Image Management with Horizon Cloud
Part 1 - Establish authentication trust between the vCenter Server instances
To Establish the trust, the root certificate from both the vCenters needs to be exchanged between the vCenter Server instances. The root certificate needs to be imported in the Certificate Management of the vCenters.

- On the Control Center
- Using a Chrome, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 1.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
- From the Right hand corner of the vCenter Page,
-
Right Click on Download trusted root CA certificate
- Click on Save link as...
- In the Save As Window
- Navigate to Desktop
- Name the zip file as vc-cert-site1
- Click Save
- Name the zip file as vc-cert-site1
- Navigate to Desktop
- In the Save As Window
- Click on Save link as...
-
Right Click on Download trusted root CA certificate
- From the Right hand corner of the vCenter Page,
- where XX is your POD ID.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Using a Chrome, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 1.

- On the Control Center,
- Navigate to Desktop
- Locate vc-cert-site1.zip
-
Right Click on vc-cert-site1.zip
- Click on Extract All...
- In the Select Destination and Extract Files Window
-
Click on Extract to extract the certificate on the desktop
- Close vc-cert-site1 Windows Explorer window
-
Click on Extract to extract the certificate on the desktop
- In the Select Destination and Extract Files Window
- Click on Extract All...
-
Right Click on vc-cert-site1.zip
- Locate vc-cert-site1.zip
- Navigate to Desktop
Part 1 Section 2 - Download and extract the root certificate from the vCenter in Site 2

- On the Control Center
- Using a Chrome, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 2.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-02a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
- From the Right hand corner of the vCenter Page,
-
Right Click on Download trusted root CA certificate
- Click on Save link as...
- In the Save As Window
- Navigate to Desktop
- Name the zip file as vc-cert-site2
- Click Save
- Name the zip file as vc-cert-site2
- Navigate to Desktop
-
Right Click on Download trusted root CA certificate
- From the Right hand corner of the vCenter Page,
- where XX is your POD ID.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-02a.euc-livefire.com
- Using a Chrome, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 2.

- On the Control Center,
- Navigate to Desktop
- Locate vc-cert-site2.zip
-
Right Click on vc-cert-site1.zip
- Click on Extract All...
- In the Select Destination and Extract Files Window
-
Click on Extract to extract the certificate on the desktop
- Close vc-cert-site2 Windows Explorer window
-
Click on Extract to extract the certificate on the desktop
- In the Select Destination and Extract Files Window
- Click on Extract All...
-
Right Click on vc-cert-site1.zip
- Locate vc-cert-site2.zip
- Navigate to Desktop
Part 1 Section 3 - Import the Root Certificate of Site-2 vCenter to Site-1 vCenter

- On the Control Center
- Using a Chrome, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 1.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
-
Note: In the example we have used vcenter22-01a.euc-livefire.com
-
Username [email protected]
-
Password VMware1!
- Click Login
-
Password VMware1!
-
Username [email protected]
-
Note: In the example we have used vcenter22-01a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Using a Chrome, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 1.

- In the vSphere Client
- Navigate to Menu (Three lines on the top)> Administration

- In the Administration Menu
- Navigate to Certificates > Certificate Management
- In the Certificate Management Menu
- From the Right Hand side
- Under Trusted Root Certificates
- Note: you already have 3 Trusted Certificates
- Click ADD
- Under Trusted Root Certificates
- From the Right Hand side

- In the Add Trusted Root Certificate Wizard
- Next to Certificate Chain
- Click on BROWSE
-
Navigate to : -
- C:\Users > Administrator >Desktop > vc-cert-site2 > certs> win
-
Select the first .crt file listed
-
Select Open
- Note: In our example, we have in 352438b0.0.crt
-
Select Open
-
Navigate to : -
- Click on BROWSE
- Next to Certificate Chain

- In the Add Trusted Root Certificate Wizard
- Click ADD

- Under Trusted Root Certificate
-
Click on ADD again
- Click on BROWSE
- Navigate to:
-
C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site2 > certs > win
- Select the second .crt file listed
- Select Open
- Note: In our example, the second crt file is b2bce57c.0.crt
- Select Open
-
Click ADD
- to add the second certificate in trusted root certificate
- Select the second .crt file listed
-
C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site2 > certs > win
-
Click on ADD again

