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Table Of Contents
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Using the VMware Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In 7
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Introduction to the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In 9
Role of the VMware Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In 10
Functionality Available with the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In 10
Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Architecture 11
Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Security Model 11
Personas Used for Managing Workflows Across Distributed Organizations 12
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Installing and Configuring the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In 13
Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Functional Prerequisites 13
Install or Upgrade the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In 14
Configure the Connection to a View Pod 16
Updating View Pod Connection Information 16
Add a Horizon Air Instance 17
Assigning Delegated Administrators to Desktop and Application Pools 18
Create a Delegated Administrator Role Using vSphere Web Client 18
Provide Access Rights to the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows 19
Assign Delegated Administrators to Pools 20
Configuration Tasks for Self-Service Workflows and Unmanaged Machines 22
Best Practices for Managing Workflow Permissions 22
Set a Policy for De-Provisioning Desktop Virtual Machines 23
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Using Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows 25
Access the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflow Library 25
Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflow Library 26
Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflow Reference 26
Add Managed Machines to Pool 26
Add Unmanaged Machines to Pool 27
Add User(s) to App Pool 27
Add User(s) to App Pools 27
Add User(s) to Desktop Pool 28
Add User(s) to Horizon Air Desktop Pool 28
Advanced Desktop Allocation 28
Application Entitlement 29
Assign User 29
Desktop Allocation 30
Desktop Allocation for Users 30
Desktop Assignment 30
Desktop Entitlement 30
Desktop Recycle 31
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