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 7‑1. Remote Settings (Continued)
Remote Setting Options
Allow users to reset/restart their
machines
n
Yes
n
No
Allow user to initiate separate sessions
from dierent client devices
n
Yes
n
No
"Delete machine after logo" for
Automated Desktop Pool with Full
Clone and Floating
n
Yes
n
No
Support for View Administrator Operations
n
Disconnect Session
n
Logo Session
n
Reset/Restart Desktop
n
Send Message
For dedicated desktop pool, you can add or remove user assignment for each virtual machine. For large
number of operations, you must use View PowerCLI Cmdlets.
n
Update-UserOwnership
n
Remove-UserOwnership
N Do not change Remote Display Protocol seings. This seing must always be the same as desktop
pool creation.
Setting Option
Default display protocol VMware Blast
Allow user to choose protocol No
3D Renderer
n
Manage using vSphere Client for 2D or vSGA or vDGA
n
NVIDIA GRID vGPU
For more information, see View Administration guide.
Create an Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pool for Linux
You can create an automated full-clone desktop pool for Linux virtual machines. After you create the
automated full-clone desktop pool, you can use the Linux virtual machines as remote desktops in a Horizon
7 deployment.
Prerequisites
n
Verify that Horizon Agent is installed on the Linux guest operating systems. See “Install Horizon Agent
on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 41.
n
If you use the Winbind solution to join the Linux virtual machine to Active Directory, you must nish
conguring the Winbind solution in the virtual machine template.
n
If you use the Winbind solution, you must run the domain join command on the virtual machine.
Include the command in a shell script and specify the script path to the Horizon Agent option
RunOnceScript in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf. For more information, see “Seing Options in
Conguration Files on a Linux Desktop,” on page 47.
n
Verify that vCenter Server is added to Horizon Connection Server.
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