1. On your ControlCenter desktop
   • Open your Google Chrome browser
   • Select the VMware Horizon shortcut for Horizon administrator
   • In the User Name area login as administrator
     • In the Password area type  VMware1! 
   • Select Sign in

2. Expand Settings,
   • Select Servers
   • Select the Connection Servers Tab

3. Under Servers
   • Select the radio button to next HORIZON
   • Select  Edit 

4. On the Edit Connection Server Settings page
   • Select the Authentication tab.

5. On the Authentication tab, Under Delegation of authentication to VMware Horizon (SAML 2.0 Authenticator):
   • On the Drop down Arrow Select Allowed,
   • Select the Manage SAML Authenticators box

6. On the Manage SAML Authenticators box
   • Select Add

7. In the Add SAML 2.0 Authenticator window.
   • Ensure Dynamic radio button is selected,
   • Enter the following:
     • Under Label: type Workspace ONE Access
     • Under Metadata URL : https://YOUR CUSTOM Access URL/SAAS/API/1.0/GET/metadata/idp.xml
       • e.g. https://aw-euclivefirefran.vidmpreview.com/SAAS/API/1.0/GET/metadata/idp.xml
     • Select OK

8. In the Manage SAML Authenticators window
   • Select OK to close

9. In the Connection Server Settings
   • Select OK

10. On the ContolCenter Server desktop,
    • Open a new tab on your Google Chrome Browser .
    • In the address bar add your Workspace ONE Access  URL
      • Log in as SysAdmin
      • Select TA > Administration Console
      • Select the Catalog tab,
      • Select Virtual Apps Collection

11. On the Introducing Virtual Apps Collection Page
    • Select GET STARTED

12. In the Select the Source Type window,  
    • In the Horizon box,  click the SELECT link

13. On the NEW Horizon Collection page ,
    • Enter the following, next to:
      • Name : Horizon
        • Notice the default ws1-connector.euc-livefire.com (LivefireSync) Connector
      • Select NEXT

14. In the New Horizon Collection wizard
    • Step 2. Pod and Federation,
      • select + ADD A POD

15. In the New Horizon Collection wizard
    • Under Horizon Connection Server
      • type : Horizon.euc-livefire.com
    • Under Username
      • type: [email protected]
    • Under Password
      • type: VMware1!
    • Select ADD

• Select Next

16. In the New Horizon Collection wizard
    • In Step 3 Configuration
      • On the Sync page under Activation Policy
        • Change User Activated to Automatic ,
        • Under the Default Launch Client select Browser
    • Select Next

17. In the New Horizon Collection wizard
    • In Step 4 Summary
      • Select SAVE & CONFIGURE

18. In the Horizon window
    • Select the Overview tab

19. In the Horizon Window
    • Select the radio button next to Horizon
      • Select the dropdown next to SYNC
        • Select Sync without safeguards

20. In the Virtual Apps Collections window
    • Next to  Sync Status, select the Refresh icon
    • Select More

21. In the Sync Action Summary window
    • Select the blue I icon next to Completed
      • In the Sync Action Summary, you should see synced items
      • If the Sync Action Summary displays zero synced, reach out to the Livefire Team
    • Off the Catalog tab, from the dropdown
      • Select Virtual Apps
      • In the Virtual Apps area, note the Horizon resources available to you.

22. In the Workspace ONE Access console
    • Select the Users & Groups tab

23. In the Users Interface
    • Select Debio, Mark

24. In the Mark Debio interface
    • Select Apps tab

25. In the Apps tab
    • Expand Horizon View Desktops and Horizon Applications
      • There should be associated virtual desktops and virtual applications
      • If there are not move on to step 26, if there are you have completed this lab

26. In the Workspace ONE Access Admin console
    • Select the Identity & Access Management tab
    • In Directories area
      • Select LivefireSync

27. In the LivefireSync interface
    • Select Sync,
      • From the dropdown, select Sync without Safeguards
      • Once the sync has completed
        • Select the User & Groups tab
        • Select Debio Mark
        • Select the Apps tab
        • Expand Horizon View Desktops and Horizon View Applications
          • You should now have your Virtual Desktops and Virtual Applications
          • Note this is an undocumented feature we have discovered with regard to the 2108 connector version of Workspace ONE Access

This concludes this exercise. Move onto the next chapter

About the Author

About the Author Reinhart Nel

https://www.livefire.solutions/meet-the-team/reinhartnel/

For any questions please email Reinhart at [email protected]