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$installerMD5Hash = GetSourceInstallerMD5;
#Connect to vCenter
$VC_Conn_State = Connect-VIServer $vcAddress -user $vcAdmin -password $vcPassword
if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($VC_Conn_State))
{
Write-Host 'Exit since failed to login vCenter'
exit
}
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"
$cmd = "rm -rf VMware-viewagent-linux-*"
Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"
Invoke-VMScript -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -GuestUser
$guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -ScriptType Bash -ScriptText $cmd
#Upload installer tar ball to Linux VM
Write-Host "Upload File '$agentInstaller' to '$destFolder' of VM '$VMName' with user
'$guestUser'"
Copy-VMGuestFile -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -GuestUser
$guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -LocalToGuest -Destination $destFolder -
Source $agentInstaller
#Check the uploaded installer md5sum
$cmd = "md5sum VMware-viewagent-linux-*"
Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"
$output = Invoke-VMScript -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -
GuestUser $guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -ScriptType Bash -ScriptText
$cmd
if($output.Contains($installerMD5Hash))
{
Write-Host $VMName": Uploaded installer's MD5Sum matches the local installer's MD5Sum";
Write-Host $VMName": Extract the installer and do installation";
$cmd = "tar -xzvf VMware-viewagent-linux-*.tar.gz"
Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"
Invoke-VMScript -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -GuestUser
$guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -ScriptType Bash -ScriptText $cmd
$cmd = "sudo setenforce 0";
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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