Optionally run the App Volumes Configuration workflow to provide the appropriate credentials for all workflow operations that the VMware App Volumes™ Server instance performs.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that the fully qualified domain name of the App Volumes Server instance can be resolved from the machine where the vRealize Orchestrator server is running.
  • Verify that you have administrator credentials for the vRealize Orchestrator server. The account must be a member of the vRealize Orchestrator Admin group configured to authenticate through vCenter Single Sign-On.
  • Verify that you have the credentials of a user that has the App Volumes Administrators role. The users and groups that have the App Volumes Administrators role were specified in App Volumes Administrator when the App Volumes Server instance was installed and set up.

Procedure

  1. Log in to vRealize Orchestrator as an administrator.
  2. Click the Workflows view in vRealize Orchestrator.
  3. In the workflows hierarchical list, select Library > Horizon > Configuration > App Volumes Configuration and navigate to the Add or Update App Volumes Server workflow.
  4. Right-click the Add or Update App Volumes Server workflow and select Start workflow.
  5. Complete the form that appears using the following information:
    Option Action
    HTTP or HTTPS Select from the drop-down menu which protocol to use based on the App Volumes configuration.
    FQDN or IP address Provide the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the machine on which the App Volumes Server instance is installed.
    The Port Provide the port number to use. Default is 80.
    The Admin user name Provide the user name of a user that has the Horizon administrator's role.
    The Password Provide the Horizon administrator's password.
    The Timeout to Connect Specify the length of time in seconds that is allowed before the connection times out. The default is 0.0.
  6. Click Submit.
    The App Volumes Server that you specified is added and can now be listed for the vRealize Orchestrator Plug-in for Horizon under the inventory menu.