6.1.1
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Installing and Configuring Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Configuring Linux Machines for vDGA
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Deployment 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 PowerCLI Script to Clone Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample PowerCLI Script to Install View Agent on Linux Desktops
- Sample PowerCLI Script to Uninstall View Agent on Linux Desktops
- Sample PowerCLI Script to Perform Operations on Linux Desktop Machines
- Administering Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling Horizon 6 for Linux Machines
- Configure Lossless PNG Images on Linux Desktops
- Suppress the vSphere Console Display of a Linux Desktop
- Configure a Left-handed Mouse on Ubuntu Desktops
- How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
- Gather Information About Horizon 6 for Linux Software
- Troubleshooting Horizon 6 for Linux
- Collect Diagnostic Information for a Horizon 6 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting View Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting an Unreachable View Agent on a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting View Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- Index
Configuring Linux Machines for
vDGA 2
You can configure Horizon 6 for Linux virtual machines to use Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration
(vDGA) on NVIDIA GRID graphics cards that are installed on ESXi hosts.
Shared GPU hardware acceleration (NVIDIA GRID vGPU) is not supported in Horizon 6 for Linux.
The Autofit feature and multiple monitors are supported on Linux desktops that are configured to use
vDGA.
The steps to configure a Linux guest operating system for vDGA vary depending on the Linux distribution.
Configure RHEL 6.6 for vDGA
You can set up an RHEL 6.6 guest operating system so that a Horizon 6 for Linux desktop can take
advantage of vDGA capabilities on the ESXi host.
Procedure
1 Enable DirectPath I/O for NVIDIA GRID GPUs on a Host on page 17
Before you configure a Linux virtual machine to use vDGA, you must make the NVIDIA GRID GPU
PCI devices available for DirectPath I/O passthrough on the ESXi host.
2 Add a vDGA Pass-Through Device to a RHEL 6.6 Virtual Machine on page 18
To configure a RHEL 6.6 virtual machine to use vDGA, you must add the PCI device to the virtual
machine. With this step, the physical device on the ESXi host can be passed through for use on the
virtual machine.
3 Install an NVIDIA GRID Driver on RHEL 6.6 on page 19
To install an NVIDIA GRID driver on a RHEL 6.6 virtual machine, you must disable the default
NVIDIA driver, download the NVIDIA GRID drivers, and configure the PCI device on the virtual
machine.
Enable DirectPath I/O for NVIDIA GRID GPUs on a Host
Before you configure a Linux virtual machine to use vDGA, you must make the NVIDIA GRID GPU PCI
devices available for DirectPath I/O passthrough on the ESXi host.
Prerequisites
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Verify that vSphere 6.0 or a later release is installed in your environment.
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Verify that the NVIDIA GRID K1 or K2 graphics cards are installed on the ESXi host.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, browse to the ESXi host.
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