Setting Up for Linux Desktops

RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd
}
Disconnect-VIServer $vcAddress -Confirm:$false
exit
Script Execution
The following messages are from an execution of the script:
PowerCLI C:\scripts> .\ClonedVMs_JoinDomain_SSH.ps1
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Your vCenter address: 10.117.44.17
Your vCenter admin user name: administrator
Your vCenter admin user password: *******
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Your VM guest OS user name: ViewUser
Your VM guest OS user password: *******
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Type the AD user name to join the AD: viewadmin
Please type the AD user password.
Please note that special character should be escaped. For example, $ should be \$
Your AD user password: *******
Sample Script to Install Horizon Agent on Linux Virtual Machines
You can customize and use the following sample script to install Horizon Agent on multiple Linux virtual
machines (VMs).
This script uploads the installer tar ball to each VM before installing Horizon Agent. The upload task can be
time-consuming, especially when a large number of VMs is involved and the network speed is slow. To save
time, you can run the script that uses SSH, or put the installer tar ball in a shared location that is available to
each VM so that uploading the file is not necessary.
Before you run the script, make sure that Horizon Agent is not already installed on the VMs.
To copy and paste the script content without page breaks, use the HTML version of this topic, available
from the Horizon 7 documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html.
Script Input
This script reads one input file, which is described in “Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy
Linux Desktops,” on page 54. This script also interactively asks for the following information:
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Acceptance of Horizon Agent EULA (end user license agreement)
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IP address of the vCenter Server
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Administrator login name for the vCenter Server
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Administrator password for the vCenter Server
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Administrator login name for the ESXi host
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Administrator password for the ESXi host
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User login name for the Linux VM
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User password for the Linux VM
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Horizon Agent tar ball path
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