Linux Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8
Linux Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8
Introduction to Linux Virtual Desktops
Creating Linux Desktop Pools in VMware Horizon 8
Creating Linux Desktop Pools for Specific Types of Workers
Features and System Requirements
Features of Linux Desktops in VMware Horizon 8
Overview of Configuration Steps for Setting Up Linux Desktops
System Requirements for Horizon Agent for Linux
Virtual Machine Settings for 2D Graphics
Configuring Session Collaboration on Linux Desktops
Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment
Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux
Virtual Machine Custom Configuration Parameters
Update the GNOME Shell Window List Extension on SLED/SLES Virtual Machines
Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment
Install Dependency Packages for Horizon Agent
Upgrade the Operating System of a Linux Virtual Machine
Configure a Linux Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs for Horizon Agent
Setting Up Active Directory Integration and User Authentication Features for Linux Desktops
Integrating Linux Desktops with Active Directory
Use the OpenLDAP Server Pass-through Authentication
Configure SSSD Offline Domain Join
Use the Winbind Domain Join Solution
Configure PowerBroker Identity Services Open (PBISO) Authentication
Configure the Samba Offline Domain Join
Use the Realmd Join Solution for RHEL 8.x
Setting Up Single Sign-On
Setting Up Smart Card Redirection
Configuring Smart Card Redirection for RHEL 9.x/8.x Desktops
Integrate a RHEL 9.x/8.x Virtual Machine with Active Directory for Smart Card Redirection
Configure Smart Card Redirection on a RHEL 9.x/8.x Virtual Machine
Configuring Smart Card Redirection for RHEL 7.9 Desktops
Integrate a RHEL 7.9 Virtual Machine with Active Directory for Smart Card Redirection
Set Up Smart Card Redirection on a RHEL 7.9 Virtual Machine
Configuring Smart Card Redirection for Ubuntu/Debian Desktops
Integrate an Ubuntu/Debian Virtual Machine with Active Directory for Smart Card Redirection
Set Up Smart Card Redirection on an Ubuntu/Debian Virtual Machine
Configuring Smart Card Redirection for SLED/SLES Desktops
Integrate a SLED/SLES Virtual Machine with Active Directory for Smart Card Redirection
Set Up Smart Card Redirection on a SLED/SLES Virtual Machine
Setting Up True SSO for Linux Desktops
Configure True SSO on RHEL 9.x/8.x Desktops
Configuring True SSO for RHEL/CentOS 7.x Desktops
Integrate a RHEL/CentOS 7.x Virtual Machine with Active Directory for True SSO
Configure True SSO on a RHEL/CentOS 7.x Virtual Machine
Configuring True SSO for Ubuntu/Debian Desktops
Integrate an Ubuntu/Debian Virtual Machine with Active Directory for True SSO
Configure True SSO on Ubuntu/Debian Desktops
Configuring True SSO for SLED/SLES Desktops
Integrate a SLED/SLES Virtual Machine with Active Directory for True SSO
Configure True SSO on a SLED/SLES Virtual Machine
Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
Install the VIB for the NVIDIA GRID vGPU Graphics Card on the ESXi Host
Configure a Shared PCI Device for vGPU on the Linux Virtual Machine
Install the NVIDIA GRID vGPU Display Driver
Verify That the NVIDIA Display Driver Is Installed
Installing Horizon Agent
Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
Command-line Options for Installing Horizon Agent for Linux
Install the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature
Install the V4L2Loopback Driver
Install a CA-signed Certificate for VMwareBlastServer
Configure a FIPS-compliant Linux Virtual Machine
Upgrade Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
Uninstall Horizon Agent From a Linux Virtual Machine
Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
Setting Options in Configuration Files on a Linux Desktop
Using Smart Policies
Requirements for Smart Policies
Installing Dynamic Environment Manager
Configuring Dynamic Environment Manager
Horizon Smart Policy Settings
Adding Conditions to Horizon Smart Policy Definitions and Environment Variable Definitions
Create a Horizon Smart Policy in Dynamic Environment Manager