- Under Trusted Root Certificate
-
Click on ADD again
- Click on BROWSE
- Navigate to: -
- C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site2 > certs > win
- Select the third .crt file listed
- Select Open
- Note: In our example, the third crt file is bd822a8c.0.crt
-
Click ADD
- to add the third certificate in trusted root certificate
- Select Open
- Navigate to: -
- Click on BROWSE
-
Click on ADD again

- Under Trusted Root Certificate
-
Click on ADD again
- Click on BROWSE
- Navigate to :-
-
C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site2 > certs > win
- Select the fourth .crt file listed
- Select Open
- Note: In our example, the fourth crt file is df80d4ac.0.crt
- Select Open
- Select the fourth .crt file listed
-
Click ADD
- to add the fourth certificate in trusted root certificate
-
C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site2 > certs > win
- Navigate to :-
- Click on BROWSE
-
Click on ADD again

- In the Certificate Mangement window
- Note: An error message occurs .
- Please ignore this message and move on to step 10

- Under Trusted Root Certificates
- Notice you have 6 GUID numbers each with its own VIEW DETAILS
- Under each GUID
- Click on VIEW DETAILS

- In the Certificate Information window
- On each certificate, verify you can see the certificate of your Site 2 vCenter
- In the example, vCenter of Site 2 is vcenter22-02a.euc-livefire.com
- There are references to other vCenter server names with the other certificates.
- Out of the 4, only one references your current vcenter name
- On each certificate, verify you can see the certificate of your Site 2 vCenter

- On your Controlcenter server desktop
- Go to the vc-cert-site2 folder
- Select any one of your 4 .crt files
- Go to the vc-cert-site2 folder

- In the Certificate folder
- Select the Details tab
- Select the Subject Key Identifier
- Compare the Subject Key Identifier with your GUIDs under Trusted Root Certificates
- Select the Subject Key Identifier
- Select the Details tab

- In the Certificate folder
- In the Details tab
- Select Subject
- Notice the information displayed
- Out of the 4 only 1 is a reference to vCenterXX-02a.euc-livefire.com
- Select Subject
- In the Details tab

- In the vSphere client
- Click on Menu (Three Lines on the top)> Inventory
- You can also select Pin menu checkbox to lock the menu

- In the vSphere Client
- Select and right click W10Master-01a
- Select Power and Shut Down Guest OS
- In the Confirm Guest Shut Down window
- select YES

- In the vSphere Client
- Select and right click W10Master-01a
- Select Clone > Clone to Template...

- In the W10Master-01a - Clone Virtual Machine To Template wizard
- Next to VM template name:
- enter W10Master-01a_Template
- Under Select a location for the template
- Select Region01a datacenter object
- Select NEXT
- Next to VM template name:

- In the W10Master-01a - Clone Virtual Machine To Template wizard
- In the Select a compute resource area
- Expand Bangalore
- Select esxi-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Expand Bangalore
- Select NEXT
- In the Select a compute resource area

- In the W10Master-01a - Clone Virtual Machine To Template wizard
- Next to CorpLun-01a:
- select the radio button
- Next to Select virtual disk format
- from the dropdown select Thin Provision
- Select NEXT
- Next to CorpLun-01a:

- In the W10Master-01a - Clone Virtual Machine To Template wizard
-
Ready to complete page
- Select FINISH
-
Ready to complete page
Part 1 Section 4 - Import the Root Certificate of Site 1 vCenter to Site 2 vCenter

- On the Control Center
- Using a Chrome for Site 2, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 2.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-02a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
-
Note: In the example we have used vcenter22-02a
-
Username [email protected]
-
Password VMware1!
- Click Login
-
Password VMware1!
-
Username [email protected]
-
Note: In the example we have used vcenter22-02a
- where XX is your POD ID.
- Enter https://vcenterXX-02a.euc-livefire.com
- Using a Chrome for Site 2, navigate to the URL of vCenter Server instance for Site 2.

