Set ADContainer for Horizon 7 Instant Clone Pool via PowerCLI

[future2000]

Hi,

I'm using the HVHelper function for View 7.x to build out an instant clone pool. I've successfully set most of the properties of the pool with Set-HvPool cmdlet. For example

Set-HVPool -PoolName TEST -Key "desktopSettings.displayProtocolSettings.pcoipDisplaySettings.renderer3D -Value "MANAGE_BY_VSPHERE_CLIENT"

One of the properties I'm now trying to set is the automated.DesktopData.customizationSettings.adContainer

I can successfully enumerate this from an existing pool and its just comes out as a big GUID. I am then unable to set the value with this GUID. I'm entirely unsure what the GUID represents. In the Horizon View GUI it should be a LDAP path to the respective AD container.

The API explorer just shows this as a 'Representation of an AD Container ID.'

https://vdc-repo.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/e2e25628-4ed2-43fc-8bad-54fb86f3bb0f/8e4d2491...

Does anyone have any idea how I can set the pool to use a specific LDAP path in AD?

Cheers!

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You can get those IDs with the ADContainer_ListByDomain method.

The Get-HVFarmCustomizationSettings function in the HVHelper module, wraps this method.