Update pool cmdlet kills HTML5 access

[Rorus]

Hey guys,

I've noticed that whenever I use PowerCLI to update a pool in View 5.3 (e.g. Update-AutomaticLinkedCLonePool -pool_id $id -deletepolicy "DeleteOnUse") HTML5 access gets disabled instantly, and the 'HTML Access' checkbox for that pool is cleared.

Two questions that hopefully someone will be able to help with:

1. How should I log this with VMware - Feature request, or Fault/Crash? I'm worried that the latter will just end up being closed with it having a manual workaround, but without ever being fixed in the product.
2. Does anyone know of an automated way to update that checkbox for each pool?

Thanks,

Rorus.

[Gaurav_Baghla]

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[Gaurav_Baghla · Accepted solution]

I am not sure what commands you are running but I can reproduce the same in 5.2 and even in 5.3.1

Update-AutomaticLinkClonePool -pool_id Gaurav  -defaultProtocol PCOIP

This should be fixed in the next Release for sure Expected Dates.

Issue resolved in View 6.0 target for release early Q3 2014.

Issue resolved in View 5.3.2 target for release Q4 2014.

[Rorus]

Hi Gaurav,

Good to hear. Thanks for the quick response!

Cheers,

Rorus.

[bgibsonHTPS]

In the meantime..."Does anyone know of an automated way to update that checkbox for each pool?"

This would be very helpful.

[Rorus]

Agreed. I've had a look at the LDAP (ADSI) data for each pool. Looks like under OU=Applications > CN=[pool_name] there is a setting called 'pae-ServerProtocolLevel' which has the values of BLAST, PCOIP, and RDP. I suspect these values determine what the state of that checkbox is, and thus HTML5 access.

Unfortunately I've nuked my test environment, so I can't test it right now. I'll post back when I manage to test it.

[bgibsonHTPS]

Great find @Rorus !!!

Here's a vbsscript that re-enables HTML access

Set obj = GetObject("LDAP://localhost:389/cn=POOLNAME,ou=Applications,dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int")

obj.PutEx 3, "pae-ServerProtocolLevel", array("BLAST")

obj.setinfo