Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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IP address of View Connection Server
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Administrator login name for View Connection Server
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Administrator password for View Connection Server
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Domain name of the View Connection Server administrator
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The AD server's address if Kerberos is the authentication method for Horizon Agent to register the
Linux machine with View Connection Server.
Script Content
<#
Install Linux Agent
The Tool is to upload the Linux Agent installer tar ball to destination VMs and do the
installation.
#>
#------------------------- Functions -------------------------
function GetInput
{
Param($prompt, $IsPassword = $false)
$prompt = $prompt + ": "
Write-Host $prompt -NoNewLine
[Console]::ForegroundColor = "Blue"
if ($IsPassword)
{
$input = Read-Host -AsSecureString
$input =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStrin
gToBSTR($input))
}
else
{
$input = Read-Host
}
[Console]::ResetColor()
return $input
}
#------------------------- Handle Input -------------------------
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$acceptEULA = GetInput -prompt 'Accept Linux Horizon Agent EULA in tar bundle ("yes" or "no")' -
IsPassword $false
if ($acceptEULA -ne "yes")
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "You need accept the EULA with 'yes'(case sensitive)"
exit
}
$vcAddress = GetInput -prompt "Your vCenter address" -IsPassword $false
$vcAdmin = GetInput -prompt "Your vCenter admin user name" -IsPassword $false
$vcPassword = GetInput -prompt "Your vCenter admin user password" -IsPassword $true
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$hostAdmin = GetInput -prompt 'Your ESXi host admin user name, such as root' -IsPassword $false
$hostPassword = GetInput -prompt "Your ESXi admin user password" -IsPassword $true
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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