The Horizon vCenter Orchestrator plug-in provides automation, self-service, and delegated administration for View environments. End users can perform self-service functions and delegated administrators can perform provisioning functions on behalf of end users.
The Horizon vCenter Orchestrator plug-in provides the following functions:
Self-provision and de-provision, or recycle, machines through vCloud Automation Center in existing View desktop pools
Self-service request and entitlement for applications through vCloud Automation Center
Self-service request and entitlement for a desktop through vCloud Automation Center
Self-service refresh of a machine through vCloud Automation Center
Provision a machine into an existing desktop pool on behalf of an end user
De-provision a machine on behalf of an end user and preserve the persistent disk if there is one
Allow entitlement and assignment changes for application and desktop pools
Allow modification of the minimum number of machines in a desktop pool, pool display name, and number of powered-on machines
With Horizon vCenter Orchestrator plug-in, the following functions have been added:
Add managed virtual machines to manual desktop pools
Add unmanaged virtual machines to manual unmanaged desktop pools
Add physical machines to manual unmanaged desktop pools
Allow session management for disconnecting, logging off, resetting, and sending messages to active View desktop sessions
Provision multiple machines for multiple users
Perform maintenance mode operations on View machines