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Setting Value
Network Settings Use standard network settings.
Primary DNS Specify a valid address.
3 Clone virtual machines.
For a sample script, see “Sample PowerCLI Script to Clone Linux Desktop Machines,” on page 25.
4 Install View Agent in virtual machines.
For a sample script, see “Sample PowerCLI Script to Install View Agent on Linux Desktops,” on
page 29.
5 Create a desktop pool.
See “Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines,” on page 14.
Occasionally, you might need to uninstall View Agent on the Linux virtual machines. For example, you
want to install a different version of View agent. For a sample script to uninstall view agent on virtual
machines, see “Sample PowerCLI Script to Uninstall View Agent on Linux Desktops,” on page 32.
For a sample script that performs operations such as power-on or power-off on virtual machines, see
“Sample PowerCLI Script to Perform Operations on Linux Desktop Machines,” on page 35.
Create a Virtual Machine Template for Cloning Linux Desktop
Machines
Before you perform virtual machine cloning, you must create a virtual machine template that the clones are
based on.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your deployment meets the requirements for supporting Linux desktops. See “System
Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux,” on page 8.
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Familiarize yourself with the steps for creating virtual machines in vCenter Server and installing guest
operating systems. See "Creating and Preparing Virtual Machines" in the Setting Up Desktop and
Application Pools in View document.
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Familiarize yourself with the recommended video memory (vRAM) values for the monitors you will
use with the virtual machine. See “System Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux,” on page 8.
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Familiarize yourself with the supported JRE versions. See “System Requirements for Horizon 6 for
Linux,” on page 8.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Web Client or vSphere Client, create a new virtual machine.
2 Configure custom configuration options.
a Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
b Specify the number of vCPUs and the vMemory size.
For recommended values, follow the guidelines in the installation guide for your Linux
distribution.
For example, Ubuntu 12.04 recommends configuring 2048 MB for vMemory and 2 vCPUs.
c Select Video card and specify the number of displays and the total video memory (vRAM).
For recommended values, follow the guidelines in System Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux. Do
not use the Video Memory Calculator.
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