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Monitor Resolution Supported by vDGA and NVIDIA GRID vGPU
A virtual machine that is configured to use vDGA or NVIDIA GRID vGPU can support up to 4 monitors
with a maximum resolution of 2560x1600.
Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux
You create a new virtual machine in vCenter Server for each remote desktop that is deployed in Horizon 6.
You must install your Linux distribution on the virtual machine.
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 9.
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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 9.
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).
Set the vRAM size in vSphere Web Client for virtual machines that use 2D or vSGA, which use the
VMware driver. The vRAM size has no affect on vDGA or NVIDIA GRID vGPU machines, which
use NVIDIA drivers.
For recommended values, follow the guidelines in System Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux. Do
not use the Video Memory Calculator.
3 Power on the virtual machine and install the Linux distribution.
4 Configure the virtual machine as a gnome desktop environment.
KDE has not been certified to support View Agent, although basic connections and the use of audio and
video work well on some distributions such as Kubuntu.
5 Ensure that the system hostname is resolvable.
Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
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