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
Example Blast Settings for Linux Desktops
You can adjust the image quality of your remote desktop display to improve the user experience.
Improving image quality is helpful in maintaining a consistent user experience when there is a bad
network connection.
Example VMware Blast Extreme Protocol Settings
VMwareBlastServer and its related plug-ins use the configuration file /etc/vmware/config.
Table 6‑3. Example Blast Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config
Option name Parameter
High-
speed
LAN LAN
Dedicated
WAN
Broadban
d WAN
Low-
speed
WAN
Extremely Low
speed
Bandwidth settings RemoteDisplay.maxB
andwidthKbps
1000000
(1 Gbps)
1000000
(1 Gbps)
1000000
(1 Gbps)
5000 (5
Mbps)
2000 (2
Mbps)
1000 (1 Mbps)
Max FPS RemoteDisplay.maxF
PS
60 30 30 20 15 5
Audio Playback RemoteDisplay.allow
Audio
TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE
Display Quality
(JPEG/PNG)
RemoteDisplay.maxQ
ualityJPEG
90 90 90 70 60 50
Display Quality
(JPEG/PNG)
RemoteDisplay.midQ
ualityJPEG
35 35 35 35 35 35
Display Quality
(JPEG/PNG)
RemoteDisplay.minQ
ualityJPEG
25 25 25 20 20 20
Display Quality (H.
264)
RemoteDisplay.qpma
xH264
28 36 36 36 36 42
Display Quality (H.
264)
RemoteDisplay.qpmin
H264
10 10 10 10 10 10
Examples of Client Drive Redirection Options for Linux
Desktops
Configure client drive redirection (CDR) options to determine whether a local system's shared folders and
drives can be accessed from the remote Linux desktops.
Configure CDR settings by adding entries to the /etc/vmware/config file.
The following configuration example shares the d:\ebooks and C:\spreadsheets folders, makes both
folders read-only, and prevents the client from sharing more folders.
cdrserver.forcedByAdmin=true
cdrserver.sharedFolders=d:\ebooks,;c:\spreadsheets,
cdrserver.permissions=R
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