How to load the Citrix Powershell snapin for XA and XD

Ever open up Powershell on a Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop server and type a Citrix command without success? Most likely, the Citrix Powershell snapin isn't loaded.

Here is how to do it.

Open Powershell with Run as Administrator

Asnp Citrix.*

If you get an error try

add-pssnapin Citrix.*

To list commands after loading the snapin

Get-Command -Module Citrix.*

TIP --> type Get-Command -Module Citrix.* > c:\citrix-commands.txt

This will export the lengthy list of commands to a text file that you can open and scroll through.

The output will look like this:

CommandType Name ModuleName
----------- ---- ----------
Cmdlet Add-AcctADAccount Citrix.AdIdentity.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-AcctIdentityPoolScope Citrix.AdIdentity.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-AdminPermission Citrix.DelegatedAdmin.Admin.V1
Cmdlet Add-AdminRight Citrix.DelegatedAdmin.Admin.V1
Cmdlet Add-BrokerApplication Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerDesktopGroup Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerMachine Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerMachineConfiguration Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerMachinesToDesktopGroup Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerScope Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerTag Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2
Cmdlet Add-BrokerUser Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2