- In the vSphere Client
- Navigate to Menu (Three lines on the top)> Administration
- Select Pin Menu checkbox to lock the menu

- In Administration Menu
- Navigate to Certificate > Certificate Management
- In the Certificate Management Menu
- From the Right-hand-side
- Under Trusted Root Certificate
- Note you already have 4 Certificates
- Click ADD
- Under Trusted Root Certificate
- From the Right-hand-side

- In the Add Trusted Root Certificate Wizard
- Click on BROWSE
-
Navigate to:-
- C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site1 > certs> win
-
Select the first .crt file listed
-
Select Open
- Note: In our example, we have 3fc73c50.0.crt
-
Select Open
-
Navigate to:-
- Click on BROWSE

- In the Add Trusted Root Certificate Wizard
- Click ADD

- Under Trusted Root Certificate
-
Click ADD
- Click on BROWSE
- Navigate to C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site1 > certs> win
- Select the second .crt file listed
- Select Open
-
Note: In our example, the second crt file is b3e68eaa.0.crt
- Click ADD to add the second certificate in trusted root certificate
- Select the second .crt file listed
-
Click ADD

- Under Trusted Root Certificate
-
Click ADD
- Click on BROWSE
-
Navigate to C:\Users > Administrator > Desktop > vc-cert-site1 > certs > win
- Select the third .crt file listed
- Select Open
- Note: In our example, the third crt file is bd822a8c.0.crt
- Select Open
- Select the third .crt file listed
-
Click ADD
- to add the third certificate in trusted root certificate
-
Click ADD

- In the Certificate Management window
- IF you get an error
- Error occurred while adding trusted root certificates: Trusted root already exists
- Ignore and close the error and move on to the next step 9
- IF you get an error

- On your Controlcenter server desktop
- Go to the vc-cert-site1 folder
- Select any one of your 3 .crt files
- Go to the vc-cert-site1 folder

- In the Certificate folder
- Select the Details tab
- Select the Subject Key Identifier
- Compare the Subject Key Identifier with your GUIDs under Trusted Root Certificates
- Select the Subject Key Identifier
- Select the Details tab

- In the Certificate folder
- In the Details tab
- Select Subject
- Notice the information displayed
- Out of the 3 only 1 is a reference to vCenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Select Subject
- In the Details tab
Part 2- Adding vCenter to the Horizon Universal console for Image Management
We will start with Horizon Cloud Services configuration for the Horizon Image Management services

- In the Horizon Universal Console
- Navigate to Inventory > Images - Multi-Pod
- Click on VCENTER Drop Down button
- Select Set UP Credentials
- Click on VCENTER Drop Down button
- Navigate to Inventory > Images - Multi-Pod

- In the Set Up Credentials window
- Next to:
-
Use same credentials for all vCenters
- Switch the toggle button to ON
-
Use same credentials for all vCenters
- Enter the following for vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Where XX is your POD ID.
- Username* type [email protected]
-
Password* type VMware1!
- Note: In the example our vCenter for Site 1 is vcenter22-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Enter the following for vcenterXX-02a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
- Username* type [email protected]
-
Password* type VMware1!
- Note: In the example our vCenter for Site 2 is vcenter22-02a.euc-livefire.com
- where XX is your POD ID.
- Where XX is your POD ID.
- Select NEXT
- Next to:

- In. the Summary Window
- Click FINISH
Part 3 Importing and Publishing the template from Site 1
Part 3 Section 1 Importing the template from Site 1

- In the Welcome to Multi-Pod Images
- Click NEW

- In the Import Images Window
-
General Information
- Ensure that
- In Use By Pool toggle button is Off
- In line with :-
-
Type
- The radio button next to VM template is selected
-
Pod*
- validate that that HznBangalore is selected
-
vCenter *
-
vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com selected
- Where XX is your POD ID
-
vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com selected
-
Type
- Under Images *
- Next to W10Master-01a_Template
- select the radio button
- Next to W10Master-01a_Template
- Click NEXT
- Ensure that
-
General Information

- In the Import Images wizard
-
Details area:-
- Below W10Master-01a_Template,
- enter the following, next to :-
-
Name* enter Win10-XX-01
- Where XX is your POD ID
- Description, enter: Assist Agent
- Username* enter: admin
- Password* enter: VMware1!
-
Marker(s): enter AssistAgent
- with your keyboard, select ENTER
- Click NEXT
-
Name* enter Win10-XX-01
- enter the following, next to :-
- Below W10Master-01a_Template,
-
Details area:-

