Functions/Install-vSphereClient.psm1
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function Install-vSphereClient { <# .SYNOPSIS Function to install VMware vSphere Client. .DESCRIPTION Function to install VMware vSphere Client. .PARAMETER MediaPath Path to the vCenter vSphere Client Media executable .PARAMETER InstallDir Custom directory to install vCenter vSphere Client .PARAMETER Quiet Do not display a dialogue box during install .INPUTS IO.FileInfo. .OUTPUTS None. .EXAMPLE PS> Install-vSphereClient -MediaPath "E:\Software\VMware\VIM\vSphere-Client\VMware-viclient.exe" -InstallDir "E:\VMware\vCenter Client" #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [IO.FileInfo]$MediaPath, [parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [IO.FileInfo]$InstallDir, [parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [Switch]$Quiet ) try { # --- Test the path to $MediaPath exists if (!($MediaPath.Exists)) {throw "Cannot continue. vSphere Client Media does not exist"} # --- Build the arguments for the installer if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Quiet')) { $Arguments = " /q /s /w /L1033 /v`" /qn " } else { $Arguments = " /q /s /w /L1033 /v`" /qr " } if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('InstallDir')) { $Arguments += "INSTALLDIR=\`"$($InstallDir)\`" " } $Arguments += "`"" Write-Verbose "Arguments for the install are: $arguments" # --- Start the install Start-Process $MediaPath $Arguments -Wait } catch [Exception] { throw "Could not install the vSphere Client" } } |