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
Troubleshooting Linux Desktops 8
Certain issues might arise when you manage Linux desktops. You can follow various procedures to
diagnose and fix problems.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Collect Diagnostic Information for a Horizon 6 for Linux Machine,” on page 97
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“Troubleshooting View Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine,” on page 97
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“Troubleshooting an Unreachable View Agent on a Linux Machine,” on page 98
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“Troubleshooting View Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding,” on page 100
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“Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections,” on page 100
Collect Diagnostic Information for a Horizon 6 for Linux Machine
You can collect diagnostic information to help VMware Technical Support diagnose and resolve issues with
a Horizon 6 for Linux machine. You create a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle that gathers the machine's
configuration information and logs into a compressed tarball.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Linux virtual machine as a user with the required privileges.
2 Open a command prompt and run the dct-debug.sh script.
sudo /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/bin/dct-debug.sh
The script generates a tarball that contains the DCT bundle. For example:
ubuntu-12-vdm-sdct-20150201-0606-agent.tgz
The tarball is generated in the directory from which the script was executed (the current working directory).
Troubleshooting View Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine
The View Agent installer fails to register a Linux virtual machine with View Connection Server.
Problem
When you install View Agent on a Linux virtual machine, the Agent Registration Failed error is
displayed.
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