6.1.1

install_viewagent.sh Command Usage and Options
The install_viewagent.sh script installs View Agent on a Linux guest operating system.
Use the following form of the install_viewagent.sh script in a command window in the gnome desktop
environment.
install_viewagent.sh command_option argument [command_option argument] . . .
The install_viewagent.sh script includes mandatory and optional parameters.
Table 1‑4. install_viewagent.sh Mandatory Parameters
Mandatory Parameter Description
-b FQDN or IP address of the View Connection Server instance. For example:
mybroker.mydomain.com or 192.0.2.10
-d Domain name of the View Connection Server instance administrator user. For example:
mydomain.com
-u
User name of the View Connection Server administrator user. For example: myadmin
The user must have the Agent Registration Administrators or Administrators role in View
Administrator. Specifically, the Register Agent privilege is required to register View Agent
with View Connection Server. Agent Registration Administrators is a restricted role that
provides this minimum privilege.
Table 1‑5. install_viewagent.sh Password Parameter
Optional Parameter
(Required Information) Description
-p Password for the View Connection Server administrator user.
You do not have to type the -p parameter at the command line if you do not want to expose
the password in text. If you type the install_viewagent.sh command without the -p
parameter, you are prompted to enter the password. When you type the password at the
prompt, the text is hidden.
You must provide the password, either with the -p parameter or at the prompt.
If the password contains a special character such as $ within the shell in which the installer is
executed, make sure the special character is escaped. For example: ab\$cdef
Table 1‑6. install_viewagent.sh Optional Parameter
Optional Parameter Description
-n Machine name that is registered to View Connection Server. By default, the View Agent
installer uses the host name. You can specify your own name.
Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
To configure Linux virtual machines for use as remote desktops, you create a manual desktop pool and add
the Linux machines to the pool.
When you create the desktop pool, add only Linux virtual machines to the pool. If the pool contains both
Windows and Linux guest operating systems, the pool is treated as a Windows pool, and you will be unable
to connect to the Linux desktops.
When you entitle users to Linux machines in the desktop pool, as a best practice, make sure that the users
do not have administrative privileges in the Linux guest operating system. An admin user in Linux can
open a terminal window and invoke commands such as shutdown, which powers off the virtual machine.
The vCenter Server administrator must power on the machine again. Entitling non-admin Linux users
ensures that you do not have to manage these power operations manually.
Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
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