Setting Up for Linux Desktops
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Features and System Requirements
- Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment
- Setting Up Active Directory Integration for Linux Desktops
- Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
- Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
- Installing View Agent and Managing Linux Desktops
- Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Enable Reversible Password Encryption
- Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
- Upgrade View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling Horizon 6 for Linux Machines
- How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
- Gather Information About Horizon 6 for Linux Software
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops
- Create a Virtual Machine Template for Cloning Linux Desktop Machines
- Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy Linux Desktops
- Sample Script to Clone Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain Using SSH
- Sample Script to Install View Agent on Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Install View Agent on Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upgrade View Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample Script to Upgrade View Agent on Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Perform Operations on Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Delete Machines from the Connection Server LDAP Database
- Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
- Collect Diagnostic Information for a Horizon 6 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting View Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting an Unreachable View Agent on a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting View Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- Index
configuring for vGPU 25
configuring for vSGA 34
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sample script
bulk delete desktop machines 94
clone desktop machines using SSH 59
install View Agent using SSH 63
perform operations on VMs 90
to clone desktop machines 53, 57
to install View Agent 68
to upgrade View Agent 81
upgrade View Agent using SSH 85
upload configuration files 73
upload configuration files using SSH 77
sample scripts, input file 52
single sign-on 18
smart card redirection 18
T
troubleshooting 97
U
unmanaged machines, removing from a pool 44
V
vDGA
adding PCI device to a Linux machine 31
enabling DirectPath I/O on a host 31
vDGA (Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration),
for RHEL 6.6 30
vGPU, configuring RHEL 6.6 and RHEL 7.1 25
View Agent
installing on a Linux virtual machine 39
Linux installation command options 41
Linux operating system requirements 9
reinstalling on a Linux machine 45
uninstalling on a Linux machine 45
upgrading on a Linux virtual machine 43
virtual machines, creating for Linux desktops 13
VMware Tools, configuring on a Linux guest 14
vSGA
configuring 3D settings on a Linux video
card 36
for RHEL 7.1 34
installing the VIB for Linux desktops 25, 34
verify on a Linux machine 37
vSphere console, suppress display 23
W
Winbind 17
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