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
5 Install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 41.
6 Create a desktop pool that contains the configured Linux virtual machines. See “Create a Desktop Pool
That Contains Linux Virtual Machines,” on page 46.
3D Graphics - Overview of Configuration Steps
You must complete the NVIDIA GRID vGPU, vDGA, or vSGA configuration on the Linux virtual machines
before you install Horizon Agent on the machines and deploy a desktop pool in View Administrator.
1 Review the system requirements for setting up a Horizon 7 for Linux deployment. See “System
Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux,” on page 8.
2 Create a virtual machine in vSphere and install the Linux operating system. See “Create a Virtual
Machine and Install Linux,” on page 13.
3 Prepare the guest operating system for deployment as a desktop in a Horizon 7 environment. See
“Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 14.
4 Configure the Linux guest operating system to authenticate with Active Directory. This step is
implemented with 3rd-party software, based on the requirements in your environment, and is not
described in this guide.
5 Configure 3D capabilities on your ESXi hosts and the Linux virtual machine. Follow the procedures for
the 3D feature you intend to install.
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See “Configure RHEL 6.6 and RHEL 7.1 for vGPU,” on page 27.
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See “Configure RHEL 6.6 for vDGA,” on page 33.
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See “Configure RHEL 7.1 for vSGA,” on page 36.
6 Install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 41.
7 Create a desktop pool that contains the configured Linux virtual machines. See “Create a Desktop Pool
That Contains Linux Virtual Machines,” on page 46.
Bulk Deployment
With View Administrator, you can only deploy Linux virtual machines in a manual desktop pool. With
vSphere PowerCLI, you can develop scripts that automate the deployment of a pool of Linux desktop
machines. See Chapter 7, “Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops,” on page 51.
System Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux
Horizon 7 for Linux must meet certain operating system, Horizon 7, and vSphere platform requirements.
Supported Linux Versions for Horizon Agent
The following table lists the Linux operating systems that are supported on virtual machines in a desktop
pool.
Table 1‑1. Supported Linux Operating Systems for View Agent
Linux Distribution Architecture
Ubuntu 14.04
NOTE Disable Compiz to avoid poor performance. See
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2114809 for more information.
x64
Ubuntu 12.04 x64
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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