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
Create an Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pool for Linux
You can create an automated full-clone desktop pool for Linux virtual machines. After you create the
automated full-clone desktop pool, you can use the Linux virtual machines as remote desktops in a
Horizon 7 deployment.
Prerequisites
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Verify that Horizon Agent is installed on the Linux guest operating systems. See Install Horizon Agent
on a Linux Virtual Machine.
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If you use the Winbind solution to join the Linux virtual machine to Active Directory, you must finish
configuring the Winbind solution in the virtual machine template.
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If you use the Winbind solution, you must run the domain join command on the virtual machine.
Include the command in a shell script and specify the script path to the Horizon Agent option
RunOnceScript in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf. For more information, see Setting
Options in Configuration Files on a Linux Desktop.
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Verify that vCenter Server is added to Horizon Connection Server.
Procedure
1 Create a guest customization specification.
See "Create a Customization Specification for Linux in the vSphere Web Client" in the vSphere Virtual
Machine Administration document. When you create the specification, make sure that you specify the
following settings correctly.
Setting Value
Target Virtual Machine OS Linux
Computer Name Use the virtual machine name.
Domain Specify the domain of the View environment.
Network Settings Use standard network settings.
Primary DNS Specify a valid address.
Note For more information on Guest OS Customization Support Matrix, see
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf.
2 In Horizon Administrator, select Catalog > Desktop Pools > Add.
3 Select Automated Desktop Pool and click Next.
4 Select either dedicated or floating user assignments for the machines in the desktop pool and click
Next.
5 On the vCenter Server page, select Full virtual machines and select the appropriate vCenter server,
and click Next.
6 On the Desktop Pool Identification page, enter the desktop pool ID and click Next.
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