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BrettK1
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VirtualMachine.Software%.ScriptPath - Alternatives, future support?

Currently in vRA 7.6 we are using VirtualMachine.Software%.ScriptPath for a handful of things (account creation with custom passwords, group membership stuff, deployment time stamp, etc).   Basically Windows VMs had 1 very short script, and Linux machines had 2 pretty short ones.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Automation/8.2/vrealize-automation-transition/GUID-F5B93D83-568D...

The above states that ScriptPath is not supported by the Migration Assistant.  Does this mean that it is also just not supported in 8.x altogether?

I think the implication is 'Install Salt', which seems like huge overkill for this purpose.  Are there simple alternatives for running post-deployment scripts that are deployed locally on the VMs, or is this potentially a large hidden 'growing pain' migrating from 7.6 to 8.3?

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