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
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2D/vSGA desktop on vSphere 6.0 or later supports a maximum
resolution of 2048x1536 on four monitors or a maximum resolution of
2560x1600 on three monitors.
For Ubuntu 14.04/16.04, you must disable Compiz to support multiple
monitors. See hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2114809 for more information.
For SLES 12 SP1, you must use the default package with kernel level kernel-
default-3.12.49-11.1. If you upgraded the package, the multi-monitor feature
fails and the desktop is shown in one monitor.
VMware Horizon HTML Access does not support the multi-monitor feature
in Horizon 7 for Linux desktops.
Lossless PNG
Images and videos that are generated on a desktop are rendered on the client
device in a pixel-exact manner.
Software H.264 Encoder
H.264 can improve the Blast Extreme performance for a Horizon desktop,
especially under a low-bandwidth network. If the client side disabled H.264,
Blast Extreme automatically falls back to JPEG/PNG encoding.
From Horizon 7 version 7.0.3 release, multiple monitors are supported.
3D Graphics
3D graphics is supported with the following combinations of Linux versions
and graphics cards:
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vSGA is supported on RHEL 7 Workstation x64 with NVIDIA GRID K1
or K2 graphics cards.
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vDGA is supported on RHEL 6 Workstation x64 with NVIDIA GRID K1
or K2 graphics cards.
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vGPU is supported on RHEL 6 Workstation x64 with NVIDIA Maxwell
M60 graphics cards.
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vGPU is supported on RHEL 7 Workstation x64 with NVIDIA Maxwell
M60 graphics cards.
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vGPU is supported on RHEL 6 Workstation x64 with NVIDIA M6
graphics cards.
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vGPU is supported on RHEL 7 Workstation x64 with NVIDIA M6
graphics cards.
Clipboard Redirection
With the clipboard redirection feature, you can copy and paste a rich text or a
plain text between a client host and a remote Linux desktop. You can set the
copy/paste direction and the maximum text size using Horizon agent
options. This feature is enabled by default. You can disable it during
installation.
Single Sign-on
Single sign-on is supported on the following Linux versions:
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RHEL 6/7 Workstation x64
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CentOS 6/7 x64
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SLED 11 SP3/SP4 x64
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Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 x64
Smart Card Redirection
with SSO
Smart card redirection is supported on RHEL 6 Workstation x64. Personal
Identity Verication (PIV) cards and Common Access Cards (CAC) are
supported. Mac client is not supported.
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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