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
System Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux
Horizon 6 for Linux must meet certain operating system, Horizon 6, and vSphere platform requirements.
Supported Linux Operating Systems for View Agent
The following table lists the Linux operating systems that are supported on virtual machines in a desktop
pool.
Table 1‑1. Supported Linux Operating Systems for View Agent
Linux Distribution Architecture
Ubuntu 12.04 x86 and x64
RHEL 6.6 x86 and x64
CentOS 6.6 x86 and x64
NeoKylin 6, NeoKylin 6 Update 1 x86 and x64
NOTE NeoKylin is supported on a Tech Preview basis.
Other Linux distributions have not been certified to support View Agent, but the View Agent software does
not prevent you from using them. You are welcome to try out uncertified distributions. For example, the
distributions RHEL 6.5, CentOS 6.5, RHEL 7, Ubuntu 14.04, and UbuntuKylin 14.04 are likely to work.
However, uncertified distributions might not function as fully as supported ones, and VMware cannot
guarantee that problems in uncertified distributions will be resolved. For example, performance on Ubuntu
14.04 is poor unless Compiz is disabled.
Required Platform and Horizon 6 Software Versions
To install and use Horizon 6 for Linux, your deployment must meet certain vSphere platform, Horizon 6,
and client requirements.
vSphere platform
version
vSphere 5.5 U2, vSphere 6.0, or a later release
vSphere 6.0 or a later release is required to support virtual machines that use
vDGA on NVIDIA GRID graphics cards.
Horizon environment
Horizon 6 version 6.1.1 or a later release
Horizon Client software
Horizon Client 3.4 for Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X
Zero clients and mobile clients are not supported
Recommended Video Memory (vRAM) Settings
When you create a Linux virtual machine in vSphere Client, configure the vRAM size as shown in the
following table. Set the vRAM size that is recommended for the number and resolution of the monitors that
you configure for the virtual machine.
These vRAM sizes are the minimum recommendations. If more resources are available on the virtual
machine, set the vRAM to larger values for improved video performance.
CAUTION Horizon 6 does not automatically configure the vRAM settings on Linux virtual machines, as
happens on Windows virtual machines. You must configure the vRAM settings manually in vSphere Client.
Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
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