Setting Up for Linux Desktops

9 For RHEL and CentOS, enable the Network Connection seing Connect automatically.
10 Perform the AD integration tasks.
11 Perform the steps to set up graphics.
12 Install Horizon agent
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -A yes
13 Perform additional congurations using the View conguration les.
14 Shut down the virtual machine and create a snapshot.
Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy Linux Desktops
The sample PowerCLI scripts to deploy Linux desktops read one input le that contains information about
the desktop machines.
The input le is of type csv and contains the following information:
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Desktop virtual machine name
n
Parent virtual machine name
n
Guest customization specication
n
Datastore where the cloned desktop machine resides
n
ESXi server that hosts the desktop machine
n
Parent virtual machine's snapshot that is used for cloning
n
Flag that indicates whether to delete the desktop virtual machine if it exists
The following example shows what the input le may contain.
VMName,Parentvm,CustomSpec,Datastore,Host,FromSnapshot,DeleteIfPresent
linux-001,Ubuntu1204x64,linuxagent,datastore1,10.117.44.172,snapshot1,TRUE
linux-002,Ubuntu1204x64,linuxagent,datastore1,10.117.44.172,snapshot1,TRUE
linux-003,Ubuntu1204x64,linuxagent,datastore1,10.117.44.172,snapshot1,TRUE
linux-004,Ubuntu1204x64,linuxagent,datastore1,10.117.44.172,snapshot1,TRUE
linux-005,Ubuntu1204x64,linuxagent,datastore1,10.117.44.172,snapshot1,TRUE
The sample scripts assume that the name of this input le is CloneVMs.csv and that the le is located in the
same folder as the scripts.
Sample Script to Clone Linux Virtual Machines
You can customize and use the following sample script to clone any number of virtual machines (VMs).
To copy and paste the script content without page breaks, use the HTML version of this topic, available from
the Horizon 7 documentation page at hps://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html.
Script Input
This script reads one input le, which is described in “Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy
Linux Desktops,” on page 69. This script also interactively asks for the following information:
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IP address of the vCenter Server
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Administrator login name for the vCenter Server
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Administrator password for the vCenter Server
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Clone type, which can be linked or full
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