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
Index
A
Active Directory, integrating with Linux 19
B
bulk deployment
create a virtual machine template for
cloning 53
input file for sample scripts 54
overview 51
C
configuration options
audio out 23
clipboard redirection 23
left-handed mouse 23
lossless PNG mode 23
single sign-on (SSO) 23
configuring 45
D
desktop pool creation, Linux virtual machines 46
DIGEST-MD5 41
F
firewalls, Linux desktops 102
G
glossary 5
graphics 27
H
Horizon 7 for Linux
bulk deployment 51
gathering information 50
reinstalling 49
troubleshooting Horizon Agent that is not
responding 102
uninstalling 48
Horizon Agent
installing on a Linux virtual machine 41
Linux installation command options 43
reinstalling on a Linux machine 49
uninstalling on a Linux machine 48
upgrading on a Linux virtual machine 47
Horizon for Linux
reinstalling 47
uninstalling 47
I
install_viewagent.sh, command usage and
options 43
installing 16
intended audience 5
K
Kerberos 41
L
Linux desktops
configuring 23
features 7
features and requirements 7
installing Horizon Agent 41
setting up AD integration 19
Linux installation
Horizon Agent fails to register 99
Horizon Agent is unreachable 100
Linux systems
adding to desktop pools 46
collecting diagnostic information 99
configuring the firewall 102
desktops 5
overview of desktop setup steps 7
preparing for desktop use 14
vSphere console display 25
Linux virtual machines, preparing for desktop
deployment 13
N
NVIDIA GRID vGPU
installing the VIB for Linux desktops 27, 36
virtual GPU Types 30
NVIDIA display driver
installing 30, 34
verify the installation 32, 36
NVIDIA vGPU, configuring a shared PCI
device 29
O
OpenLDAP 19
P
physical computers, removing from a pool 47
power operations from vSphere, Linux
desktops 50
VMware, Inc. 103