Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Table 6‑3. Example Blast Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config
Option name Parameter
High-
speed
LAN LAN
Dedicate
d WAN
Broadba
nd WAN
Low-
speed
WAN
Extremely Low
speed
Bandwidth
seings
RemoteDisplay.max
BandwidthKbps
1000000
(1 Gbps)
1000000
(1 Gbps)
1000000
(1 Gbps)
5000 (5
Mbps)
2000 (2
Mbps)
1000 (1 Mbps)
Max FPS RemoteDisplay.max
FPS
60 30 30 20 15 5
Audio Playback RemoteDisplay.allo
wAudio
TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE
Display Quality
(JPEG/PNG)
RemoteDisplay.max
QualityJPEG
90 90 90 70 60 50
Display Quality
(JPEG/PNG)
RemoteDisplay.mid
QualityJPEG
35 35 35 35 35 35
Display Quality
(JPEG/PNG)
RemoteDisplay.min
QualityJPEG
25 25 25 20 20 20
Display Quality
(H.264)
RemoteDisplay.qp
maxH264
28 36 36 36 36 42
Display Quality
(H.264)
RemoteDisplay.qp
minH264
10 10 10 10 10 10
Examples of Client Drive Redirection Options for Linux Desktops
Congure client drive redirection (CDR) options to determine whether a local system's shared folders and
drives can be accessed from the remote Linux desktops.
Congure CDR seings by adding entries to the /etc/vmware/config le.
The following conguration example shares the d:\ebooks and C:\spreadsheets folders, makes both folders
read-only, and prevents the client from sharing more folders.
cdrserver.forcedByAdmin=true
cdrserver.sharedFolders=d:\ebooks,;c:\spreadsheets,
cdrserver.permissions=R
In the previous example, the comma "," placed after ebooks and spreadsheets is mandatory for correct
option parsing.
Any "R" included in the cdrserver.sharedFoldersoption would impact all the folders listed in that
seing. In the following example, the ebooks and spreadsheets folders are both read-only even if the R value
is only placed after /home/jsmith folder path.
cdrserver.sharedFolders=d:\ebooks,;c:\spreadsheets,;/home/jsmith,R
Suppress the vSphere Console Display of a Linux Desktop
When a user connects to a Linux desktop, the desktop can also be displayed in the vSphere console for the
Linux virtual machine. You can congure Linux virtual machines to ensure that the vSphere console is blank
when users connect to their desktops.
Procedure
u
On the ESXi host, add the following line to the Linux virtual machine's vmx le.
RemoteDisplay.maxConnections = "0"
The vSphere console display remains blank even when you connect to the virtual machine when the
user is logged out of the desktop.
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