6.2

n
User login name for the Linux guest operating system
n
User password for the Linux guest operating system
n
View Agent tar ball path
n
IP address of View Connection Server
n
Administrator login name for View Connection Server
n
Administrator password for View Connection Server
n
Domain name of the View Connection Server administrator
Script Content
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Install Linux Agent
.DESCRIPTION
The Tool is to upload the Linux Agent installer tar ball to desktination VM and do installation
.NOTES
#>
#------------------------- Handle Input -------------------------
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$acceptEULA = Read-Host 'Accept Linux View Agent EULA in tar bundle ("yes" or "no")'
if ($acceptEULA -ne "yes")
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "You need accept the EULA with 'yes'(case sensitive)"
exit
}
$vcAddress = Read-Host 'Your vCenter address'
$vcAdmin = Read-Host 'Your vCenter admin user name'
$vcPassword = Read-Host 'Your vCenter admin user password' -AsSecureString
$vcPassword =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStrin
gToBSTR($vcPassword))
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$hostAdmin = Read-Host 'Your ESXi host admin user name, such as root'
$hostPassword = Read-Host 'Your ESXi admin user password' -AsSecureString
$hostPassword =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStrin
gToBSTR($hostPassword))
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$guestUser = Read-Host 'Your VM guest OS user name'
$guestPassword = Read-Host 'Your VM guest OS user password' -AsSecureString
$guestPassword =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStrin
gToBSTR($guestPassword))
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$agentInstaller = Read-Host 'Type the View Agent tar ball path. Please take care the installer
arch'
#$csvFile = Read-Host 'Csv File '
$csvFile = '.\CloneVMs.csv'
Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
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