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Installing and Configuring the
Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In 2
Installing the Horizon vCO plug-in is similar to installing other vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins. Configuring
the Horizon vCO plug-in involves running various configuration workflows to connect to View components
and to configure roles and permissions.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Functional Prerequisites,” on page 11
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“Install the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In,” on page 12
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“Configure the Connection to a View Pod,” on page 13
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“Assigning Delegated Administrators to Desktop and Application Pools,” on page 14
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“Best Practices for Managing Workflow Permissions,” on page 18
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“Set a Policy for De-Provisioning Desktop Virtual Machines,” on page 18
Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Functional Prerequisites
The Horizon vCO plug-in acts as middleware between Horizon 6, vCenter Orchestrator, and vCloud
Automation Center. To be able to install and use the Horizon vCO plug-in, your system must meet certain
functional prerequisites.
VMware Horizon 6 (with View)
You must have access to a View Connection Server instance. The Horizon vCO plug-in works with
VMware Horizon 6.
For more information about setting up VMware Horizon 6, see the View Installation and View Administration
documents, available from the documentation page at
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html.
vCenter Orchestrator
Verify that you have a running instance of Orchestrator. You can log in to the Orchestrator configuration
interface at http://orchestrator_server:8283. The Horizon vCO plug-in works with vCenter Orchestrator
5.5.1.
For information about setting up Orchestrator, see Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator,
available from the documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/orchestrator_pubs.html.
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