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This is an update of the original guest script manager package with native vRO 8 presentation. Do not import in vRO 7 !

Tested on vRO 8.5. May work on earlier versions but this is not guarranteed as input forms bugs have been fixed. I do not have the time to validate it against previous versions.

Changes:

• New vRO 8 presentation
• The script and additional file resource folders are now set via configuration element (allows to change the resources path or switch between different scripts repositories)
• Fixed wrong Exception binding on "make temp dir on VM" 
• Simple sample script and file to create resource category

Installation : Import the package with configuration element values. Otherwise set the guestScriptManagerConfig configuration element attribute with folder/subfolder

Use at your own risk, neither I or VMware are responsible for any issue related to the use of this package

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Script management : Add, edit, delete a script configuration. A script configuration contains:

• Script type (bash, batch, Powershell) : Each type involve a different way of starting the script and getting the output.
• Script content: The script itself. May contain parameters that will be replaced right before running the script.
• Timeout: The time after the script execution is
• Script interactivity: In case the script open a window that requires user interaction.
• Script working directory: Where the script will run. Where the optional file will be copied.
• File to copy: A file to be copied in addition to the script. For example a response file needed for the script.

The script configurations are stored as resource elements in the vCO database. This means :

• Updating a script does not require updating a workflow
• The scripts are in a much safer location compared to the file system
• If you run a vCO cluster, the scripts are available for every vCO nodes
• That you can export / import the script configurations in a package

The script configuration runner : "Run script in VM guest"

• Search replace specified strings in the additional file, copy it to the guest (optional).
• Search replace specified strings in the script, run it in the guest.
• Get output code and output result, display these (including special characters supported by ANSI thanks to the included cmdAnsi.exe), fails the workflow if script failed.