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
PowerCLI SSH
No need to install additional tools.
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For Ubuntu, you need to install the SSH server with the command sudo apt-
get install openssh-server. For RHEL and CentOS, openssh-server is
installed by default but you need to ensure that the firewall settings allow ssh.
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Need to download the SSH client applications pscp.exe and plink.exe and
put them in the same folder as the PowerCLI scripts.
Uploading files and command execution are
slower.
Uploading files and command execution are faster.
Need to supply the ESXi host's administrator
credentials.
No need to supply the ESXi host's administrator credentials.
Cannot handle special characters in the
administrator's password when running the
script to install Horizon Agent or the AD user's
password when running the script to join the
domain.
Can handle special characters in the administrator's password when running the
script to install Horizon Agent or the AD user's password when running the script
to join the domain.
Note Both PowerCLI-based and SSH-based scripts can handle special characters in the passwords for
the vCenter Server administrator and the Linux administrator. PowerCLI-based scripts can also handle
special characters in the ESXi host administrator's password. In all these cases, an escape character is
not necessary.
For more information about vSphere PowerCLI, see
https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI.
The process of bulk deploying a pool of Linux desktops involves the following steps:
1 Create a virtual machine template and install Horizon Agent on the virtual machine.
See Create a Virtual Machine Template for Cloning Linux Desktop Machines.
2 Create a guest customization specification.
See "Create a Customization Specification for Linux in the vSphere Web Client" in the vSphere Virtual
Machine Administration document. When you create the specification, make sure that you specify the
following settings correctly.
Setting Value
Target Virtual Machine OS Linux
Computer Name Use the virtual machine name.
Domain Specify the domain of the View environment.
Network Settings Use standard network settings.
Primary DNS Specify a valid address.
Note For more information on Guest OS Customization Support Matrix, see
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf.
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