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 Create a guest customization specication.
See "Create a Customization Specication for Linux in the vSphere Web Client" in the vSphere Virtual
Machine Administration document. When you create the specication, make sure that you specify the
following seings correctly.
Setting Value
Target Virtual Machine OS Linux
Computer Name Use the virtual machine name.
Domain Specify the domain of the View environment.
Network Seings Use standard network seings.
Primary DNS Specify a valid address.
N For more information on Guest OS Customization Support Matrix, see
hp://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf.
2 In Horizon Administrator, select Catalog > Desktop Pools > Add.
3 Select Automated Desktop Pool and click Next.
4 Select either dedicated or oating user assignments for the machines in the desktop pool and click Next.
5 On the vCenter Server page, select Full virtual machines and select the appropriate vCenter server, and
click Next.
6 On the Desktop Pool Identication page, enter the desktop pool ID and click Next.
7 On the Desktop Pool Seings page, set the following options and click Next.
Option Description
Default display protocol
VMware Blast
Allow users to choose protocol
No
3D Renderer
Manage using vSphere Client for 2D, vSGA, or vDGA desktop and
NVIDIA GRID vGPU for vGPU desktop
N The pool seings are mandatory. Else, you might fail to connect to the desktop and get a
protocol error or a black screen.
8 On the Provisioning Seings page, set the Virtual Machine Naming options and click Next.
Option Description
Specify names manually
Enter names manually.
Use a naming pattern
For example, specify LinuxVM-{n}.
You must also specify the following desktop pool sizing options:
n
Maximum number of machines
n
Number of spare, powered-on machines
9 On the Storage Optimization page, select a storage management policy and click Next.
10 On the vCenter Seings page, you must click Browse and select the vCenter Server seings in sequence
and click Next.
You cannot skip a vCenter Server seing:
a Template
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