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For manual unmanaged pools in View, the View Connection Server instance is not able to obtain
information from a vCenter Server instance. The unmanaged machines must therefore be registered with the
View Connection Server instance before they can be added to a desktop pool.
The topic “Prerequisites for Adding Unmanaged Machines to Pools,” on page 69 applies to all types of
unmanaged machines. The other topics in this chapter apply only to physical machines that you add to a
View desktop pool.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Prerequisites for Adding Unmanaged Machines to Pools,” on page 69
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“Adding Physical Machines and Non-vSphere Virtual Machines to Pools,” on page 70
Prerequisites for Adding Unmanaged Machines to Pools
Use this check list to verify that you have performed all the tasks required to run the appropriate workflow
for adding the machine to a manual unmanaged pool.
Separate workflows are available to allow a delegated administrator to add physical and virtual machines to
manual desktop pools in View.
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Use the Add Unmanaged Machines to Pool workflow for unmanaged machines that are in fact
managed by a vCenter instance, but the vCenter instance has not been added to View.
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Use the Add Physical Machines to Pool workflow, available in the Workflows/Example folder, for adding
physical machines and non-vSphere virtual machines, such as those you can create with Citrix
XenServer, Microsoft HyperV, or VMware Workstation. Alternatively, you can run the other workflows
as described in “Adding Physical Machines and Non-vSphere Virtual Machines to Pools,” on page 70.
Before you run a workflow for adding unmanaged machines to a pool, verify that you have performed the
following tasks:
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Add guest credentials by running the Add Guest Credentials workflow of the
Horizon vRealize Orchestrator plug-in.
This workflow is located in the Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder. The guest
credentials must be for logging in as an administrator or domain administrator on the virtual machine.
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Run the Manage Delegated Administrator Configuration for Registration workflow, in the
Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder, to allow the delegated administrator to
use the guest credentials and have access to the datacenter and virtual machine folders.
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Run the Manage Self Service Configuration for Registration workflow, in the Configuration/Horizon
Registration Configuration folder, to allow end users to use the guest credentials and have access to
the datacenter and virtual machine folders.
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