Setting Up for Linux Desktops
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 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 Horizon Agent and Managing Linux Desktops
- Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Enable Reversible Password Encryption
- Configure the Certificate for Linux Agent
- Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
- Upgrade Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling Horizon 7 for Linux Machines
- How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
- Gather Information About Horizon 7 for Linux Software
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 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 Horizon Agent on Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Install Horizon 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 Horizon Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample Script to Upgrade Horizon 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 Horizon 7 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Horizon Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting an Unreachable Horizon Agent on a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Horizon Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding
- Troubleshooting Copy and Paste between Remote Desktop and Client Host
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- Index
After installation, Horizon Agent stores a list of FQDNs of the View Connection Server instances in
the /etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg configuration file. Horizon Agent uses FQDNs even if you specify
an IP address of a View Connection Server instance with the -b parameter during the Horizon Agent
installation.
A second cause might be that the hostname of the Linux machine itself cannot be resolved.
Solution
1 On the Linux machine, open the Horizon Agent log file.
/usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/viewagent-debug.log
2 Look for messages that indicate the hostname of the View Connection Server instance cannot be
resolved.
For example:
2015-01-31T09:21:33.516Z DEBUG <JMS Handler for:svohraUb12x6> [JmsManager]
Using connection broker sm-15q1-broker.myDomain.com
2015-01-31T09:21:33.518Z DEBUG <JMS Handler for:svohraUb12x6> [JmsManager]
Unable to resolve hostname for sm-15q1-broker.myDomain.com
3 Make sure the DNS service is configured properly on the Linux machine.
The steps for configuring DNS vary depending on the Linux distribution and release. For instructions,
consult the documentation for your Linux distribution.
As a workaround, you can manually add the View Connection Server FQDNs to the /etc/hosts file on
the Linux machine. However, this method is not recommended for production use. The proper solution
is to configure the DNS service so that the Linux machine can resolve the View Connection Server
FQDNs.
After you take these steps, ping the View Connection Server hostnames to verify that they can be
resolved. For example:
ping sm-15q1-broker.myDomain.com
4 If the problem continues, make sure that the system hostname of the Linux machine is resolvable.
For example, on CentOS you might take the following steps:
a Open a terminal window and run the hostname command.
The machine's hostname is displayed.
b Open the etc/hosts file and add the hostname.
su
nano /etc/hosts
# Add the hostname:
127.0.0.1 <your hostname>
c Ping the hostname to verify that it can be resolved.
ping <your hostname>
NOTE If you specify the DNS server on the Linux machine by manually editing the /etc/resolv.conf file,
the setting might become lost in some Linux distributions. The setting is preserved if you specify the DNS
server in the /etc/hosts file. For complete instructions for configuring DNS and the hostname, consult the
documentation for your Linux distribution and release.
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
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