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Where to Get Copies of the Various Scripts
Many people have asked me where they can get copies of the PowerShell documentation scripts. To make it easier to find, I have linked to all of them in this one article.
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Microsoft Active Directory Documentation Script V3.03
Version 3.03 22-Feb-2021 Added a Try/Catch and -LDAPFilter when checking for the Exchange schema attributes to suppress the error if Exchange is not installed Added Domain SID to the Domain Information section Added SYSVOL State to Function OutputADFileLocations If SYSVOL State is not 4, highlight in red Added updates from Mich […]
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Broken DFS Replication for SYSVOL but Everything Appears to Work
In the last two weeks, I have seen several customers where Active Directory (AD) replication is reporting normal, but Group Policy is acting “odd”. Here is what I found. If you are still using FRS (Flaky Replication System) instead of DFSR (Darn Fine Replication System), you should migrate from FRS to DFSR. To determine […]
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Citrix Cloud Documentation Script V1.12
Version 1.12 30-Jan-2021 Fixed duplicate item in the HTML output for Machine Catalogs You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Documentation Script V3.23
Version 3.23 30-Jan-2021 Added getting hardware information for the license server when -Hardware is used Added getting hardware information for the SQL Server(s) when -Hardware is used Fixed duplicate item in the HTML output for Machine Catalogs Fixed wrong variable name when getting the Monitoring database mirroring information Up […]
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Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.8+ Documentation Script Update Version 2.40
Version 2.40 30-Jan-2021 Added getting hardware information for the license server when -Hardware is used Added getting hardware information for the SQL Server(s) when -Hardware is used Fixed duplicate item in the HTML output for Machine Catalogs Fixed wrong variable name when getting the Monitoring database mirroring information Up […]
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Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x Documentation Script Update Version 1.47
Version 1.47 30-Jan-2021 Added getting hardware information for the license server when -Hardware is used Added getting hardware information for the SQL Server(s) when -Hardware is used Changed all Write-Verbose $(Get-Date) to add -Format G to put the dates in the user’s locale Fixed duplicate item in the HTML output for Machi […]
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What Happened to My Managed Service Accounts Container?
In Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory (AD), Microsoft introduced managed service accounts. If you create a new AD domain with Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, when you look in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC), you see a container named Managed Services Accounts, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Some people mistakenly ca […]
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Citrix Provisioning Services 7.x Documentation Script Update Version 6.01
Version 6.01 25-Jan-2021 Added error checking in Function Check-NeededPSSnapins (Requested by Guy Leech) Added new parameter LimitTargetDevices Updated Function OutputSite Updated functions ShowScriptOptions and ProcessScriptEnd Updated the help text Updated the ReadMe file Adding the LimitTargetDevices parameter with a default […]
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Citrix Provisioning Services Health Check Script Update Version 1.24
Version 1.24 25-Jan-2021 Added Appendix R for Installed Citrix Components Added array $Script:CtxInstalledComponents Added Function GetCitrixInstalledComponents Added Function OutputAppendixR Added CSV file PVSFarmName_HealthCheck_AppendixR_CitrixInstalledComponents.csv Added error checking in Function Check-NeededPSSnapins (Requ […]
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Citrix Cloud Documentation Script V1.11
Version 1.11 25-Jan-2021 Added error checking in Function Check-NeededPSSnapins (Requested by Guy Leech) Updated the error message when Get-XDAuthentication fails Updated the error messages in Function ProcessScriptSetup Updated the help text Updated the ReadMe file Here are some examples of the updated error checking. I did this t […]
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Documentation Script V3.22
Version 3.22 25-Jan-2021 Added error checking in Function Check-NeededPSSnapins (Requested by Guy Leech) Updated Function ProcessScriptSetup to have standard error checking between the four XA/XD/CVAD/CC doc scripts Updated the help text Updated the ReadMe file Here are some examples of the updated error checking. I did this to red […]
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Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.8+ Documentation Script Update Version 2.39
Version 2.39 25-Jan-2021 Added error checking in Function Check-NeededPSSnapins (Requested by Guy Leech) Updated Function ProcessScriptSetup to have standard error checking between the four XA/XD/CVAD/CC doc scripts Updated the help text Updated the ReadMe file Here are some examples of the updated error checking. I did this to red […]
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Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x Documentation Script Update Version 1.46
Version 1.46 24-Jan-2021 Added a ValidateSet to the Sections parameter. You can use -Section, press tab, and tab through all the section options. (Credit to Guy Leech) Added error checking in Function Check-NeededPSSnapins (Requested by Guy Leech) Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan In Function Outp […]
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Find Services Using a Domain Account on Specified Computers in Microsoft Active Directory (Get-ServiceAccounts V1.20)
#Version 1.20 19-Jan-2021 Added creating a CSV file Changed to create an object instead of text Added switch UseDcom to change from using TCP port 139 for testing connections to port 5985 (WinRM 2.0) Updated messages to reflect that change Added the domain name to all output files and the script title Change to using Invoke-Co […]
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Citrix “Old” Provisioning Services Documentation Script Update 4.30
While old scripts that are not actively maintained do not get new features, they do get bug fixes. Most of the updates are from the 1.23 PVS Health Check script. #Version 4.30 19-Jan-2021 Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan (requested by JLuhring) Changed all Verbose statements from Get-Date to Get- […]
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Citrix Provisioning Services 7.x Documentation Script Update Version 6.00
Version 6.00 19-Jan-2021 This started out as a simple update to address a security issue, but…this turned out harder than it looked. The Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) PowerShell cmdlets that work from a non-domain-joined computer to multiple Active Directory domains. BUT, there is a glaring security hole. The old string-b […]
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Citrix Provisioning Services 7.x Documentation Script Update Version 5.22
Version 5.22 19-Jan-2021 Note: The 5.xx PVS scripts still support the insecure use of plaintext passwords. The 6.xx scripts remove the use of plaintext passwords. Added new function OutputNotice Change some Warnings to Notices using OutputNotice Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan Changed all Wri […]
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Documentation Script V3.21
Version 3.21 19-Jan-2021 Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan Updated help text Updated ReadMe file You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]
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Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.8+ Documentation Script Update Version 2.38
Version 2.38 19-Jan-2021 Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan Updated help text Updated ReadMe file You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]
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Citrix Federated Authentication Services Script Update Version 1.12
Version 1.12 10-Jan-2021 Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan Changed all Write-Verbose statements from Get-Date to Get-Date -Format G as requested by Guy Leech Reordered parameters in an order recommended by Guy Leech Updated help text Updated ReadMe file You can always find the most current script […]