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
Write-Host 'Exit since failed to login vCenter'
exit
}
else
{
Write-Host 'vCenter is connected'
}
#Read input CSV file
$csvData = Import-CSV $csvFile
#$csvData = Import-CSV $csvFile -
header("VMName","Parentvm","CustomSpec","Datastore","Host","FromSnapshot","DeleteIfPresent")
foreach ($line in $csvData)
{
"`n-----------------------------------------------------"
$VMName = $line.VMName
write-host -ForeGroundColor Yellow "VM: $VMName`n"
$destVMName=$line.VMName
$srcVM = $line.Parentvm
$cSpec = $line.CustomSpec
$targetDSName = $line.Datastore
$destHost = $line.Host
$srcSnapshot = $line.FromSnapshot
$deleteExisting = $line.DeleteIfPresent
if (IsVMExists ($destVMName))
{
Write-Host "VM $destVMName Already Exists in VC $vcAddress"
if($deleteExisting -eq "TRUE")
{
Delete_VM ($destVMName)
}
else
{
Write-Host "Skip clone for $destVMName"
continue
}
}
$vm = get-vm $srcvm -ErrorAction Stop | get-view -ErrorAction Stop
$cloneSpec = new-object VMware.VIM.VirtualMachineCloneSpec
$cloneSpec.Location = new-object VMware.VIM.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
if ($CloneType -eq "linked")
{
$cloneSpec.Location.DiskMoveType =
[VMware.VIM.VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions]::createNewChildDiskBacking
}
Write-Host "Using Datastore $targetDSName"
$newDS = Get-Datastore $targetDSName | Get-View
$CloneSpec.Location.Datastore = $newDS.summary.Datastore
Set-VM -vm $srcVM -snapshot (Get-Snapshot -vm $srcVM -Name $srcSnapshot) -confirm:$false
$cloneSpec.Snapshot = $vm.Snapshot.CurrentSnapshot
$cloneSpec.Location.Host = (get-vmhost -Name $destHost).Extensiondata.MoRef
$CloneSpec.Location.Pool = (Get-ResourcePool -Name Resources -Location (Get-VMHost -Name
$destHost)).Extensiondata.MoRef
# Start the Clone task using the above parameters
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