Delivery Group Power management turns off a few VDAs
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Article ID: CTX297130
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Description
- Few VDAs are powered off during the off-peak hours
- Requirement is to keep all the machines to be powered On all the time but reboot the machines after a user logs off
Environment
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Resolution
Run the below PowerShell cmdlets on an elevated PowerShell on a DDC
To set all the VDAs to be powered on,
- asnp Citrix*
- Set-BrokerDesktopGroup "Desktop Group Name" -PeakBufferSizePercent 100
A value of 100 means that 100% of the VDAs are in the ready state.
To restart the VDAs after the user logs off,
Set-BrokerDesktopGroup "Desktop Group Name" -ShutDownDesktopsAfterUse $TrueTo restart VDAs during peak hours, so that they’re ready for users after they log off, enter:
Set-BrokerDesktopGroup "Desktop Group Name" -AutomaticPowerOnForAssignedDuringPeak $True
Additional Information
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/install-configure/delivery-groups-manage.html#sessions
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