Use this check list to verify that you have performed all the tasks required to run the appropriate workflow for adding the machine to a manual unmanaged pool.

Separate workflows are available to enable a delegated administrator to add physical and virtual machines to manual desktop pools in VMware Horizon 8.

  • Use the Add Unmanaged Machines to Pool workflow for unmanaged machines that a vCenter Server instance manages, but the vCenter Server instance is not added to Horizon 8.
  • To add physical machines and non-vSphere virtual machines, such as machines that you create by using Citrix XenServer or VMware Workstation, use the Add Physical Machines to Pool workflow in the Workflows/Example folder. Alternatively, you can run the other workflows as described in Adding Physical Machines and Non-vSphere Virtual Machines to Pools.

Before you run a workflow for adding unmanaged machines to a pool, verify that you have performed the following tasks:

  • Add guest credentials by running the Add Guest Credentials workflow of the vRealize Orchestrator Plug-in for Horizon plug-in.

    This workflow is in the Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder. The guest credentials must be for logging in as an administrator or domain administrator on the virtual machine.

  • To enable the delegated administrator to use the guest credentials and access the data center and virtual machine folders, run the Manage Delegated Administrator Configuration for Registration workflow in the Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder .
  • To enable end users to use the guest credentials and access the data center and virtual machine folders, run the Manage Self Service Configuration for Registration workflow in the Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder.
  • For vSphere virtual machines, install the latest version of VMware Tools in the unmanaged virtual machine.

    For step-by-step instructions, see the VMware vSphere help.

  • Install Horizon Agent in the unmanaged machine.
  • If the unmanaged machine is a Windows Server machine, enable the server to be used as a remote desktop:
    1. Log in to Horizon Console.

      Horizon Console uses a URL that has the format https://connection-server/admin.

    2. Select Settings > Global Settings.
    3. On the General Settings tab, click Edit.
    4. Select the Enable Windows Server desktops check box and click OK.
  • For vSphere virtual machines, configure the vCenter Server instance to use the Share a unique session option for managing user logins.
    Note: The following steps assume that the connection to the vCenter Server instance has already been configured. If it is not yet configured, see "Configure the Connection to a vCenter Server Instance" in Using VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plug-Ins.
    1. Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator configuration console.

      The configuration console uses a URL that has the format https://vco-server:8283.

    2. Select vCenter Server and click Edit for the vCenter Server instance.
    3. Under Specify which strategy will be used for managing the users logins, select Share a unique session and click Apply changes.
    4. Restart the vRealize Orchestrator Server service.

The Add Unmanaged Machines to Pool workflow for vSphere virtual machines has some important limitations. See Add Unmanaged Machines to Pool.

For physical machines and non-vSphere virtual machines, you must perform additional configuration tasks. See Configure a Physical Machine for an Unmanaged Pool and Configure vRealize Orchestrator to Use Kerberos Authentication with Physical Machines. You can run the Add Physical Machines to Pool workflow, available in the Workflows/Example folder, or run the Register Machines to Pool workflow and the PowerShell workflows described in Run Workflows to Add Physical Machines as PowerShell Hosts.