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
Prerequisites
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Verify that vSphere 6.0 U1 or a later release is installed in your environment.
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Verify that NVIDIA driver is installed in your environment.
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Verify that the NVIDIA GRID K1 or K2 GPUs are installed on the ESXi host.
Procedure
1 Download the VIB for your NVIDIA GRID vGPU graphics card from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads
site.
Select the appropriate VIB version from the drop-down menus.
Option Description
Product Type
GRID
Product Series
Select GRID Series.
Product
Select the version (such as GRID K2) that is installed on the ESXi host.
Operating System
Select the VMware vSphere ESXi version.
2 Upload the VMware vSphere ESXi Driver for vSGA to the ESXi 6.0 U1 host.
3 Power o or suspend all virtual machines on the ESXi host.
4 Connect to the ESXi host using SSH.
5 Stop the xorg service.
# /etc/init.d/xorg stop
6 Install the NVIDIA VIB.
For example:
# esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable true
# esxcli software vib install -v /path-to-vib/NVIDIA-VIB-name.vib
# esxcli system maintenanceMode set --enable false
7 Restart xorg, which is used for GPU assignment:
# /etc/init.d/xorg start
8 Reboot the ESXi host.
9 Verify that the xorg service is running after the host is restarted.
Configure 3D Capabilities for vSGA on the Linux Virtual Machine
To congure a RHEL 7 virtual machine to use vSGA, you must congure 3D seings for the virtual
machine's video card in vSphere Web Client.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Linux virtual machine is prepared for use as a desktop, Horizon Agent is installed, and
the machine is deployed in a desktop pool.
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Verify that the NVIDIA VIB is installed on the ESXi host. See “Install the VIB for the NVIDIA Graphics
Card for vSGA on the ESXi Host,” on page 37.
Procedure
1 Power o the virtual machine.
2 In vSphere Web Client, select the virtual machine and, under the VM Hardware tab, click Edit .
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