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
Procedure
1 Install the private key and the certicate to VMwareBlastServer.
a Rename the private key to rui.key and the certicate to rui.crt .
b Run sudo chmod 550 /etc/vmware/ssl.
c Copy the rui.crt and rui.key to /etc/vmware/ssl.
d Run chmod 440 /etc/vmware/ssl.
2 Install the root and intermediate Certicate Authority into the Linux OS Certicate Authority store.
N Check your Linux distribution documentation for the Linux system seings change.
Upgrading the Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
You can upgrade Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine by installing the latest version of Horizon
Agent.
Unmanaged virtual machine: The agent installer registers the virtual machine to the broker which requires
broker admin information. The Desktop Pool Creation wizard uses Other Sources in the Machine Source
page to select the registered virtual machine.
Managed virtual machine: The installer does not communicate with the broker. The Desktop Pool Creation
wizard uses vCenter virtual machines in the Machine Source page to select the virtual machines through
vCenter. The managed virtual machine deployment supports the following functions.
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Remote Machine Power Policy
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Allow users to reset their machines
N Horizon Agent for Linux 7.0.0 and earlier versions functioned as unmanaged virtual machines. The
Horizon Agent for Linux 7.0.1 functions as managed virtual machine support.
You can use the following methods to upgrade from unmanaged to a managed virtual machine deployment.
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Retain the unmanaged virtual machine deployment and upgrade to the required version. This type of
upgrade does not require any conguration modications in View Connection Server.
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Upgrade from an unmanaged virtual machine deployment to a managed virtual machine deployment
to any version. This type of upgrade requires a new desktop pool creation on the View Connection
Server.
N For the upgrade from a managed virtual machine deployment, you can retain the managed virtual
machine deployment and upgrade to the required version. However, to convert the managed virtual
machine deployment to an unmanaged virtual machine deployment during an upgrade is not supported.
The following parameters are available for upgrade.
Table 5‑4. Optional Parameters for Upgrading the Horizon Agent
Parameter Description
-A yes
EULA and FIPS statement acceptance. You must specify yes for the install to proceed. If this parameter is
not specied, the install script prompts for the value.
-a yes|no Install or bypass audio input redirection support. Default is yes.
-f yes|no Install or bypass support of the cryptographic modules designed for Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) 140-2. Default is no. For more information, see the FIPS 140-2 Mode description in
“Features of Horizon Linux Desktops,” on page 7.
-m yes|no
Install or bypass the smart card redirection support. Default is no.
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