Configure IDV Host with GUI

We created a GUI tool to simplify IDV Host configuration. To launch the configurator, run this command in the IDV Server.

1. Launch IDV VM Configurator GUI application with command below:

sudo ~/idv-vm-configurator-app

2. You should see a GUI application pop-up on the screen.



3. This screen shows the general configuration that you can configure for all IDV Host if host-specific configuration is not configured.
4. To configure each host-specific configuration, click Configure at the bottom of the application.
5. You should see that the GUI will show a different screen.



6. Select the IDV Host from the dropdown menu, you should see all connected IDV Host and configured IDV Host in the list. If the IDV Host is not configured previously, you should see the MAC Address of the IDV Host. If the MAC Address of the IDV Host does not show, wait for 3 minutes and try again.



7. Selecting any option will reflect the GUI to load the configuration for the specific host.
8. Complete the configuration and click Save at the bottom of the screen.
9. Now, in the i3 terminal on your idvhost, modify this line on the i3 configuration, change ‘HDMI-x’ / ‘DP-x’ to your display port (HDMI-x or DP-x), and note that the VM will be assigned the display output by sequence (ex: vm1 will output to workspace 1):

sudo nano /home/idvuser/.config/i3/config



Comment out the workspace if you have less than four displays connected to prevent conflict; for example, comment out the line as shown below if you only have one display:



10. Reboot IDV Host.