- In the Import Images wizard
-
Summary Window
- Verify YOUR Settings
- Click on FINISH
-
Summary Window

- From the Control Center desktop,
- Using the Site 1 chrome Browser
- Login to vCenter in Site 1
- vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Where XX is your POD ID
-
Username*
- type [email protected]
-
Password*
- type VMware1!
- vcenterXX-01a.euc-livefire.com
- Login to vCenter in Site 1
- Using the Site 1 chrome Browser
- Notice a new Virtual Machine got created with the name mgmt-XXXXXXXX-W10Master01A_Template
- We will now proceed to Verify the New VM has got the CorpInternal01 network adaptor
Ensure that the clone operation is complete in the Recent Tasks of the vSphere Client

- From the vCenter Inventory
- Select and right-Click Virtual Machine name > Edit Settings

- In the Edit Settings window
- If there is a different adapter, change the adapter to CorpInternal01
- To Close the Edit Settings Window
- Click Ok

- In the vSphere Web Client
- In the right pane of the mgmt-XXXX-W10Master-01a_Template
- Click Launch Web Console
- In the right pane of the mgmt-XXXX-W10Master-01a_Template

- In the Web Console
- Top right corner
- Select Send Ctrl+Alt+Delete
- Top right corner

- In the Web Console
- Under Admin
- enter VMware1!
- Select Submit
- Under Admin

- On the mgmt-XXXXXXXX-W10Master01A Desktop
-
Open the Software folder shortcut
- Navigate to Horizon > Assist
-
In the Assist folder
- Double Click on Assist For Horizon-Win10-21 installer
-
Open the Software folder shortcut

- On the mgmt-XXXXXXXX-W10Master01A Desktop
- In the Open File - Security Warning
- Click Run
- In the Open File - Security Warning

- In the Assist for Horizon Setup Window
- Next to I accept the terms in the License Agreement
- Check the tick box
- Click Install
-
In the User Account Control
- Select Yes
- Next to I accept the terms in the License Agreement

- In the Assist for Horizon Setup window
- Click "Finish"

- On the mgmt-XXXXXXXX-W10Master01A Desktop
- Verify Assist for Horizon is installed
- Launch the Control Panel shortcut
- Under Programs
- select Uninstall a program
- Look for Assist for Horizon
- Close all windows on the Desktop
- Verify Assist for Horizon is installed
Section 2 Publishing the template

- In the Horizon Universal Console
- Navigate to Inventory > Images - Multi-Pod
- Click on Win10-XX-01 Image Name
- Where XX is your POD ID
- Click on Win10-XX-01 Image Name
- Navigate to Inventory > Images - Multi-Pod

- Under Win10-XX-01 Window
- Where XX is a POD ID
- Next to Deployment Complete
- select the radio button
- Click on the three Dots (...) on the menu bar
- Select Publish

- In the Publish Image Window
-
Desktop Details section
- Configure the following:-
- next to:
- Clone Type: Instant Clone
- Image Type: VDI (default)
- In the bottom right corner
- Select NEXT
- next to:
- Configure the following:-
-
Desktop Details section

- In the Publish Image window
- Pods section
- Next to Select Destination
-
Note the default is the Toggle is disabled
- keep the default
-
Note the default is the Toggle is disabled
- Select NEXT
- Next to Select Destination
- Pods section
Enabling this toggle allows us to be specific regarding which POD or PODS we replicate to
Keeping the Toggle disabled will replicate to all PODS
In our scenario, we need to replicate to all PODS

- In the Publish Image window
-
Datastore and Network section
- Enable all the required fields
- In the HZNxxBangalore area
- Under the following
- Cluster , select Bangalore
- Resource Pool, select Bangalore
- Datastore , select CorpLun01a
- Network, select CorpInternal01
- Under the following
- In the HZNxxSeattle area
- Under the following
- Cluster , select Seattle
- Resource Pool, select Seattle
- Datastore , select CorpLun-02a
- Network, select CorpInternal02
- Under the following
- In the HZNxxBangalore area
- In the bottom right corner
- Select NEXT
- Enable all the required fields
-
Datastore and Network section

