Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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-*-linux-* && sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -r yes -A yes -m
$installSmartcard -M $UpgradeToManagedVM"
Write-Host "Run upgrade cmd in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser': $cmd"
RunCmdViaSSH -VM_Name $VMName -User $guestUser -Password $guestPassword -Cmd $cmd
Write-Host -ForeGroundColor Yellow "Linux Agent installer will reboot the Linux VM after
upgrade, and you may hit the ssh connection closed error message, which is expectation"
}
else
{
Write-Host $VMName": Uploaded installer's MD5Sum does NOT match the local installer's
MD5Sum";
Write-Host $VMName": Skip the installation. Please check your network and VMware Tools
status";
exit;
}
}
Disconnect-VIServer $vcAddress -Confirm:$false
exit
Script Execution
The following messages are from an execution of the script:
PowerCLI C:\scripts> .\InstallAgent.ps1
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Accept Linux Horizon Agent EULA in tar bundle ("yes" or "no"): yes
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 Horizon Agent tar ball path. Please take care of the installer arch: .\VMware-viewagent-
linux-x86_64-x.y.z-1234567.tar.gz
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Upgrade to managed VM ("yes" or "no"): yes
Install the Smartcard redirection feature (""yes" or "no"): no
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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