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
Broker PowerCLI Commands
The View PowerCLI cmdlets which are to perform various administration tasks on Connection Server and
Windows desktop, can also work for Linux desktop.
Create a Manual Desktop Pool
Add-ManualPool -DefaultProtocol Blast -AllowProtocolOverride $false -threedRender usevc|vgpu -Pool_id
<pool id> [more parameters]
For Linux Desktop the following options and values are mandatory.
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DefaultProtocol Blast
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AllowProtocolOverride $false
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threedRender usevc|vgpu. For vGPU desktop, use -threedRender vgpu and for 2D/vSGA/vDGA
desktop -threedRender usevc .
Examples
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Create a floating Linux Desktop pool named LinuxDesktop with a virtual machine, LinuxVM-01.
Add-ManualPool -DefaultProtocol Blast -AllowProtocolOverride $false -threedRender usevc -Pool_id
LinuxDesktop -Id (Get-DesktopVM -Name LinuxVM-01).id -Persistence NonPersistent -Vc_name
myvc.myorg.org
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Create a dedicated Linux vGPU desktop pool named LinuxDesktop with all VMs that start with VM
name as LinuxVM-.
Get-DesktopVM | Where-Object {$_.Name.StartsWith("LinuxVM-")} | Add-ManualPool -DefaultProtocol
Blast -AllowProtocolOverride $false -Persistence Persistent -threedRender vgpu -Pool_id
LinuxDesktop
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Create floating Linux desktop pool LinuxDesktop with the first RHEL 6 x64 VM.
Get-DesktopVM | Where-Object {$_.GuestID -eq "rhel6_64Guest"} | Select-Object -Index 0 | Add-
ManualPool -DefaultProtocol Blast -AllowProtocolOverride $false -Persistence NonPersistent -
threedRender usevc -Pool_id LinuxDesktop
Create a Full-Clone Automated Desktop Pool
Add-AutomaticPool -DefaultProtocol Blast -AllowProtocolOverride $false -threedRender usevc|vgpu `
-Pool_id <pool id> -Vc_id <vCenter id> `
-NamePrefix <VM Name Prefix>" `
-templatePath <Virtual Machine Template Path> `
-VmFolderPath <Virtual Machine Folder Path> `
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