System Requirements
The Graphics Agent for Linux depends on the following system capacities and capabilities:
Compatible Host Instance Types
| Environment | Supported instance types |
|---|---|
| esxi ESXi (6.0+) | VMware Hardware Version 11 |
| KVM (5.0+) | QEMU/KVM |
| Physical machines | Linux physical machine1 |
| AWS EC2 |
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| Microsoft Azure |
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| Google Cloud Platform | Any instance with a supported GPU |
Host Instance Requirements
RHEL/CentOS 7 is no longer supported
Support for CentOS 7 and RHEL 7 was removed in HP Anyware 2024.03.
| Global instance requirements | |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems |
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| Remote Host Memory | At least 2GB of RAM is required on the host desktop. The agent should have at least 512MB of available memory. |
| Remote Host GPU Memory | At least 1GB per 4K UHD display |
| Remote Host CPUs | At least 2 CPUs are required on the host desktop. Processors must support Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) 4.2. To use PCoIP Ultra, processors must support the AVX2 instruction set. |
| Network Ports | The following ports must be open on the host desktop:
Collaboration sessions require 5 open UDP ports (64172-64176) UDP port 4172 does not need to be opened when using Anyware Manager Enterprise. |
| Storage | At least 100MB for installation and 100MB for logging are recommended. |
| User | Cannot be root. You must create a user account for PCoIP connections. |
Note: Rocky Linux OS support lifecycle
Rocky Linux versions are only supported until active support ends from Rocky Linux.
Supported GPUs
| Instance | GPU | Driver | Driver download instructions |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | GPUs as listed in NVIDIA's GRID release notes. | GRID 17.1 | Get drivers |
| KVM | GPUs as listed in NVIDIA's GRID release notes. | GRID 17.1 | Get drivers RHEL only |
| Physical PC NVIDIA GPUs |
| Use the latest 552.55+ driver for your supported GPU | Get drivers |
| AWS EC2 G4dn | NVIDIA T4 | GRID 17.2 | Get drivers |
| AWS EC2 G5 | NVIDIA A10G | GRID 17.2 | Get drivers |
| Microsoft Azure | NVIDIA M60, T4 | GRID 16.5 | Get drivers |
| Google Cloud Platform | NVIDIA P4, P100, T4 | GRID 17.x | Get drivers |
Info: Display limitations on Microsoft Azure
Graphics Agents running on Microsoft Azure may be limited to a single 2560x1600 display, depending on the state of NVIDIA GRID licensing.
Note: NVIDIA Tesla cards have license limitations
Systems using NVIDIA Tesla-based GPUs, including M60, M10, and M6, are subject to licensing restrictions which may further reduce the available number of monitors or their available resolutions. For systems using Tesla-based GPUs, only licensed displays and resolutions will use GRID functionality. For more information, see NVIDIA’s Grid Licensing User Guide
- 1Installation on physical machines requires some additional configuration. See the extra installation instructions for Ubuntu and RHEL/CentOS.