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 |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |
| 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 |
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Use the latest 552.55+ driver for your supported GPU | Get drivers |
| AWS EC2 G4dn | NVIDIA T4 | GRID 17.4 | Get drivers |
| AWS EC2 G5 | NVIDIA A10G | GRID 17.4 | 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
Certificate Requirements
Your OS's Trusted Root Certificate Authorities must include Amazon Root CA 1-4 for Cloud License Service (CLS) to function properly. Licensing issues may occur if they are missing.
For detailed instructions on installing Amazon Root CA 1-4, see Solution to Licensing Problems with Cloud License Service (CLS).
Important: HP Anyware Nutanix-ready
HP Anyware is Nutanix-ready. See here for more details.
- 1Installation on physical machines requires some additional configuration. See the extra installation instructions for Ubuntu and RHEL/CentOS.