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
How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
Occasionally, it might be necessary to perform power operations on Linux desktops from vSphere.
Do not use the operations Power Off or Reset because they might cause a loss of data or Horizon Agent
might not restart properly. Instead, use the operations Shut Down Guest or Restart Guest.
Gather Information About Horizon 7 for Linux Software
To help manage and troubleshoot the Horizon 7 for Linux software, you can gather information about a
Horizon Agent installation on a Linux virtual machine.
Procedure
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Identify the Horizon Agent version that is running on a Linux machine.
Run the following command:
cat /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/Product.txt
The output displays the Horizon Agent version. For example:
VMware-viewagent-linux-x.x-yyyyyyy
where x.x is the product version and yyyyyyy is the build number.
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Gather information about Horizon Agent software.
Files Location
Horizon Agent installation directory
/usr/lib/vmware/viewagent
Logs
/var/log/vmware/
Horizon Agent configuration
/etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
Machine configuration
/etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
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Stop, start, or restart the Horizon Agent service.
A Horizon Agent service with these operations is provided on the Linux distributions. For example, on
Ubuntu 12.04, you can run the following command:
sudo service viewagent <stop/start/restart>
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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