We can then ssh into the system for the majority of the next configuration items. With that complete we can find our IP address - either from the vCenter Server > VM > Summary tab, or by typing ip addr at that terminal session. We’ll do this by entering sudo apt install openssh-server -y. I entered a good password, selected require password to log in and didn’t enable Active Directory (we’ll do that later).Īfter the final reboot, we’ll login as our template-admin user, launch the terminal and install sshd, so that we can use it for the rest of the configuration. For my name I entered template-admin and for computer name I entered. During the install I skipped the file check (just to save time) and selected ‘Install Ubuntu’ and accepted defaults. I find this is the easiest way to install operating systems from ISO image. I then selected ‘launch remote console’ to open the VMware Remote Console. Advanced > Configuration Parameters > Add Configuration Params > Name: devices.hotplug, value false - this is based on a recommendation here:, I’m adding it to the Linux VM for similar reasons.New Network: 192.168.37.0 - this is the port group I use for VDI desktops.Guest OS Version: Ubuntu Linux (64-bit).You’ll want to specify something that is capable of running on the versions of ESXi available in your environment. Since I’m able to run this version, and knowing 6.5/6.7 reach end of support in just a few months, I decided to go with the latest available. I typically only visit compatibility levels when VMs are initially created. Compatible with: ESXi 7.0 U2 and later (vmx-19) - my test hosts for VDI are running the latest available 7.0 release.The VDI is pretty obvious, the g01 is for golden image #1 and then the last part is the OS name. VM Name: vdi_g01_ubuntu-2004 - this is my naming convention for VDI golden images. The first step was creating a virtual machine. This blog post will outline those steps to create a Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop for use as a Horizon 7.13 non persistent pool. I kept some notes on the steps I followed on my desktop, but after seeing a funny tweet this week ( ), I decided I should share this document. I recently built a new Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 machine to be used as an instant clone golden image for a Horizon 7.13 environment.
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