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
Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config
VMwareBlastServer and its related plug-ins use the configuration file /etc/vmware/config.
Note The following table includes description for each agent-enforced policy setting for USB in the
Horizon Agent configuration file. Horizon Agent uses the settings to decide if a USB can be forwarded to
the host machine. Horizon Agent also passes the settings to Horizon Client for interpretation and
enforcement according to whether you specify the merge (m) modifier to apply the Horizon Agent filter
policy setting in addition to the Horizon Client filter policy setting, or override the (o) modifier to use the
Horizon Agent filter policy setting instead of the Horizon Client filter policy setting.
Table 6‑1. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config
Option Value/Format Default Description
RemoteDisplay.alwaysLossless true or false
false
Graphic applications, especially graphic design
applications, require pixel-exact rendering of images in
the client display of a Linux desktop. You can configure
a lossless PNG mode for images and video playback
that are generated on a Linux desktop and rendered on
the client device. This feature uses additional
bandwidth between the client and the ESXi host.
mksVNCServer.useUInputButton
Mapping
true or false
false
Set this option to enable the support of a left-handed
mouse on Ubuntu or RHEL 7. CentOS and RHEL 6
support a left-handed mouse and you do not need to
set this option.
RemoteDisplay.allowAudio true or false
true
Set this option to enable/disable audio out.
VVC.ScRedir.Enable true or false
true
Set this option to enable/disable smart card redirection.
VVC.logLevel fatal error,
warn, info, debug,
or trace
info
Use this option to set the log level of the VVC proxy
node.
VVC.RTAV.Enable true or false
true
Set this option to enable/disable audio input.
Clipboard.Direction 0, 1, 2, or 3
2
Use this option to specify the clipboard redirection
policy. Valid values are as follows:
n
0 - Disable clipboard redirection.
n
1 - Enable clipboard redirection in both directions.
n
2 - Enable clipboard redirection from client to
remote desktop only.
n
3 - Enable clipboard redirection from remote
desktop to client only.
cdrserver.logLevel error, warn, info,
debug, traceor
verbose
info
Use this option to set the log level for vmware-
CDRserver.log file.
cdrserver.forcedByAdmin true or false
false
Set this option to control whether the client can share
additional folders that are not specified with the
cdrserver.shareFolders option.
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