Bulk Host Actions

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You can perform bulk actions on all the session hosts, or on selected sessions hosts, in a host pool.

Note: Many of the tasks listed below can be run by scheduling the task. See Manage Schedules for Tasks for details about creating a schedule.

To perform a bulk host action on all session hosts:

Locate the host pool you wish to work with.
From the action menu, select Manage Hosts.
Select one of the following bulk actions:

Add New: Add a new session host the host pool. See Add a New Session Host to a Dynamic Host Pool and Add a New Session Host to a Static Host Pool for details.
Re-size/Re-image: See Resize/Re-image a Host Pool for details.
Restart: See Restart a Host Pool for details.
Power on: Power on all the hosts.
Power off: See Power Off a Host Pool for details.
Request logs: Download the selected logs to a zip file.
Exclude from auto-scale: Exclude all the hosts from auto-scale.
Activate: Take all the hosts out of drain mode.
Deactivate: Put all the hosts into drain mode.
Delete all: See Delete Hosts, Host Pools, and Workspaces for details.
Message Users: Send notifications to all the users connected to all the hosts in the host pool.
Disconnect Users: Disconnect all users from all session hosts.
Log off users: Sign out all users from all session hosts.
Run script: Run a PowerShell command on all the hosts in the host pool. See Run Bulk Host Scripted Actions for details.
Exclude from auto-scale selected: See Auto-scale Session Host Scale In-Out Restrictions for details.
Note: Some bulk actions noted above allow you to perform the action in groups. You need to enter the following:
- Process Host in Groups Of: Type the number of concurrent operations for the bulk action.
- Number of failures before aborting: Type the number of failed tasks before the process stops.

To perform a bulk action on selected session hosts:

Locate the host pool you wish to work with.
Select the host pool's Name to view all the session hosts in the host pool.
In the list of session hosts, select the one(s) you want to work with by selecting them in the column.
Once you have selected all the desired session hosts, select Select bulk action, and then select any of the relevant actions that apply to the session hosts.
Note: For example, you have 5 session hosts in the host pool, with 3 powered on and 2 powered off. The action menu displays (this is a partial list of relevant actions):
- Power off selected (3)
- Power on selected (2)
- Restart selected (3)
That is, only the 3 session hosts that are powered on can be powered off or restarted. Only the 2 session hosts that are powered off can be powered on.