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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
- Features of a Horizon 6 for Linux Desktop
- Overview of Configuration Steps for Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- System Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux
- Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux
- Prepare a Linux Guest Operating System for Remote Desktop Deployment
- Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
- Upgrade View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Configuring Linux Machines for 3D Graphics
- 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 Upgrade View Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample PowerCLI Script to Perform Operations on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample PowerShell Script to Delete Machines from the Connection Server LDAP Database
- 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
Gather Information About Horizon 6 for Linux Software
To help manage and troubleshoot the Horizon 6 for Linux software, you can gather information about a
View Agent installation on a Linux virtual machine.
Procedure
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Identify the View Agent version that is running on a Linux machine.
Run the following command:
cat /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/Product.txt
The output displays the View Agent version. For example:
VMware-viewagent-linux-x.x-yyyyyyy
where x.x is the product version and yyyyyyy is the build number.
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Gather information about View Agent software.
Files Location
View Agent installation directory
/usr/lib/vmware/viewagent
Logs
/var/log/vmware/
View Agent configuration
/etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
Machine configuration
/etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
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Stop, start, or restart the View Agent service.
A View Agent service with these operations is provided on the Linux distributions. For example, on
Ubuntu 12.04, you can run the following command:
sudo service viewagent <stop/start/restart>
Troubleshooting Horizon 6 for Linux
You can take steps to diagnose and resolve problems that you encounter when you install and configure
Horizon 6 for Linux desktops.
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Collect Diagnostic Information for a Horizon 6 for Linux Machine on page 58
You can collect diagnostic information to help VMware Technical Support diagnose and resolve issues
with a Horizon 6 for Linux machine. You create a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle that gathers the
machine's configuration information and logs into a compressed tarball.
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Troubleshooting View Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine on page 58
The View Agent installer fails to register a Linux virtual machine with View Connection Server.
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Troubleshooting an Unreachable View Agent on a Linux Machine on page 59
View Connection Server cannot communicate with View Agent on a Linux virtual machine.
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Troubleshooting View Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding on page 60
View Agent that is installed on a Linux virtual machine is not responding.
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Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections on page 61
To allow users to connect to their Linux desktops, the desktops must be able to accept incoming TCP
connections from Horizon Client devices, security server, and View Connection Server.
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