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
R
registered machines
removing 48
removing from View 48
removing registered machines 48
reversible password encryption 45
RHEL
configuring for vDGA 33
configuring for vGPU 27
configuring for vSGA 36
S
sample script
bulk delete desktop machines 96
clone desktop machines using SSH 61
install Horizon Agent using SSH 65
perform operations on VMs 92
to clone desktop machines 55, 59
to install Horizon Agent 70
to upgrade Horizon Agent 83
upgrade Horizon Agent using SSH 87
upload configuration files 75
upload configuration files using SSH 79
sample scripts, input file 54
single sign-on 20
smart card redirection 20
T
troubleshooting 99, 102
U
unmanaged machines, removing from a pool 47
V
vDGA
adding PCI device to a Linux machine 33
enabling DirectPath I/O on a host 33
vDGA (Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration),
for RHEL 6.6 33
vGPU, configuring RHEL 6.6 and RHEL 7.1 27
View Agent, Linux operating system
requirements 8
virtual machines, creating for Linux desktops 13
VMware Tools, configuring on a Linux guest 14
vSGA
configuring 3D settings on a Linux video
card 38
for RHEL 7.1 36
installing the VIB for Linux desktops 27, 36
verify on a Linux machine 39
vSphere console, suppress display 25
W
Winbind 19
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