Configure a Digital Watermark Using Environment Variables
Configure Screen-Capture Blocking Using Environment Variables
Using DPI Synchronization with Linux Remote Desktops
Configure VMware Integrated Printing for Linux Desktops
Example Blast Settings for Linux Desktops
Examples of Client Drive Redirection Options for Linux Desktops
Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
Linux Instant-Clone Image Publishing and Creation Workflow
Configure a Golden Image Linux Virtual Machine for Instant Clones
Using ClonePrep to Customize Your Linux Virtual Desktops
Worksheet for Creating an Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pool
Create an Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pool
Configure Linux Instant Clones with VMware vSphere Virtual Machine Encryption
Configuring 3D Rendering Options for Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
Configure Monitors and Screen Resolution for Instant-Clone Linux Desktops
Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts for Instant-Clone Linux Desktops
Manually Customizing Linux Machines in an Automated Pool
Customize Linux Machines by Placing Them in Maintenance Mode After Pool Creation
Customize Linux Machines by Starting Them in Maintenance Mode During Pool Creation
Patching an Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pool
Selective Patching of Linux Virtual Machines
Monitor a Push-Image Operation
Reschedule or Cancel a Push-Image Operation
Perform Maintenance on Instant-Clone Hosts
Instant-Clone Maintenance Utilities
Create an Automated Full-Clone Linux Desktop Pool
Create Virtual Machine Templates for Full-Clone Linux Virtual Desktops
Worksheet for Creating an Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pool
Manually Customizing Machines in a Full-Clone Linux Desktop Pool
Customize Linux Machines by Placing Them in Maintenance Mode After Pool Creation
Customize Linux Machines by Starting Them in Maintenance Mode During Pool Creation
Desktop Settings for Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pools
Configuring 3D Rendering for Full-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
3D Renderer Options for Full-Clone Virtual Machine Pools
Preparing for NVIDIA GRID vGPU Capabilities for Full-Clone Virtual Machines
Configure Full-Clone Linux Desktops with VMware vSphere Virtual Machine Encryption
Rebuild a Virtual Machine in a Full-Clone Linux Desktop Pool
Creating and Managing Manual Linux Desktop Pools
Manual Linux Pool of VMware vSphere Virtual Machines
Worksheet for Creating a Manual Linux Desktop Pool
Desktop Pool Settings for Manual Linux Pools in Horizon Console
Create a Manual Linux Desktop Pool
Manage Linux Desktop Pools
Configuring All Linux Virtual Desktop Pool Types
Using a Naming Pattern for Linux Desktop Pools
Linux Machine-Naming Example
Change the Size of a Linux Desktop Pool Provisioned by a Naming Pattern
Naming Linux Machines Manually or Providing a Naming Pattern in Horizon Console
Specify a List of Machine Names
Add Machines to an Automated Pool Provisioned by a List of Names
Assign a Machine to a User in a Dedicated-Assignment Pool
Unassign a User from a Dedicated Linux Machine in Horizon Console
Update Linux Machine Aliases for Assigned Users
Setting Power Policies for Linux Desktop Pools
Power Policies for Linux Desktop Pools
Configure Dedicated Linux Machines To Be Suspended After Users Disconnect
How Power Policies Affect Automated Linux Desktop Pools
Power Policy Examples for Automated Linux Pools with Floating Assignments
Power Policy Example for Automated Linux Pools with Dedicated Assignments
Preventing VMware Horizon 8 Power Policy Conflicts
Configure Linux Desktop Session Timeouts in Horizon Console
Managing Linux Desktop Pools
Edit a Linux Desktop Pool
Fixed Settings in an Existing Linux Desktop Pool
Deactivate or Enable a Desktop Pool
Deactivate or Enable Provisioning in a Linux Desktop Pool
Duplicate an Automated Linux Desktop Pool
Delete a Linux Desktop Pool
Delete Linux Virtual-Machine Desktops in a Pool
Export VMware Horizon 8 Information to External Files
