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
d Resource pool
e Datastores
11 On the Advanced Storage Options page, select the appropriate storage options and click Next.
12 On the Guest Customization page, select your guest customization for Linux and click Next.
13 On the Ready to Complete page, review the details and select Entitle users after this wizard
finishes.
14 Click Finish.
15 To entitle users to the machines in the desktop pool, select the desktop pool and click Entitlements >
Add entitlements and add the users and groups.
16 Wait till all the Linux virtual machines in the desktop pool become available.
Create an Instant-Clone Floating Desktop Pool for Linux
You can create an instant-clone floating desktop pool for Linux virtual machines using the Add Desktop
Pool wizard. After creating an instant-clone floating desktop pool, you can use the Linux virtual machines
as remote desktops in a Horizon 7 deployment.
Prerequisites
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Familiarize yourself with the steps for creating virtual machines in vCenter Server and installing Linux
operating systems. For more information, see Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux.
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Familiarize yourself with steps for AD integration using the PBISO authentication solution. For more
information, see the PowerBroker Identity Services Open (PBISO) Authentication section in
Integrating Linux with Active Directory.
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Familiarize yourself with installation steps for Horizon 7 Agent for Linux. For more information, see
Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine.
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Familiarize yourself with steps to take a snapshot of a powered off Linux VM using VMware vSphere
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Web Client. See "Take a Snapshot in the VMware Host Client" in vSphere Single Host Management -
VMware Host Client.
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Verify that vCenter Server is added to Horizon Connection Server.
Procedure
1 Create a Linux virtual machine (VM) with Ubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 16.04 installed.
Note This feature is supported only on Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 systems.
For more information, see Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux.
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