Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Installing View Agent and Managing
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You must install View Agent on the Linux desktops so that View Connection Server can communicate with
and manage the desktops.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 39
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“Enable Reversible Password Encryption,” on page 42
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“Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines,” on page 42
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“Upgrade View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 43
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“Uninstalling and Reinstalling Horizon 6 for Linux Machines,” on page 44
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“How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere,” on page 46
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“Gather Information About Horizon 6 for Linux Software,” on page 46
Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
You must install View Agent on a Linux virtual machine before you can deploy the machine as a remote
desktop.
To install View Agent you must supply the credential of a View administrator. The installer sends the
credential to Connection Server for authentication. The following authentication mechanisms are supported:
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DIGEST-MD5. This mechanism requires that the Active Directory policy Store password using
reversible encryption is enabled. For details about enabling this policy, see “Enable Reversible
Password Encryption,” on page 42.
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Kerberos. To use this mechanism, you must specify the Active Directory server's address using the -k
command line option. Also, for the required parameter -b, you must provide Connection Server's fully
qualified domain name (FQDN) using the real host name and domain name. You cannot use an IP
address or a mapped FQDN.
CAUTION If you intend to use NVIDIA GRID vGPU, vDGA, or vSGA, you must configure these 3D features
on the Linux virtual machine before you install View Agent. If you install View Agent first, required
parameters in the xorg.conf file are overwritten, and the 3D graphics features do not work.
See “Configure RHEL 6.6 and RHEL 7.1 for vGPU,” on page 25, “Configure RHEL 6.6 for vDGA,” on
page 30, or “Configure RHEL 7.1 for vSGA,” on page 34. Install View Agent after the 3D graphics
configuration is completed.
For 2D graphics configuration, you can install View Agent after you complete the steps in “Prepare a Linux
Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 14.
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