- In the Publish Image window
-
Agent section
- Next to Install Horizon Agent
- Turn the Toggle Off
- In the bottom right corner
- Select NEXT
- Next to Install Horizon Agent
-
Agent section
In the Master image, we cloned, the Horizon Agent has already been installed

- In the Publish Image window
-
Summary section
- In the bottom right corner
- Select FINISH
- In the bottom right corner
-
Summary section

- In the Images - Multi-Pod area
- Under Version
- select 1.0
- Under Version

- In the Win10-XX-01 > 1.0 window
- Under Image Copies
- Notice the Status
- Wait until the status shows Available to both the PODs
- It takes around 15 minutes
- Click on CLOSE to close the version window
- Under Image Copies
The only way to refresh this window is to close and re - open

- On your ControlCenter server
- Login to the vSphere Client on both Site 1 and Site 2
- Monitor the clone operation in the recent task
Note. On Site 2 the Sync Library item will sit at 0% for up to 10 minutes and then suddenly finish
- In the Horizon Universal Console
- In Images-Multi-Pod area
- Under Win10-XX-01 window
- Once the deployment is complete
- Notice the Status now reads as Available
- Click CLOSE
- Under Win10-XX-01 window
- In Images-Multi-Pod area

- In the Horizon Universal Console
- In Images-Multi-Pod area
- Under Win10-XX-01 window
- Where XX is a POD ID
-
Click on the Version 1.0 hyperlink
- In the Win10-XX-01 > 1.0 window
- Under Status, notice the following:-
- Reads : Deployment Complete in HZNBangalore
- Reads: Available in HZNBangalore
- Reads: Available in HZNSeattle
- Under Win10-XX-01 window
- In Images-Multi-Pod area
Do not start with Part 4 until Part 3 is complete
Part 4 Creating Pools using Image Mangement
We will configuring a Desktop Pool for Site 1 in this Section. Look out for a Cloud Managed and Image Catalog check box that you will enable for this Pool to be managed by Horizon Cloud Services

- On your Horizon Universal Console
- Expand Settings
- Select Capacity
- Double click the HZNBangalore link
- Expand Settings

- In the HZNBangalore window
- Select LAUNCH HORIZON CONSOLE

- In the VMware Horizon admin console
- Under Inventory
- Select Desktops
- Under Inventory

- In the VMware Horizon admin console
- Under Desktop Pools
- Select Add
- Under Desktop Pools

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Type
- Select Next
-
Type
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Server
- Accept the Defaults
- Select Next
-
vCenter Server
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
User Assignment
- Select the radio button next to Floating
- Select Next
-
User Assignment
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Storage Optimization
- Select Next
-
Storage Optimization
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Desktop Pool Identification
- Enter the following under:-
-
ID type HZNBLR_xx_Assist
- Where xx is your assigned POD number
-
Display Name, type HZNBLR_xx_Assist
- Where xx is your assigned POD number
-
ID type HZNBLR_xx_Assist
- Select Next
- Enter the following under:-
-
Desktop Pool Identification
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Provisioning Settings
- Enter the following under:-
-
Use a Naming Pattern type BLRXX-Asst-
- Where XX is your assigned POD ID
-
Desktop Pool Sizing
- Maximum Machines, type 3
-
Use a Naming Pattern type BLRXX-Asst-
- Select Next
- Enter the following under:-
-
Provisioning Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to Source:-
-
Select Image Catalog Radio Button
- To the right of Stream
- Select Browse
- To the right of Stream
-
Select Image Catalog Radio Button
- Next to Source:-

- In the Select Stream window
- Select the radio button, next to Win10-XX-01
- Where XX is the POD ID.
- Note: In the screenshot example, POD ID 22 is used.
- Select Submit
- Select the radio button, next to Win10-XX-01

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Under vCenter Settings
- In the Marker Dropdown
- Note the AssistAgent option
- In the Marker Dropdown
- Under vCenter Settings

