User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- System Requirements and Installation
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and Configuration Files
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configuring Advanced SSL Options
- Configuring Specific Keys and Key Combinations to Send to the Local System
- Using FreeRDP for RDP Connections
- Enabling FIPS Mode on the Client
- Configuring the PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Linux System
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
- Index
Configuring USB Redirection on the
Client 6
With Horizon Client, you can use a configuration file on the client system to specify which USB devices can
be redirected to a View desktop. Note that the USB component is available only with the version of
Horizon Client for Linux provided by third-party vendors.
You can configure USB policies for both View Agent, on the remote desktop, and Horizon Client, on the
local system, to achieve the following goals:
n
Restrict the types of USB devices that Horizon Client makes available for redirection.
n
Make View Agent prevent certain USB devices from being forwarded from a client computer.
n
Specify whether Horizon Client should split composite USB devices into separate components for
redirection.
System Requirements
The USB redirection feature is available only when the version of View Agent and View Connection Server
is View 4.6.1 or later and only with the version of Horizon Client provided by third-party vendors. The USB
filtering features and device splitting features described in these topics are available with View Connection
Server 5.1 and later. For more information about VMware thin-client and zero-client partners, see the
VMware Compatibility Guide.
In order to use the USB components available for third-party vendors, certain files must be installed in
certain locations, and certain processes must be configured to start before Horizon Client is launched. These
details are beyond the scope of this document.
If you use Horizon 6.0.1 and later, you can plug USB 3.0 devices into USB 3.0 ports. USB 3.0 devices are
supported only with a single stream. Because multiple stream support is not yet implemented, USB device
performance is not enhanced. Note that on the Linux client system, i386 processors are supported, whereas
armel and armhf architectures are not. The Linux kernel version must be 2.6.35 or later.
USB-Specific Log Files
For troubleshooting purposes, you can increase the amount of information sent to USB-specific logs by
using the following commands:
vmware-usbarbitrator --verbose
vmware-view-usbd -o log:trace
To get a list of usage information, use the following command:
vmware-usbarbitrator -h
VMware, Inc.
55