6.2
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
Index
B
bulk deployment
create a virtual machine template for
cloning 34
input file for sample scripts 35
overview 33
D
desktop pool creation, Linux virtual machines 17
F
firewalls, Linux desktops 61
G
glossary 5
H
Horizon 6 for Linux
bulk deployment 33
gathering information 57
reinstalling 55
troubleshooting View Agent that is not
responding 60
uninstalling 54
Horizon for Linux
reinstalling 53
uninstalling 53
I
install_viewagent.sh, command usage and
options 16
intended audience 5
L
left-handed mouse, Ubuntu desktops 56
Linux installation
troubleshooting 57
View Agent fails to register 58
View Agent is unreachable 59
Linux systems
adding to desktop pools 17
administering 53
collecting diagnostic information 58
configuring the firewall 61
desktop features 7
desktops 5
overview of desktop setup steps 8
preparing for desktop use 13
setting up for use as desktops 7
vSphere console display 56
lossless PNG display, Linux desktops 56
N
NVIDIA GRID vGPU
configuring a shared PCI device 21
configuring RHEL 6.6 19
installing the VIB for Linux desktops 20, 29
virtual GPU Types 22
NVIDIA display driver
installing on RHEL 6.6 22, 26
verify the installation 24, 28
P
physical computers, removing from a pool 53
power operations from vSphere, Linux
desktops 56
R
registered machines
removing 54
removing from View 54
removing registered machines 54
RHEL
configuring for vDGA 25
configuring for vSGA 29
configuring for NVIDIA GRID vGPU 19
S
sample script
to bulk delete desktop machines 50
to clone desktop machines 36
to install View Agent 39
to perform operations on VMs 47
to upgrade View Agent 43
sample scripts, input file 35
U
unmanaged machines, removing from a pool 53
VMware, Inc. 63