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- To the right of *VM Folder Location
- Select Browse
- To the right of *VM Folder Location
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the VM Folder Location window
- Select the Region01A cluster icon
- Select Submit

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- In the Resource Settings area
- To the right of *Cluster
- Select Browse
- To the right of *Cluster
- In the Resource Settings area
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Select Cluster window
- Select the Bangalore cluster icon
- Select Submit

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- In the Resource Settings area
- To the right of *Resource Pool
- Select Browse
- To the right of *Resource Pool
- In the Resource Settings area
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Resource Pool window
- Select the Bangalore cluster icon
- Select Submit

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- In the Resource Settings area
- To the right of *Datastores
- Select Browse
- To the right of *Datastores
- In the Resource Settings area
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Select Instant Clone Datastores window
- Select the checkbox next to CorpLun01a
- Select Submit
-
In the Warning window
- Select OK
- Select the checkbox next to CorpLun01a

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- Select Next
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Desktop Pool Settings
- Select the checkbox next to Cloud Managed
- Under Log Off after Disconnect
- From the dropdown, select Immediately
- Select Next
-
Desktop Pool Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
Remote Display Settings area
- Select Next
-
Remote Display Settings area

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Guest Customization
- Under *AD Container
- Select Browse
- Under *AD Container
-
Guest Customization
- Next to:-

- In the AD Container window
- Expand OU=Corp
- Select OU=Computers,OU=Corp
- Select Submit
- Expand OU=Corp

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
Guest Customization area
- Select the checkbox next to
- Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts
- Select Next
- Select the checkbox next to
-
Guest Customization area

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
Ready to Complete area
- Select Submit
-
Ready to Complete area
- Note: It might take around 15 mins to show all the VMs in available in the Horizon Pool
- You can move on to the next section
We will configuring a Desktop Pool for Site 2 in this Section. Look out for a Cloud Managed and Image Catalog check box that you will enable for this Pool to be managed by Horizon Cloud Services

- On your Horizon Universal Console
- Navigate to Settings > Capacity
- Select HZNSeattle
- Select LAUNCH HORIZON CONSOLE
- Navigate to Settings > Capacity

- In the VMware Horizon admin console
- Under Inventory
- Select Desktops
- Under Inventory

- In the VMware Horizon admin console
- Under Desktop Pools
- Select Add
- Under Desktop Pools

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Type
- Select Next
-
Type
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Server
- Accept the Defaults
- Select Next
-
vCenter Server
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
User Assignment
- Select the radio button next to Floating
- Select Next
-
User Assignment
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Storage Optimization
- Select Next
-
Storage Optimization
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Desktop Pool Identification
- Enter the following under:-
-
ID type HZNSea-xx-Asst
- Where xx is your assigned number
-
Display Name, type Seattle-xx-Asst
- Where xx your assigned number
-
ID type HZNSea-xx-Asst
- Select Next
- Enter the following under:-
-
Desktop Pool Identification
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Provisioning Settings
- Enter the following under:-
-
Use a Naming Pattern type SEAXX-Asst-
- Where XX is your assigned POD ID
-
Desktop Pool Sizing
- Maximum Machines, type 3
-
Use a Naming Pattern type SEAXX-Asst-
- Select Next
- Enter the following under:-
-
Provisioning Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to Source:-
-
Select Image Catalog Radio Button
- To the right of Stream
- Select Browse
- To the right of Stream

- In the Select Stream Window
- Select the radio button, next to Win10-XX-01
- Where XX is the POD ID.
-
Note: In the screenshot example, POD ID 22 is used.
- Select Submit
-
Note: In the screenshot example, POD ID 22 is used.
- Where XX is the POD ID.
- Select the radio button, next to Win10-XX-01

- In the Add Pool wizard
- In the Marker Dropdown
- Select AssistAgent
- In the Marker Dropdown

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- To the right of *VM Folder Location
- Select Browse
- To the right of *VM Folder Location
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the VM Folder Location window
- Select the Region02A cluster icon
- Select Submit

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- In the Resource Settings area
- To the right of *Cluster
- Select Browse
- To the right of *Cluster
- In the Resource Settings area
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Select Cluster window
- Select the Seattle cluster icon
- Select Submit

