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 4‑2. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf (Continued)
Option Value Default Description
SSLCipherServerPr
eference
TRUE or
FALSE
TRUE Use this option to enable or disable the option
SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE. For more
information, see
https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_opti
ons.html.
LogoutAfterDiscon
nectTimeout
An integer 2 Use this option to set the timeout value in minutes for
Automatically logoff after disconnect if the login is in
progress.
LogCnt An integer -1 Use this option to set the reserved log file count
in /tmp/vmware-root.
n
-1 - keep all
n
0 - delete all
n
> 0 - reserved log count.
NOTE The three security options, SSLCiphers, SSLProtocols, and SSLCipherServerPreference are for the
VMwareBlastServer process. When starting the VMwareBlastServer process, the Java Standalone Agent
passes these options as parameters. When Blast Secure Gateway (BSG) is enabled, these options affect the
connection between BSG and the Linux desktop. When BSG is disabled, these options affect the connection
between the client and the Linux desktop.
Suppress the vSphere Console Display of a Linux Desktop
When a user connects to a Linux desktop, the desktop can also be displayed in the vSphere console for the
Linux virtual machine. You can configure Linux virtual machines to ensure that the vSphere console is
blank when users connect to their desktops.
Procedure
u
On the ESXi host, add the following line to the Linux virtual machine's vmx file.
RemoteDisplay.maxConnections = "0"
The vSphere console display remains blank even when you connect to the virtual machine when the
user is logged out of the desktop.
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