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 6‑2. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf (Continued)
Option Value Default Description
SSLCipherServerPr
eference
true or
false
true
Use this option to enable or disable the option
SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE. For more
information, see
hps://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/ssl/SSL_CTX_
set_options.html.
UseGnomeFlashbac
k
true or
false
false
This option determines whether to use the GNOME
Flashback (Metacity) desktop environment if it is
installed in an Ubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu16.04 system. The
option takes eect regardless if the SSO feature is
enabled or not.
After this option is set to TRUE, the GNOME Flashback
(Metacity) desktop environment is always used instead
of the default desktop environment.
T To improve your system's performance, congure
UseGnomeFlashback=TRUE after you have installed the
GNOME Flashback (Metacity) desktop on your Ubuntu
14.04 or Ubuntu 16.04 system.
LogCnt An
integer
-1 Use this option to set the reserved log le count
in /tmp/vmware-root.
n
-1 - keep all
n
0 - delete all
n
> 0 - reserved log count.
RunOnceScript Use this option to rejoin the cloned VM to AD.
Set the run once script after the host name has changed.
The specied script is executed only once after the rst
host name change. The script is executed as root
permission when the agent service starts and host name
has been changed since agent installation.
For example, for the winbind solution, you must join the
base VM to AD with winbind, and set this option to a
script path. This must contain the domain rejoin
command /usr/bin/net ads join -U <ADUserName>
%<ADUserPassword>. After VM Clone, the operating
system customization changes the host name. When the
agent service starts, the script is executed to join the
cloned VM to AD.
RunOnceScriptTim
eout
120 Use this option to set the timeout time in seconds for the
RunOnceScript option.
For example, set RunOnceScriptTimeout=120
N The three security options, SSLCiphers, SSLProtocols, and SSLCipherServerPreference are for the
VMwareBlastServer process. When starting the VMwareBlastServer process, the Java Standalone Agent
passes these options as parameters. When Blast Secure Gateway (BSG) is enabled, these options aect the
connection between BSG and the Linux desktop. When BSG is disabled, these options aect the connection
between the client and the Linux desktop.
Example Blast Settings for Linux Desktops
You can adjust the image quality of your remote desktop display to improve the user experience. Improving
image quality is helpful in maintaining a consistent user experience when there is a bad network connection.
Example VMware Blast Extreme Protocol Settings
VMwareBlastServer and its related plug-ins use the conguration le /etc/vmware/config.
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