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- In the Resource Settings area
- To the right of *Resource Pool
- Select Browse
- To the right of *Resource Pool
- In the Resource Settings area
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Resource Pool window
- Select the Seattle cluster icon
- Select Submit

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
vCenter Settings
- In the Resource Settings area
- To the right of *Datastores
- Select Browse
- To the right of *Datastores
- In the Resource Settings area
-
vCenter Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Select Instant Clone Datastores window
- Select the checkbox next to CorpLun-02a
- Select Submit
-
In the Warning window
- Select OK
- Select the checkbox next to CorpLun-02a

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
vCenter Settings
- In the bottom right corner
- Select Next
- In the bottom right corner
-
vCenter Settings

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Desktop Pool Settings
- Select the checkbox next to Cloud Managed
- Under Log Off after Disconnect
- From the dropdown, select Immediately
- Select Next
-
Desktop Pool Settings
- Next to:-

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
Remote Display Settings area
- Select Next
-
Remote Display Settings area

- In the Add Pool wizard
- Next to:-
-
Guest Customization
- Under *AD Container
- Select Browse
- Under *AD Container
-
Guest Customization
- Next to:-

- In the AD Container window
- Expand OU=Corp
- Select OU=Computers,OU=Corp
- Select Submit
- Expand OU=Corp

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
Guest Customization area
- Select the checkbox next to
- Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts
- Select Next
- Select the checkbox next to
-
Guest Customization area

- In the Add Pool wizard
-
Ready to Complete area
- Select Submit
-
Ready to Complete area
Note: It might take around 15 mins to show all the VMs in available in the Horizon Pool
Part 5 Creating Assignment for the Image Management Pool
We login to the Horizon Universal Console and create a VDI assignment

- In the Horizon Universal Console
- Expand Assign Desktops & Apps
- Select VDI
- Expand Assign Desktops & Apps

- In the Assignments area
- Select NEW
- Under Desktop
- Select VMware SDDC
- Under Desktop
- Select NEW

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
General Information
- Configure the following: next to:-
- Desktop Type* :Floating (default configuration)
-
Desktop Name*: type Corpxx-Asst
- (xx is your assigned POD number)
- In the Select Pod(s) area
- Select the checkbox next to
- HznBangalore
- HZNSeattle
- Select the checkbox next to
- Configure the following: next to:-
-
General Information
- Next to:

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
General Information
-
Scroll down until you see
- Scope*
- Site Connection Affinity*
-
Scroll down until you see
-
General Information
- Next to:

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
General Information
- Next to Site Connection Affinity*
- Select Home Site
- Next to Home Site Restriction
- Turn the TOGGLE ON
- Next to Site Connection Affinity*
-
General Information
- Select NEXT
- Next to:

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
Desktops
- Configure the following: next to:-
- Operating System* : from the dropdown, select Windows 10 (64-bit)
- HTML Access: toggle Enabled
- Clean Up Redundant Sessions : toggle Enabled
- Select the check box next to:-
- HZNBLR-XX-Assist (XX being your POD Number)
- HZNSEA-XX-Asst(XX being your POD Number)
- Select NEXT
- Configure the following: next to:-
-
Desktops
- Next to:

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
Users
- Configure the following: next to:-
-
Find Users: type sales
- Select Sales
-
Find Users: type sales
- Configure the following: next to:-
-
Users
- Next to:

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
Users
- Configure the following: next to:-
-
Find Users: type Marketing
- Select Marketing
- Click Next
-
Find Users: type Marketing
- Configure the following: next to:-
-
Users
- Next to:

- In the New Desktop Assignment wizard
- Next to:
-
Summary
- Review the information
- Select FINISH
-
Summary
- Next to:

- In the Assignments area
- Note that the Status for your CorpXX-Asst assignment is Pending
- Where XX is your assigned POD ID
-
It might take up to 10 minutes to show as Complete
- Refresh the page every 2 minutes
- Note that the Status for your CorpXX-Asst assignment is Pending

- In In the Assignments area
- Note that your Site, Pod, Capacity information will show first
- Keep refreshing
- Note that the Status for CorpXX-Asst is now Complete
- Where XX is your assigned POD ID
- Note that your Site, Pod, Capacity information will show first
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