6.1
Table Of Contents
- Using the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In
- Contents
- Using the VMware Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In
- Introduction to the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In
- Installing and Configuring the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In
- Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Functional Prerequisites
- Install or Upgrade the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In
- Configure the Connection to a View Pod
- Add a Horizon Air Instance
- Assigning Delegated Administrators to Desktop and Application Pools
- Configuration Tasks for Self-Service Workflows and Unmanaged Machines
- Best Practices for Managing Workflow Permissions
- Set a Policy for De-Provisioning Desktop Virtual Machines
- Using Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows
- Access the Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflow Library
- Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflow Library
- Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflow Reference
- Add Managed Machines to Pool
- Add Unmanaged Machines to Pool
- Add User(s) to App Pool
- Add User(s) to App Pools
- Add User(s) to Desktop Pool
- Add User(s) to Horizon Air Desktop Pool
- Advanced Desktop Allocation
- Application Entitlement
- Assign User
- Desktop Allocation
- Desktop Allocation for Users
- Desktop Assignment
- Desktop Entitlement
- Desktop Recycle
- Desktop Refresh
- Global Entitlement Management
- Port Pool to vCAC
- Recompose Pool
- Recompose Pools
- Register Machines to Pool
- Remove Users from Application Pool
- Remove Users from Desktop Pool
- Remove Users from Horizon Air Desktop Pool
- Self-Service Advanced Desktop Allocation
- Self-Service Desktop Allocation
- Self-Service Desktop Recycle
- Self-Service Desktop Refresh
- Self-Service Horizon Air Desktop Allocation
- Self-Service Horizon Air Desktop Recycle
- Self-Service Release Application
- Self-Service Request Application
- Session Management
- Set Maintenance Mode
- Unassign User
- Update App Pool Display Name
- Update Desktop Pool Display Name
- Update Desktop Pool Min Size
- Update Desktop Pool Spare Size
- Syntax for Specifying User Accounts in the Workflows
- Making the Workflows Available in vSphere Web Client and vRealize Automation
- Exposing VMware Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows in vSphere Web Client
- Exposing Horizon vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows in vRealize Automation
- Create Business Groups for Delegated Administrators and End Users
- Create Services for Delegated Administrators and End Users
- Create Entitlements for Delegated Administrators and End Users
- Bind vCAC Workflows to a vCAC User
- Configure Output Parameters for vCAC Workflows
- Configure the Catalog Item for the Workflow
- Making Desktop and Pool Actions Available in vRealize Automation
- Creating Machines and Managing Pools in vRealize Automation
- Prerequisites for Creating Machines in vRealize Automation
- Create Templates and Blueprints for Adding Machines to Desktop Pools
- Use Machine Blueprints to Create and Add Desktops to Pools
- Configure a Machine Blueprint Service for Advanced Desktop Allocation
- Advanced Desktop Allocation Scenarios for Delegated Administrators and End Users
- Deleting Machines Provisioned by vRealize Automation
- Working with Unmanaged Machines
- Index
Self-Service Desktop Recycle
This workflow allows end users to de-provision their own virtual machine from the specified pod and
desktop pool. This workflow removes user entitlement and assignment. Depending on the pool policy, the
virtual machine might be deleted and any persistent disks might be saved.
Inputs/parameters None
Limitations
n
Saving a persistent disk (sometimes called a UDD, or user data disk), works only for
automated dedicated linked-clone desktop pools.
n
Deleting the virtual machine is not supported for floating pools or manual pools.
Prerequisites/binding
requirements
The administrator must run the Manage Self Service Pool Configuration workflow to specify
which pools are available for selection by end users.
This workflow does not appear in the vSphereWebClient folder.
Results For floating-assignment pools, user entitlement is removed. For other desktop pool types,
user assignment is removed.
For dedicated-assignment linked-clone pools, the virtual machine is deleted and persistent
disks are saved according to the settings used in the Add Pool Policy Configuration
workflow.
Self-Service Desktop Refresh
This workflow reverts end user's virtual machine in the specified desktop pool to a base state.
Inputs/parameters None
Scope Works only on automated dedicated View Composer linked-clone pools.
Prerequisites/binding
requirements
The administrator must run the Manage Self Service Pool Configuration workflow to
specify which pools are available for selection by end users.
This workflow does not appear in the vSphereWebClient folder.
Results For View Composer linked-clone virtual machines, a warning message is sent to the user if
there is an active session, and the user is automatically logged out after a certain amount of
time. A refresh operation then starts.
Self-Service Horizon Air Desktop Allocation
This workflow allows end users to assign themselves to a machine and entitle themselves to a Horizon Air
desktop pool.
Inputs/parameters Horizon Air instance alias, pool ID
Prerequisites The administrator must run the Manage Self Service Pool Configuration workflow that is located in
the Configuration/Horizon Air Configuration/Self Service Pool Configuration folder
to specify which pools are available for selection by end users.
This workflow does not appear in the vSphereWebClient folder.
Results The end user is assigned to a machine and entitled to the Horizon Air desktop pool.
Self-Service Horizon Air Desktop Recycle
This workflow allows end users to unassign themselves from a machine in a Horizon Air desktop pool and
unentitle themselves from the pool.
Inputs/parameters Horizon Air instance alias, pool ID
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