You must run certain vCloud Automation Center plug-in workflows, and certain VMware Horizon 8 configuration workflows, before you can use vRealize Automation to create machines for desktop pools.

You must perform the following tasks before you can run the Configure vCAC Blueprint to Provision Machine to Pool workflow, the Self-Service Advanced Desktop Allocation workflow, or the Advanced Desktop Allocation workflow.

  1. Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator Configuration interface as an administrator and verify that the vRealize Automation (vCAC) plug-in is installed.

    If you are using an vRealize Orchestrator instance that is embedded in vRealize Automation, this plug-in is already installed.

  2. Log in to vRealize Orchestrator as an administrator and run the Add a vCAC Host workflow in the vRealize Automation/Configuration folder.

    You can use the default settings for all items, except that for Session mode, you must select Shared Session from the drop-down menu. The Authentication user name and password are the credentials for the tenant administrator.

  3. To run the following workflow, add the IaaS Host of a vRA Host workflow in the vRealize Automation/Configuration folder.

    You can use the default settings for all items, except that for Session mode, you must select Shared Session from the drop-down menu. The Authentication user name and password are local administrator credentials for logging in to the Windows operating system of that virtual machine.

  4. Run the Install vCO Customization workflow in the vRealize Automation/Infrastructure Administration/Extensibility/Installation folder.

    On the Stubs page of the wizard, set the WFStubMachineProvisioned and WFStubUnprovisionMachine to Yes.

  5. 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 Horizon/Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder. The guest credentials are the user name and password for logging in as an administrator or domain administrator on the virtual machine.

  6. To enable the delegated administrator to use the guest credentials and have access to the data center and virtual machine folders, run the Manage Delegated Administrator Configuration for Registration workflow in the Horizon/Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder.
  7. To enable end users to use the guest credentials and have access to the data center and virtual machine folders, run the Manage Self Service Configuration for Registration workflow in the Horizon/Configuration/Horizon Registration Configuration folder.