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Table Of Contents
- Using the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In
- Contents
- Using the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In
- Introduction to the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In
- Installing and Configuring the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In
- Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Functional Prerequisites
- Install the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In
- Configure the Connection to a View Pod
- Assigning Delegated Administrators to Desktop and Application Pools
- Best Practices for Managing Workflow Permissions
- Set a Policy for De-Provisioning Desktop Virtual Machines
- Using Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows
- Making the Workflows Available in vSphere Web Client and vCloud Automation Center
- Exposing Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows in vSphere Web Client
- Exposing Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Workflows in vCloud Automation Center
- 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 vCAC60 Workflows to Specific Pods and Pools in vCloud Automation Center
- Configure the Catalog Item for the Workflow
- Index
vCloud Automation Center
You must have access to a vCloud Automation Center server. The Horizon vCO plug-in works with vCloud
Automation Center version 6.0.1. The embedded vCenter Orchestrator server packaged with vCloud
Automation Center versions 6.0.1 is compatible with this plug-in, or you can install the plug-in in an
external vCenter Orchestrator server.
For information about setting up vCloud Automation Center, see vCloud Automation Center Installation and
Configuration, available from the documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcac-
pubs.html.
vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On
Verify that you have access to a vCenter Server 5.5.b instance and that you are using vCenter™ Single Sign-
On™ 2.0.
For information about setting up vCenter Server 5.5, see vSphere Installation and Setup, available from the
documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html.
Install the Horizon vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In
Installing the Horizon vCO plug-in involves downloading the installer file and using the vCenter
Orchestrator Configuration UI to upload the plug-in file and install the plug-in.
This topic provides specific guidance for installing the Horizon vCO plug-in. The procedure for installing
vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins is similar for all plug-ins, and the documentation for general plug-in
installation, update, and troubleshooting is provided elsewhere. See the vCenter Orchestrator
Documentation page at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/orchestrator_pubs.html.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the URL for downloading the Horizon vCO plug-in installation file (.vmoapp file).
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Verify that you have vCenter Orchestrator (either the virtual appliance or the Windows service) set up
and configured to work with vCenter Single Sign-On. See "Register Orchestrator as a vCenter Single
Sign On Solution in Advanced Mode" in Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
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Verify that you have credentials for an account with permission to install vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins
and to authenticate through vCenter Single Sign-On.
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Verify that you have installed VMware vCenter Orchestrator Client and that you can log in with
Administrator credentials.
Procedure
1 Download the plug-in file to a location accessible from the vCenter Orchestrator appliance or service.
The installer filename is o11nplugin-horizon-1.0.0-xxxxxxx.exe, where xxxxxx is the build number.
2 Open a browser and launch the vCenter Orchestrator Configuration interface.
An example of the URL format is https://server.mycompany.com:8283.
3 Click the Plug-ins item in the left pane and scroll down to the Install new plug-in section.
4 In the Plug-in file field, browse to the plug-in installer file and click Upload and install.
The file must be in .vmoapp format.
5 In the Install a Plugin pane, when prompted, accept the license agreement.
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