To configure a user account that allows VMware Horizon to perform operations in vCenter Server, you must assign a vCenter Server role with appropriate privileges to that user.
Procedure
- In vCenter Server, prepare a role with the required privileges for the user.
- You can use the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Server. This role can perform all operations in vCenter Server including instant-clone operations.
- If you want to use a more limited role than the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Server and you do not plan to use instant clones, you can create a role with the minimum privileges needed by Connection Server to perform vCenter Server operations. In vSphere Client, click , enter a role name such as Horizon Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
See Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User Without Instant Clones.
- If you want to use a more limited role than the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Server and you plan to use instant clones, you can create a role with the minimum privileges needed by Connection Server to perform vCenter Server operations and instant-clone operations. In vSphere Client, click , enter a role name such as Horizon Instant Clone Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
For vCenter Server privileges that include instant-clone privileges, see Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User With Instant Clones.
- In vSphere Client, right-click the vCenter Server at the top level of the inventory, click Add Permission, and add the vCenter Server user.
Note: You must define the vCenter Server user at the vCenter Server level.
- From the drop-down menu, select the Administrator role, or the custom Horizon Administrator role that you created, and assign it to the vCenter Server user.
What to do next
In Horizon Console, when you add vCenter Server to VMware Horizon, specify the vCenter Server user. See Add vCenter Server Instances to VMware Horizon.