Examining GPU Resources on an ESXiHost
Creating Desktop Pools on a Single Host SDDC on VMware Cloud on AWS
Managing Storage for Linux Virtual Desktops
Managing Storage with VMware vSphere
Using VMware vSAN for High-Performance Storage and Policy-Based Management
Default Storage Policy Profiles for VMware vSAN Datastores
Using Virtual Volumes for Virtual-Machine-Centric Storage and Policy-Based Management
Reducing Storage Requirements with Instant Clones
Storage Sizing for Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
Storage Sizing Guidelines for Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
Storage Sizing Formulas for Instant-Clone Linux Desktop Pools
Storage Sizing Formulas for Creating Linux Instant Clones When You Edit a Pool or Store Replicas on a Separate Datastore
Storing Linux Instant Clones on Local Datastores (non-VMware vSAN)
Configure View Storage Accelerator for Linux Desktop Pools
Reclaim Disk Space on Linux Instant Clones
Enable Periodic Space Reclamation for VMware vSphere 6.7 and Earlier on Non-vSAN Datastores
Reclaiming Disk Space for VMware vSphere 6.7 and Later On Non-vSAN Datastores
Reclaim Disk Space for VMware vSphere 6.7U1 and later on vSAN datastores
Set Storage Accelerator and Space Reclamation Restriction Times
Monitoring Virtual Desktops and Desktop Pools
Monitor Virtual-Machine Desktop Status
Status of vCenter Server Virtual Machines
Recover Instant-Clone Linux Desktops
Status of Unmanaged Linux Machines
Setting Up Single-Session Linux Application Pools with VM-Hosted Applications
Create a Single-Session Linux Application Pool Manually
Create a Single-Session Linux Application Pool from a List of Installed Applications
Setting Up Multi-Session Linux Desktop and Application Pools
Considerations for Linux Farms, Published Desktops, and Published Applications
Setting up Automated Instant-Clone Farms of Linux Hosts
Create an Automated Instant-Clone Farm of Linux Hosts
Configuring 3D Rendering for Automated Instant Clone Farms
Create a Manual Farm of Linux Virtual Machines
3D Graphics Rendering for Manual Farms
Create a Linux Published Desktop Pool
Create a Multi-Session Linux Application Pool Manually
Create a Multi-Session Linux Application Pool from a List of Installed Applications
Managing Application Pools
Edit, Delete, or Duplicate a Linux Application Pool
Enable or Deactivate an Application Pool
Configure an Anti-Affinity Rule for a Linux Application Pool in Horizon Console
Managing Linux Multi-session Hosts and Sessions
Managing Multi-session Hosts in Horizon Console
Edit or Add a Linux Multi-session Host to a Manual Farm
Remove a Multi-session Host from a Manual or Automated Farm
Deactivate or Enable a Linux Multi-session Host in a Manual or Automated Farm
Status of Linux Multi-session Hosts in Horizon Console
Monitor Linux Multi-session Hosts in Horizon Console
Manage Multi-session Linux Desktop and Application Sessions in Horizon Console
Configuring Load Balancing for Linux Multi-session Hosts in Horizon Console
Configure Load Balancing Settings on a Linux Multi-session Host in Horizon Console
Load Balancing Settings
Writing a Load Balancing Script for a Linux Multi-session Host
Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
Display Problem Machines in Horizon Console
Verify User Assignment for Desktop Pools
Restart Desktops and Reset Virtual Machines in Horizon Console
Send Messages to Desktop Users in Horizon Console
Manage Machines and Policies for Unentitled Users in Horizon Console
Using Horizon Help Desk Tool in Horizon Console
Start Horizon Help Desk Tool in Horizon Console
Troubleshooting Users in Horizon Help Desk Tool
Session Details for Horizon Help Desk Tool
Session Processes for Horizon Help Desk Tool
Troubleshoot Linux Desktop Sessions in Horizon Help Desk Tool
Collect Diagnostic Information for a Linux Virtual Machine
Troubleshooting Instant Clones in the Internal VM Debug Mode
Horizon Agent Fails to Disconnect on an iPad Pro Horizon Client
SSO Fails to Connect to a PowerOff Agent
Unreachable VM After Creating a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux