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}
Disconnect-VIServer $vcAddress -Confirm:$false
exit
Script Execution
The following messages are from an execution of the script:
PowerCLI C:\scripts> .\InstallAgent.ps1
Your vCenter address: 10.117.44.17
Your vCenter admin user name: administrator
Your vCenter admin user password: *******
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Your ESXi host admin user name, such as root: root
Your ESXi host 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 View Agent tar ball path. Please take care of the installer arch: .\VMware-viewagent-
linux-x86_64-1.0-1234567.tar
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Type the View Connection Server address: 10.117.45.93
Type the View Connection Server Admin user name: viewadmin
Please type the View Connection Server Admin user password.
Please note that special character in password may not work with the script
Your broker admin password: *******
Type the View Connection Server Admin user domain name: domain1
After the script completes, you can log in to View Administrator and view the Linux desktop machines by
navigating to View Configuration > Registered Machines and clicking the Others tab.
Sample PowerCLI Script to Uninstall View Agent on Linux Desktops
You can customize and use the following sample script to uninstall View Agent on any number of Linux
desktop machines so that you can install another View Agent build. The script does not remove the desktop
machines from View Connection Server.
To copy and paste the script content without page breaks, use the HTML version of this topic, available
from the Horizon 6 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,” on page 25. 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 guest operating system
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User password for the Linux guest operating system
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