VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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Requirements for Integrating a Solution with ESX Agent Manager

To integrate with ESX Agent Manager, a solution must meet certain requirements.
To integrate a solution with ESX Agent Manager, you must develop the solution according to the following requirements:
  • The solution must be a
    extension that implements the
    Extension
     data object and registers with
    ExtensionManager
    .
  • Use Open Virtualization Format (OVF) to package ESX agent virtual machines or vApps. ESX Agent Manager only supports the deployment of virtual machines using OVF.
  • Use HTTP or HTTPS to publish OVF files to ESX Agent Manager.
  • Use vSphere installation bundles (VIB) to add functions to ESXi hosts, for example to add VMkernel modules or custom ESX Server applications to ESXi hosts.
  • Use HTTP or HTTPS to publish VIB files to ESX Agent Manager.
  • Use
    Compute Resources to define the ESX agent scope.

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