Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Table Of Contents
Index
A
Active Directory, integrating with Linux 25
automated full-clone desktop pool creation, Linux
virtual machines 59
B
broker powercli 61
bulk deployment
create a virtual machine template for
cloning 67
input file for sample scripts 69
overview 65
bulk upgrade 67
C
configuration options
audio out 47
clipboard redirection 47
example Blast settings for Linux desktops) 54
example client drive redirection for Linux
desktops 55
left-handed mouse 47
lossless PNG mode 47
single sign-on (SSO) 47
configuring 43
D
desktop pool creation, Linux virtual machines 57
DIGEST-MD5 41
F
firewalls, Linux desktops 102
G
glossary 5
graphics 29
H
Horizon 7 for Linux, bulk deployment 65
Horizon Agent
installing on a Linux virtual machine 41
Linux installation command options 42
upgrading on a Linux virtual machine 45
I
install_viewagent.sh, command usage and
options 42
installing 22
intended audience 5
K
Kerberos 41
L
Linux desktops
configuring 47
creating and managing Linux desktop
pools 57
features 7
features and requirements 7
installing Horizon Agent 41
setting up AD integration 25
Linux systems
adding to automated desktop pools 59
adding to desktop pools 57
collecting diagnostic information 101
configuring the firewall 102
desktops 5
overview of desktop setup steps 10
preparing for desktop use 20
vSphere console display 55
Linux virtual machines, preparing for desktop
deployment 19
M
managing manual desktop 58
N
NVIDIA display driver, verify the installation 33,
37
NVIDIA display driver for vDGA, installing 35
NVIDIA GRID vGPU
installing the VIB for Linux desktops 30
virtual GPU Types 31
NVIDIA GRID vGPU display driver, installing 32
NVIDIA vGPU, configuring a shared PCI
device 31
O
OpenLDAP 25
R
RHEL
configuring for vDGA 34
VMware, Inc. 105