Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Script Execution
The following messages are from an execution of the script:
PowerCLI C:\scripts> .\ClonedVMs_JoinDomain_SSH.ps1
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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 AD user name to join the AD: viewadmin
Please type the AD user password.
Please note that special character should be escaped. For example, $ should be \$
Your AD user password: *******
Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux
Virtual Machines
You can customize and use the following sample script to upload the configuration files config and
viewagent-custom.conf to multiple Linux virtual machines (VMs).
To copy and paste the script content without page breaks, use the HTML version of this topic, available
from the Horizon 7 documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html.
Script Input
This script reads one input file, which is described in Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy
Linux Desktops. This script also interactively asks for the following information:
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IP address of the vCenter Server
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Administrator login name for the vCenter Server
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Administrator password for the vCenter Server
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Administrator login name for the ESXi host
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Administrator password for the ESXi host
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User login name for the Linux VM
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User password for the Linux VM
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