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# Create a Linked Clone Desktop Pool in Horizon using PowerCLI and Defining parameters in JSON
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#region variables
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#                                    Variables                                 #
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$cs = ‘cs1-1.domain.com’ #Horizon Connection Server (CS)
$csUser= ‘aresh’ #User account to connect to CS make sure you have necessary permissions
$csPassword = ‘abc1234’ #Password for user to connect to Connection Server
$csDomain = ‘domain’ #Domain for user to connect to Connection Server
#endregion variables

#region initialize
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#                                    Initialize                                #
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# — Initialize All PowerCLI Modules —
#Importing the Hv.Helper Module for Horizon
Get-Module -ListAvailable ‘VMware.Hv.Helper’ | Import-Module

# Connect to Horizon Connection Server API Service
$hvServer1 = Connect-HVServer -Server $cs -User $csUser -Password $csPassword -Domain $csDomain

# — Display Available Methods for interacting with the API Service API Service —
$Services1= $hvServer1.ExtensionData

#endregion initialize

#region logic
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#                                Main-Logic                                    #
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# — Create the pool —
New-HVPool -spec ‘C:\temp\DesktopPool\LinkedClone.json’

# — Disconnnect from Horizon API Service —
Disconnect-HVServer -Server $cs -Confirm
#endregion logic

{
     “Base”: {
         “Name”: “Aresh-Test”,
         “DisplayName”: “Aresh linkedclone pool”,
         “AccessGroup”: “Root”,
         “Description”: “Created linked clone pool from PowerCLI”
     },
     “DesktopSettings”: {
         “enabled”: true,
         “deleting”: false,
         “connectionServerRestrictions”: null,
         “logoffSettings”: {
             “powerPolicy”: “TAKE_NO_POWER_ACTION”,
             “automaticLogoffPolicy”: “AFTER”,
             “automaticLogoffMinutes”: 4320,
             “allowUsersToResetMachines”: true,
             “allowMultipleSessionsPerUser”: false,
             “deleteOrRefreshMachineAfterLogoff”: “REFRESH”,
             “refreshOsDiskAfterLogoff”: “NEVER”,
             “refreshPeriodDaysForReplicaOsDisk”: 5,
             “refreshThresholdPercentageForReplicaOsDisk”: 10
         },
         “displayProtocolSettings”: {
             “supportedDisplayProtocols”: [“RDP”,
             “PCOIP”,
             “BLAST”],
             “defaultDisplayProtocol”: “BLAST”,
             “allowUsersToChooseProtocol”: true,
             “pcoipDisplaySettings”: {
                 “renderer3D”: “DISABLED”,
                 “enableGRIDvGPUs”: false,
                 “vRamSizeMB”: 96,
                 “maxNumberOfMonitors”: 2,
                 “maxResolutionOfAnyOneMonitor”: “WQXGA”
             },
             “enableHTMLAccess”: true
         },
         “flashSettings”: {
             “quality”: “NO_CONTROL”,
             “throttling”: “DISABLED”
         },
         “mirageConfigurationOverrides”: {
             “overrideGlobalSetting”: false,
             “enabled”: false,
             “url”: null
         }
     },
     “Type”: “AUTOMATED”,
     “AutomatedDesktopSpec”: {
         “ProvisioningType”: “VIEW_COMPOSER”,
         “VirtualCenter”: “10.x.x.x”,
         “UserAssignment”: {
             “UserAssignment”: “FLOATING”,
             “AutomaticAssignment”: true
         },
         “VmNamingSpec”: {
             “NamingMethod”: “PATTERN”,
             “PatternNamingSettings”: {
                 “NamingPattern”: “HZ-W10-{n:fixed=3}”,
                 “MaxNumberOfMachines”: 1,
                 “NumberOfSpareMachines”: 1,
                 “ProvisioningTime”: “UP_FRONT”,
                 “MinNumberOfMachines”: null
             },
             “SpecificNamingSpec”: null
         },
         “VirtualCenterProvisioningSettings”: {
             “EnableProvisioning”: true,
             “StopProvisioningOnError”: true,
             “MinReadyVMsOnVComposerMaintenance”: 0,
             “VirtualCenterProvisioningData”: {
                 “Template”: null,
                 “ParentVm”: “W101607-STD1”,
                 “Snapshot”: “v1”,
                 “Datacenter”: “vRack-Datacenter”,
                 “VmFolder”: “GM_MasterImages”,
                 “HostOrCluster”: “vcore1c2-0-cluster”,
                 “ResourcePool”: “vcore1c2-0-cluster”
             },
             “VirtualCenterStorageSettings”: {
                 “Datastores”: [{
                     “Datastore”: “vsanDatastore”,
                     “StorageOvercommit”: “UNBOUNDED”
                 }],
                 “UseVSan”: true,
                 “ViewComposerStorageSettings”: {
                     “UseSeparateDatastoresReplicaAndOSDisks”: false,
                     “ReplicaDiskDatastore”: null,
                     “UseNativeSnapshots”: false,
                     “SpaceReclamationSettings”: {
                         “ReclaimVmDiskSpace”: false,
                         “ReclamationThresholdGB”: null,
                         “BlackoutTimes”: null
                     },
                     “PersistentDiskSettings”: {
                         “RedirectWindowsProfile”: false,
                         “UseSeparateDatastoresPersistentAndOSDisks”: null,
                         “PersistentDiskDatastores”: null,
                         “DiskSizeMB”: null,
                         “DiskDriveLetter”: null
                     },
                     “NonPersistentDiskSettings”: {
                         “RedirectDisposableFiles”: false,
                         “DiskSizeMB”: null,
                         “DiskDriveLetter”: null
                     }
                 },
                 “ViewStorageAcceleratorSettings”: {
                     “useViewStorageAccelerator”: true,
                     “viewComposerDiskTypes”: “OS_DISKS”,
                     “regenerateViewStorageAcceleratorDays”: 7,
                     “BlackoutTimes”: null
                 }
             },
             “VirtualCenterNetworkingSettings”: {
                 “Nics”: [{
                     “Nic”: “nicName”,
                     “NetworkLabelAssignmentSpecs”: [{
                         “Enabled”: false,
                         “networkLabel”: null,
                         “maxLabelType”: null,
                         “maxLabel”: null
                     }]
                 }]
             }
         },
         “VirtualCenterManagedCommonSettings”: {
             “TransparentPageSharingScope”: “VM”
         },
         “CustomizationSettings”: {
             “CustomizationType”: “QUICK_PREP”,
             “DomainAdministrator”: “viewcomposer-svc”,
             “AdContainer”: “OU=HZ-AWF,OU=BLR,OU=Computers”,
             “ReusePreExistingAccounts”: false,
             “NoCustomizationSettings”: null,
             “SysprepCustomizationSettings”: {
                 “customizationSpec”: null
             },
             “QuickprepCustomizationSettings”: {
                 “PowerOffScriptName”: null,
                 “PowerOffScriptParameters”: null,
                 “PostSynchronizationScriptName”: null,
                 “PostSynchronizationScriptParameters”: null
             },
             “CloneprepCustomizationSettings”: null
         }
     },
     “ManualDesktopSpec”: null,
     “RdsDesktopSpec”: null,
     “GlobalEntitlementData”: null,
     “NetBiosName”: “domain”
}