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if (!(Test-Path $csvFile))

{

write-host -ForeGroundColor Red "CSV File not found"

exit

}

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#------------------------- Functions -------------------------

function GetSourceInstallerMD5()

{

$agentInstallerPath = Convert-Path $agentInstaller;

$md5 = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider;

$md5HashWithFormat =

[System.BitConverter]::ToString($md5.ComputeHash([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($agentInstallerPa

th)));

$md5Hash = ($md5HashWithFormat.replace("-","")).ToLower();

return $md5Hash;

}

#------------------------- Main -------------------------

#Get installer MD5Sum

$installerMD5Hash = GetSourceInstallerMD5;

#Connect to vCenter

Disconnect-VIServer $vcAddress -Confirm:$false

Connect-VIServer $vcAddress -user $vcAdmin -password $vcPassword

#Read input CSV file

$csvData = Import-CSV $csvFile

$destFolder = "/home/$guestUser/"

#Handle VMs one by one

foreach ($line in $csvData)

{

$VMName = $line.VMName

$cmd = "rm -rf VMware-viewagent-linux-*"

Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"

Invoke-VMScript -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -GuestUser

$guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -ScriptType Bash -ScriptText $cmd

#Upload installer tar ball to Linux VM

Write-Host "Upload File '$agentInstaller' to '$destFolder' of VM '$VMName' with user

'$guestUser'"

Copy-VMGuestFile -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -GuestUser

$guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -LocalToGuest -Destination $destFolder -

Source $agentInstaller

#Check the uploaded installer md5sum

$cmd = "md5sum VMware-viewagent-linux-*"

Write-Host "Run cmd '$cmd' in VM '$VMName' with user '$guestUser'"

$output = Invoke-VMScript -HostUser $hostAdmin -HostPassword $hostPassword -VM $VMName -

GuestUser $guestUser -GuestPassword $guestPassword -Confirm:$false -ScriptType Bash -ScriptText

$cmd

if($output.Contains($installerMD5Hash))

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