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
Table 4‑1. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config (Continued)
Option Value Default Description
VVC.ScRedir.Enable TRUE or
FALSE
TRUE Set this option to disable smart card redirection.
VVC.logLevel FATAL,
ERROR,
WARN,
INFO,
DEBUG,
or TRACE
INFO Use this option to set the log level of the VVC proxy node.
Clipboard.Direction 0, 1, 2, or
3
2 This option determines the clipboard redirection policy.
n
0 - Disable clipboard redirection.
n
1 - Enable clipboard redirection in both directions.
n
2 - Enable clipboard redirection from client to remote
desktop only.
n
3 - Enable clipboard redirection from remote desktop to
client only.
mksVNCServer.useXExtButton
Mapping
TRUE or
FALSE
FALSE Set this option to enable or disable the support of a left-handed
mouse on SLED 11 SP3.
Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf
Java Standalone Agent uses the configuration file /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf.
Table 4‑2. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf
Option Value Default Description
Subnet NULL or
network
address
and mask
in IP
address/CI
DR format
NULL Use this option to set a subnet with which the View Connection
Server can connect to the Agent machine if there are more than
one local IP addresses with different subnets.
You must specify the value in IP address/CIDR format. For
example, Subnet=192.168.1.0/24.
NULL implies that the Linux Agent randomly selects the IP
address.
SSOEnable TRUE or
FALSE
TRUE Set this option to disable single sign-on (SSO).
SSOUserFormat A text
string
[username] Use this option to specify the format of the login name for single
sign-on. The default is the user name only. Set this option if the
domain name is also required. Typically the login name is the
domain name plus a special character followed by the user name.
If the special character is the backslash, you must escape it with
another backslash. Examples of login name formats:
n
SSOUserFormat=[domain]\\[username]
n
SSOUserFormat=[domain]+[username]
n
SSOUserFormat=[username]@[domain]
StartBlastServerTim
eout
An integer 20 This option determines the amount of time, in seconds, that the
VMwareBlastServer process has for initialization. If the process is
not ready within this timeout value, the user's login will fail.
SSLCiphers A text
string
!
aNULL:kECDH
+AES:ECDH
+AES:RSA
+AES:@STREN
GTH
Use this option to specify the list of ciphers. You must use the
format that is defined in
https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/ciphers.html.
SSLProtocols A text
string
TLSv1_1:TLSv1
_2
Use this option to specify the security protocols. The supported
protocols are TLSv1.0, TLSv1.1, and TLSv1.2.
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