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
3 In the Virtual Hardware tab, click Video card to expand the menu seings.
4 Set the Total video memory to 128 MB.
5 For 3D Graphics, select Enable 3D Support.
6 For 3D Renderer, select Hardware from the drop-down menu.
7 For 3D Memory, select a suitable value for your application requirements.
If your users connect to more than 3 monitors, set this value to at least 1024 MB.
8 Click OK.
9 Power on the virtual machine.
What to do next
Verify that vSGA is running on the Linux virtual machine.
Next, install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 41.
Verify that vSGA is Running on a Linux Virtual Machine
You can verify that vSGA is running on a RHEL 7 virtual machine by checking the virtual machine log le
and checking the guest operating system.
Procedure
1 Open the vmware.log le for the virtual machine.
If a supported GPU and NVIDIA VIB are installed correctly, the log le displays lines such as those in
the following example:
2015-06-24T22:19:25.259Z| mks| I120: OpenGL Version: "4.0.0 NVIDIA 346.69" (4.0.0)
2015-06-24T22:19:25.259Z| mks| I120: GLSL Version: "4.00 NVIDIA" (4.00.0)
2015-06-24T22:19:25.259Z| mks| I120: OpenGL Vendor: "NVIDIA Corporation"
2015-06-24T22:19:25.259Z| mks| I120: OpenGL Renderer: "Quadro 4000/PCIe/SSE2"
If a supported GPU and NVIDIA VIB are not installed correctly, the virtual machine uses the Software
Renderer. The vmware.log le displays lines such as those in the following example:
2015-07-06T17:09:26.423Z| vmx| I120: [msg.mks.noGPUResourceFallback] Hardware GPU resources
are not available. The virtual machine uses software rendering.
2015-07-06T17:09:26.423Z| vmx| I120: ----------------------------------------
2015-07-06T17:09:26.425Z| svga| I120: MKS-SWP: plugin started - llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 256 bits)
2015-07-06T17:09:26.426Z| svga| I120: Started Shim3D
2015-07-06T17:09:26.426Z| svga| I120: MKS-RenderMain: Starting SWRenderer
2 In the guest operating system on the virtual machine, type the following command.
glxinfo|grep Gallium
If vSGA is working, the command returns the following text:
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on SVGA3D; build : RELEASE;
If vSGA is not working correctly, the command returns the following text:
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 256 bits)
What to do next
Install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 41.
Chapter 4 Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
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