Run sudo vim /etc/vmware/nf and uncomment the necessary line for your desktop environment. Now set the correct SSO Desktop Type for the View Agent (see page 18 and 107). Regarding the used command options and arguments.Proper network time synchronization is an essential part of monitoring a network and resolving issues within it! So make sure that you configure everything after Ubuntu is booted for the first time. the Network-settings or NTP during the initial phase of the installation. Figure IV: Installation options CentOS 8.0 & Ubuntu LTS 18.04Ĭompared to CentOS, it´s not possible under Ubuntu to make the system settings like e.g. Minimal installation is sufficient for Ubuntu. Figure III: Linux Distribution & vHardware Settingsįor CentOS I chose the “ Workstation” option. I followed the official recommendation for “Improved video playback in a 2D desktop ( page 23). Choose your distro from the list and configure your vHardware.
Now that your iso is ready to be mounted let´s create a new Virtual Machine. CentOS 8.0 (at this time only 8.0 is supported!):.In this post, I´ll concentrate just on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and CentOS 8.0 but in case that this is not your pick, you´ll find all Linux distributions that are supported for Horizon Agent on page 14 of the official installation guide here: “Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops”.
Install a Linux-VM 2.1 Select a Linux Distribution Install Horizon 7 Standard Connection Server by - Ģ.Install Horizon Connection Server with a New Configuration.That´s it roughly! Therefore, it´s not necessary for me to go into the details here and instead, I´d like to refer you to the following sources: Choose a User or a Group (local or AD) to authorize them for Horizon 7 administration.
Please give 3 minutes of your precious time for the following recording to get an idea of what you can expect at the end of these three articles. This will include the setup of a VMware Horizon Connection Server (broker for client connections), the installation, configuration and preperation of the Linux distributions Ubuntu and CentOS and how you can turn them into a universal workbench for development and operations.
With this series of posts, I´d like to demonstrate how you can build such an environment for the described use-cases on your own and what´s necessary to offer it as a VDI desktop to your team or external employers. SRE´s, PRE´s) and provide a environment to them, that is on the one hand organization compliant and on the other hand offers sufficient flexibility and appropriate tools to these developers and engineers. Organizations today will perhaps reach a point, where it will be necessary to employ external developers and engineers (e.g. Building the OVA takes time.Īnd another very important aspect of having a “Developer-friendly” environment quickly available comes into play! Let´s consider the rise of Kubernetes for example.