Setting Up for Linux Desktops

2 Select Manual Desktop Pool.
3 On the User assignment page, select either dedicated or floating user assignments for the machines
in the desktop pool and click Next.
4 On the Machine Source page, select vCenter virtual machinesand click Next.
5 On the vCenter Server page, select the appropriate vCenter server and click Next.
6 Enter the desktop pool id.
7 On the Desktop Pool Settings page, set the following options.
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
Note The pool settings are mandatory. Else, you might fail to connect to the desktop and get a
protocol error or a black screen.
8 On the Add vCenter Virtual Machines page, select the linux virtual machine. Click Add and click
Next.
Note Do not create Windows and Linux virtual machines in the same desktop pool.
9 Follow the prompts to complete the procedure.
Entitle users to the machines in the desktop pool. In View Administrator, select the desktop pool,
select Entitlements > Add entitlement, and add users or groups.
The Linux virtual machines are ready to be used as remote desktops in a Horizon 7 deployment.
Manage Desktop Pool for Linux
When you create a manual desktop pool and add Linux machines to the pool, you can manage the
manual desktop pools by configuring the settings. You must add only Linux guest operating systems to
the manual desktop pool. If the pool contains both Windows and Linux guest operating systems, the pool
if treated as a Windows pool, and you will be unable to connect to the Linux desktops.
Support for Managing Operations
n
Disable or Enable desktop pool
n
Clone automated desktop pool
n
Delete desktop pool
You can either remove virtual machines from View Manager or delete virtual machines from the disk
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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