Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7

for Manual Desktop Pools 8

With View Administrator, you can create a pool of Windows, but not Linux, desktop machines

automatically. However, you can develop scripts that automate the deployment of a pool of Linux desktop

machines.

The sample scripts that are provided are for illustration purposes only. VMware does not accept any

responsibility for issues that might arise when you use the sample scripts.

This chapter includes the following topics:

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

Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops

Deploying manual desktops for Linux involve several steps. If you plan to deploy more than a few

desktops, you can automate some of the steps by using PowerCLI scripts.

For some operations, you can choose to have either PowerCLI or SSH execute the commands on the

Linux machine. The following table describes the differences between the two approaches.

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