Setting Up for Linux Desktops

$extra = New-Object VMware.Vim.optionvalue
$extra.Key="RemoteDisplay.maxConnections"
$extra.Value="0"
$vmConfigSpec.extraconfig += $extra
$vm = Get-VM $VMToDisableConsole | Get-View
$vm.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)
}
function Delete_VM()
{
Param($VMToDelete)
Write-Host "Deleting VM $VMToDelete"
Get-VM $VMToDelete | where { $_.PowerState –eq "PoweredOn" } | Stop-VM –confirm:$false
Get-VM $VMToDelete | Remove-VM –DeleteFromDisk –confirm:$false
}
#------------------------- Main Script -------------------------
$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
$cloneType = GetInput -prompt 'Clone Type ("linked" or "full")' -IsPassword $false
$disableVMConsole = GetInput -prompt 'Disable vSphere VM Console ("yes" or "no", recommend
"yes")' -IsPassword $false
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$csvFile = '.\CloneVMs.csv'
# Check that user passed only linked or full clone
if (($CloneType.length >0) -and ($CloneType -ne "linked" -or $CloneType -ne "full"))
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "Clone type supports only 'linked' or 'full' (case
sensitive)"
exit
}
if (($disableVMConsole.length >0) -and ($disableVMConsole -ne "yes" -or $disableVMConsole -ne
"no"))
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "Disable vSphere VM Console supports only 'yes' or 'no'
(case sensitive)"
exit
}
#check if file exists
if (!(Test-Path $csvFile))
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "CSV File $CSVFile not found"
exit
}
# Connect to the VC (Parameterize VC)
#Connect to vCenter
$VC_Conn_State = Connect-VIServer $vcAddress -user $vcAdmin -password $vcPassword
if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($VC_Conn_State))
{
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