You can create a manual desktop pool that provisions desktops from vSphere virtual machines.
Prerequisites
- Verify that vCenter Server is added to Horizon Connection Server.
- Prepare the machines to deliver remote desktop access. In a manual pool, you must prepare each machine individually. See Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment.
- Verify that Horizon Agent is installed on each machine. See Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine.
- Gather the configuration information required to create the pool. See Worksheet for Creating a Manual Linux Desktop Pool.
Procedure
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In Horizon Console, add a manual desktop pool.
Select Inventory > Desktops > Add.
Note: Do not include Windows and Linux virtual machines in the same desktop pool.
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Select Manual Desktop Pool.
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Select virtual machines that are either managed or unmanaged by vCenter Server and click Next.
Option Description vCenter Server virtual machines vSphere virtual machines that are managed by vCenter Server. Select the vCenter Server on which the virtual machines reside. Other Sources Virtual machines that are not managed by vCenter Server. When you add vCenter Server virtual machines to the manual desktop pool, Horizon 8 ensures that a spare machine is powered on so that users can connect to it. The spare machine is powered on regardless of which power policy is in effect for the desktop pool.
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Select either dedicated or floating user assignments for the machines in the desktop pool and click Next.
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Follow the prompts in the wizard to create the pool.
The following table describes the minimum required settings on the Desktop Pool Settings page that you must configure for the pool. These settings are mandatory. If you do not configure these settings, users might fail to connect to the desktop and get a protocol error or a blank screen.
To configure additional settings, use the configuration information you gathered in the Worksheet for Creating a Manual Linux Desktop Pool. You can go directly back to any wizard page by clicking the page name in the navigation pane.
Option Description Default display protocol Horizon Blast Allow users to choose protocol No 3D Renderer Manage using vSphere Client for 2D desktop and NVIDIA GRID vGPU for 3D desktop Session Types You can enable the VM Hosted Applications feature by selecting the supported session type for the desktop pool: - Desktop. Select this option to use the pool as a regular desktop pool. All the virtual machines in the pool can only be used to host desktops.
- Application. Select this option to use all the virtual machines in the pool to host applications.
- Desktop and Application. When this option is selected, the virtual machine in the pool can either host a regular desktop session or host an application session. The first connection to the particular virtual machine will determine the session type of the virtual machine.
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Wait until all the Linux virtual machines in the desktop pool become available.
In Horizon Console, you can view the machines as they are added to the pool by selecting Inventory > Desktops.
What to do next
Entitle users to access the pool. See "Entitling Users and Groups" in Horizon 8 Administration on the Horizon 8 Documentation portal.
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