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
- Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
- Installing Horizon Agent
- Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
- Create and Manage Linux Desktop Pools
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 for Manual Desktop Pools
- Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Upgrade 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 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
- Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
- Collect Diagnostic Information for Horizon 7 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Copy and Paste between Remote Desktop and Client Host
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- View Agent Fails to Disconnect on an iPad Pro Horizon Client
- SLES 12 SP1 Desktop does not Auto Refresh after Drag and Drop
- SSO Fails to Connect to a PowerOff Agent
- Unreachable VM After Creating a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux
- Index
Table 4‑1. Virtual GPU Types Available for NVIDIA GRID M60 vGPU on Linux Virtual Machines (Continued)
Virtual GPU
Type
Physical
Board
Physical
GPUs
FB Per
Virtual
GPU
Display
Heads
Maximum
Resolution
Maximum
Virtual
GPUs Per
Physical
GPU
Maximum
Virtual GPUs
Per Physical
Board
GRID
M60-2q
GRID M60 two 2G 4 2560x1600 4 8
GRID
M60-4q
GRID M60 two 4G 4 3840x2160 2 4
GRID
M60-8q
GRID M60 two 8G 4 3840x2160 1 2
Table 4‑2. Virtual GPU Types Available for NVIDIA GRID M6 vGPU on Linux Virtual Machines
Virtual GPU
Type
Physical
Board
Physical
GPUs
FB Per
Virtual
GPU
Display
Heads
Maximum
Resolution
Maximum
Virtual
GPUs Per
Physical
GPU
Maximum
Virtual GPUs
Per Physical
Board
GRID M6-0q GRID M6 one 512M 2 2560x1600 16 16
GRID M6-1q GRID M6 one 1G 2 2560x1600 8 8
GRID M6-2q GRID M6 one 2G 4 2560x1600 4 4
GRID M6-4q GRID M6 one 4G 4 3840x2160 2 2
GRID M6-8q GRID M6 one 8G 4 3840x2160 1 1
Install the NVIDIA GRID vGPU Display Driver
To install the NVIDIA GRID vGPU display driver, you must disable the default NVIDIA driver, download
the NVIDIA display drivers, and congure the PCI device on the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
n
Verify that you downloaded the vGPU software package from the NVIDIA download site,
uncompressed the package, and have the Linux Display Driver (a package component) ready. See
“Install the VIB for the NVIDIA GRID vGPU Graphics Card on the ESXi Host,” on page 30.
Also verify that a shared PCI device was added to the virtual machine. See “Congure a Shared PCI
Device for vGPU on the Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 31
Procedure
1 Disable and blacklist the default NVIDIA Nouveau driver.
a Edit the grub.conf or grub le.
For RHEL 6, the le is /boot/grub/grub.conf. For RHEL 7, the le is /etc/default/grub.
RHEL Version Command
6
sudo vi /boot/grub/grub.conf
7
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
b Add the rdblacklist=nouveau line at the end of the kernel options.
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