Citrix Studio – Receive ‘Error Expanding Nodes’ Error While Adding VMs from PVS

While adding VMs created by Citrix Provisioning Services, you may receive this error :

Error : ‘Error expanding node’.




This issue occurred as the machine catalogue was initially created in PVS version 6.x. and current PVS version is higher than that. This is a well-known issue and a Citrix article is available here.


Get It Resolved :

1. RDP to Citrix Studio server, launch PowerShell console. Add Citrix snap-in by inserting below command :
   Command : asnp Citrix*
   
   
   
    
2.  List all Machine Catalog configured in the environment by inserting below command
   Command : get-BrokerMachine
   
   
   
   
    
3.  All Machine Catalog information listed
   
   
   
   
   
4.  Set correct PVS info by inserting this command
   Command : Set-BrokerCatalog –name “<CatalogName” –PVSAddress “<PVSIPAddress>”
   
   
   
   
5.  Try to add the VMs again, the problem shall no longer be there.
   
   
   
   
   

 Reference :

• http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX133512