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
{
Param($IsPlink, $IsPSCP)
if ($IsPlink)
{
if (Test-Path ".\plink.exe")
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Yellow 'SSH client "plink.exe" found'
}
else
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red 'SSH client "plink.exe" not found, please download
from its official web site'
exit
}
}
if ($IsPSCP)
{
if (Test-Path ".\pscp.exe")
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Yellow 'SSH client "pscp.exe" found'
}
else
{
write-host -ForeGroundColor Red 'SSH client "pscp.exe" not found, please download
from its official web site'
exit
}
}
}
function RunCmdViaSSH
{
Param($VM_Name, $User, $Password, $Cmd, $returnOutput = $false)
$VM= Get-VM $VM_Name
$IP = $VM.guest.IPAddress[0]
write-host "Run cmd on $VM_Name ($IP)"
if($returnOutput)
{
$command = "echo yes | .\plink.exe -ssh -l $user -pw $password $IP " + '"' + $cmd +'"'
$output = Invoke-Expression $command
return $output
}
else
{
echo yes | .\plink.exe -ssh -l $user -pw $password $IP "$cmd"
}
}
function UploadFileViaSSH
{
Param($VM_Name, $User, $Password, $LocalPath, $DestPath)
$VM= Get-VM $VM_Name
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