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
3 Clone virtual machines.
See Sample Script to Clone Linux Virtual Machines.
4 Join the cloned VMs to the Active Directory (AD) domain if you are using the winbind solution. You
can run the domain join command with example scripts below or use option RunOnceScript
in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf, configured in the template virtual machine.
See Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain or Sample Script to Join Cloned
Virtual Machines to AD Domain Using SSH.
5 Update configuration options in virtual machines.
See Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines or Sample Script to
Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH.
6 Create a desktop pool.
See Create a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux.
For a sample script that performs operations such as powering on, shutting down, restarting, or deleting
virtual machines, see Sample Script to Perform Operations on Linux Virtual Machines. This script can
delete virtual machines from vCenter Server.
Overview of Bulk Upgrade of Linux Desktops
Bulk upgrade of manual desktops for Linux involve several steps. You can automate some of the steps by
using PowerCLI scripts.
Bulk Upgrade Unmanaged Desktop
To bulk upgrade the unmanaged virtual machine to managed or unmanaged virtual machine, you must
use the sample upgrade script to upload the new Horizon Agent to the existing virtual machines and run
upgrade command.
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If you retain the unmanaged virtual machine, your existing desktop pool can be reused.
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If you upgrade from unmanaged virtual machine to managed virtual machine, you must delete the
existing desktop pool and create a new desktop pool. For more information, see Upgrade Horizon
Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine.
Bulk Upgrade Managed Desktop
To bulk upgrade the managed virtual machine, select one of the following methods.
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