Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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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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User login name for the Linux VM
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User password for the Linux VM
Script Content
<#
Upload the configuration files config and viewagent-custom.conf to Linux VMs using SSH
#>
#------------------------- Functions -------------------------
function GetInput
{
Param($prompt, $IsPassword = $false)
$prompt = $prompt + ": "
Write-Host $prompt -NoNewLine
[Console]::ForegroundColor = "Blue"
if ($IsPassword)
{
$input = Read-Host -AsSecureString
$input =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBST
R($input))
}
else
{
$input = Read-Host
}
[Console]::ResetColor()
return $input
}
function Check_SSH_Client
{
Param($IsPlink, $IsPSCP)
if ($IsPlink)
{
if (Test-Path ".\plink.exe")
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Yellow 'SSH client "plink.exe" found'
}
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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