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else
{
Write-Host 'vCenter is connected'
}
#Read input CSV file
$csvData = Import-CSV $csvFile
$destFolder = "/home/$guestUser/"
#Handle VMs one by one
foreach ($line in $csvData)
{
"`n-----------------------------------------------------"
$VMName = $line.VMName
write-host -ForeGroundColor Yellow "VM: $VMName`n"
$cmd = "sudo /usr/bin/net ads join -U $adUser%$adUserPassword"
Write-Host "Run cmd 'sudo /usr/bin/net ads join' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"
Invoke-VMScript -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -GuestUser
$guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -ScriptType Bash -ScriptText $cmd
}
Disconnect-VIServer $vcAddress -Confirm:$false
exit
Script Execution
The following messages are from an execution of the script:
PowerCLI C:\scripts> .\ClonedVMs_JoinDomain.ps1
--------------------------------------------------
Your vCenter address: 10.117.44.17
Your vCenter admin user name: administrator
Your vCenter admin user password: *******
--------------------------------------------------
Your ESXi host admin user name, such as root: root
Your ESXi host admin user password: *******
--------------------------------------------------
Your VM guest OS user name: ViewUser
Your VM guest OS user password: *******
--------------------------------------------------
Type the AD user name to join the AD: viewadmin
Please type the AD user password.
Please note that special character in password may not work with the script.
Your AD user password: *******
Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain Using
SSH
You can customize and use the following sample script to join cloned virtual machines (VMs) to an Active
Directory (AD) domain. This script uses SSH to run commands on the Linux VMs.
You need to run this script if you use the Winbind solution for AD integration because the step to join the
domain will fail for the cloned VMs. This script runs a command to join the domain on each VM. You do not
need to run this script if you use the OpenLDAP solution.
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