Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops

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'"

RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd

#Upload installer tar ball to Linux VM

Write-Host "Upload File '$agentInstaller' to '$destFolder' of VM '$VMName' with user

'$guestUser'"

UploadFileViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -LocalPath

$agentInstaller -DestPath $destFolder

#Check the uploaded installer md5sum

$cmd = "md5sum VMware-viewagent-linux-*"

Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"

$output = RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd -

$returnOutput $true

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 -xzf VMware-viewagent-linux-*.tar.gz"

Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"

RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd

$cmd = "sudo setenforce 0";

Write-Host "Set the selinux to permissive mode: $cmd"

RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd

$cmd = "sudo killall /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/VMwareBlastServer/VMwareBlastServer"

Write-Host "Stop VMwareBlastServer before upgrading: $cmd"

RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd

#Run the upgrade command.

$cmd = "cd VMware-viewagent-linux-* && sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -r yes -A yes -m

$installSmartcard"

Write-Host "Run upgrade cmd in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"

RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd

Write-Host -ForeGroundColor Yellow "Linux Agent installer will reboot the Linux VM after

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