randy Knight

Randy Knight — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:28:23 +0000

In reply to Carl Webster. I totally missed this reply. I'll give procmon a try and update if it helps. Thanks

By: Randy Knight

Randy Knight — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:26:51 +0000

Still no luck with this problem, but I did have one question about your script. Would it be possible to edit the script for my environment and hard code the Get-XAFarm results?

Again I’m not an expert at PowerShell (VBScript on the other hand…), so I don’t want to jump down that rabbit hole if I’m wasting my time, but I’m willing to try if it’s reasonably feasible.

Either way, again, thanks for your assistance.

By: Carl Webster

Carl Webster — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:16:37 +0000

In reply to Randy Knight. You could always use procmon and see if that gives any clues as to what is failing. Webster

By: Randy Knight

Randy Knight — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 02:04:17 +0000

I understand, I was hoping it was something simple I’d overlooked or didn’t know due to my lack of experience with XenApp 5 and PowerShell.

I’ll check out the link and update if I find a solution.

Thanks for the effort.

By: Carl Webster

Carl Webster — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:59:16 +0000

In reply to Randy Knight.

Yes CTP4 replaces CTP3. You do not need to have CTP3 installed to install CTP4.

Unfortunately, since XenApp 5 is no longer supported and the PowerShell stuff was never officially released or supported there isn’t much I can do here. The person who created the XenApp5 PowerShell no longer works on that product team at Citrix.

See if this helps:

http://benpiper.com/2011/05/citrix-xenapp6-0x80060016-error-in-powershell/

By: Randy Knight

Randy Knight — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:02:51 +0000

In reply to Carl Webster.

Yes.
PS H:\> Get-XAAdministrator

AdministratorName : [My Domain]\[My Account]
AdministratorType : Full
Enabled : True
EmailAddress :
SmsNumber :
SmsGateway :
FarmPrivileges :
FolderPrivileges :

I am also a Domain Admin in the domain and a Local Admin on all of the servers in the farm.

If it matters I have 4 farms, and all have the same issue.

When I downloaded CTP4, I assumed it superseded CTP3, so I did not install CTP3. Was I correct?

Thanks for your prompt reply.

By: Carl Webster

Carl Webster — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:52:08 +0000

In reply to Randy Knight. Is the account you are using a full farm admin? Webster

By: Randy Knight

Randy Knight — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 02:55:40 +0000

Hi Carl, I’m trying to use this script, but it is failing at the “Get-XAFarm” commandlet. Unfortunately I am neither a XenApp expert or a PowerShell expert and finding that aside from your site there is very little information about using PowerShell with XenApp 5 (Thanks BTW).

Your documentation script fails with the same error I get when I run Get-XAFarm from the PS prompt:

PS H:\> get-xafarm
get-xafarm : Service not available
At line:1 char:1
+ get-xafarm
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-XAFarm], IMAException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Citrix.IMA.IMAException,Citrix.XenApp.Commands.GetFarmCmdlet

I downloaded and installed XenApp Commands (CTP4) from your DB link as well as PS3. I also used this method to verify the correct PS version:

PS H:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Major Minor Build Revision
—– —– —– ——–
3 0 -1 -1

I am however able to run other XA comandlets such as Get-XAZone and Get-XAServer successfully.

I am not using Configuration Logging. Any thoughts on what I may have done wrong?