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
Prerequisites
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Verify whether the Horizon 6 for Linux configuration files are present on the machine.
/etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
/etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
/etc/vmware/jms
/etc/vmware/ssl
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Verify whether the Linux virtual machine is registered in View Connection Server. In View
Administrator, select View Configuration > Registered Machines and select the Others tab.
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If the configuration files and registered machine name were removed, familiarize yourself with the
steps for performing a fresh installation of View Agent. See “Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 39.
Procedure
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To reinstall with an existing Horizon 6 for Linux configuration, you can run the View Agent installation
script without parameters.
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh
The View Agent installer reuses the existing configuration files and machine registration in View
Connection Server. The installer does not register the machine again.
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To reinstall with a new Horizon 6 for Linux configuration, run the View Agent installation script with
the required parameters.
The installation steps are the same as those in a fresh installation. The installer registers the machine
with View Connection Server.
How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
Occasionally, it might be necessary to perform power operations on Linux desktops from vSphere.
Do not use the operations Power Off or Reset because they might cause a loss of data or View Agent might
not restart properly. Instead, use the operations Shut Down Guest or Restart Guest.
Gather Information About Horizon 6 for Linux Software
To help manage and troubleshoot the Horizon 6 for Linux software, you can gather information about a
View Agent installation on a Linux virtual machine.
Procedure
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Identify the View Agent version that is running on a Linux machine.
Run the following command:
cat /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/Product.txt
The output displays the View Agent version. For example:
VMware-viewagent-linux-x.x-yyyyyyy
where x.x is the product version and yyyyyyy is the build number.
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Gather information about View Agent software.
Files Location
View Agent installation directory
/usr/lib/vmware/viewagent
Logs
/var/log/vmware/
Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
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