6.5

Procedure
1 Create an organizational unit (OU) in the domain controller machine.
2 If the XD-XA server was already added to the computer account, move the XD-XA server to the OU.
a Access Active Directory Users Computers, and select Computer, right-click your XD-XA server,
and in the context menu select Move....
b In the Move object into container window, select the OU you created.
The XD-XA server is now moved to the OU.
3 Create a Group Policy object using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
4 Copy the certicate string and the RMI URL from the broker agent conguration utility.
5 Copy the v4pa_desktopagent.admx le to PolicyDefinitions folder, which is in the
c:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions directory.
The v4pa_desktopagent.admx le is in the "%ProgramFiles%\VMware\vRealize Operations for
Published Apps\Broker Agent\extras\GroupPolicyFiles directory.
6 Copy the v4pa_desktopagent.adml le to en-us folder, which is in the
c:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-us directory.
The v4pa_desktopagent.adml le is in the "%ProgramFiles%\VMware\vRealize Operations for
Published Apps\Broker Agent\extras\GroupPolicyFiles\en_us directory.
7 Set the Group Policy.
a On the controller machine, click Start and type the gpmc.msc command in the search box.
b Right-click the GPO that you created and select Edit.
c Select Computer  > Policies > Administrative Templates > VMware Published
Apps Agent  > vRealize Operations, and double-click the item in the right pane.
d Select Enable and copy the RMI URL and certicate string in the policy template.
You might receive a warning that you exceeded the maximum number of characters per line.
e (Optional) Break the line by pressing Enter, and click Apply, and then click OK.
8 Verify on the XD-XA server machine that the RMI URL and certicate string in the
HKLM\Software\Policies\VMware, Inc.\vRealize operations for published Apps\Desktop Agent
directory. RMI URL is of the format rmi://<vrops_ip>:3095.
What to do next
Install desktop agent on the VDI and RDSH hosts you want to monitor. If you already installed a desktop
agent and planned to push through GPO at later stage, there might be exceptions in the desktop agent log
les. After the pair token is pushed using the GPO, you should restart the desktop agent service.
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