What are the SDK objects for integration with vCenter
Server Extensions
vCenter
Server Extensions
You integrate a solution with
vCenter
Server Extensions
by implementing certain properties and data objects from the vSphere Management SDK in a vCenter Server
extension.vCenter
Server Extensions
provides a graphical view in the vSphere Client
of the list of extensions that the ExtensionManager
managed object exposes to vCenter Server
. To integrate a solution with vCenter
Server Extensions
, you set properties in the implementation of the Extension
data object that defines an instance of a vCenter Server
extension. Some of the properties that you set in the Extension
implementation refer to data objects in the vSphere Management SDK that are specific to vCenter
Server Extensions
.Properties of the Extension data object that relate to the vCenter
Server Extensions
Extension
data object that relate to the vCenter
Server Extensions
Certain properties of the
Extension
data object are specific to vCenter
Server Extensions
.You can use the properties of the
Extension
data object to integrate a solution with vCenter
Server Extensions
.Properties |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
shownInSolutionManager
|
Boolean |
You must set this property to true for a solution to appear in vCenter
Server Extensions . |
solutionManagerInfo
|
ExtSolutionManagerInfo data object |
Provides the names for tabs and URLs to the Web applications that define the contents of the tabs. |
extendedProductInfo
|
ExtExtendedProductInfo data object |
Provides information about the solution, such as URLs to product and vendor Web pages. |
managedEntityInfo
|
ExtManagedEntityInfo data object that represent virtual machines and vApps |
Provides information about the objects that the solution manages, such as their type, a description of the objects, and an icon to represent the objects in the vCenter Server inventory. |
vCenter
Server Extensions data objects
vCenter
Server Extensions
data objectsYou set properties in the
Extension
implementation to integrate a solution with the vCenter
Server Extensions
. Some of the properties that you set refer to data objects in the vSphere Management SDK that are specific to the vCenter
Server Extensions
.For information about the properties and implementation details of each data object, see the VMware vSphere API Reference documentation.
Data Object |
Description |
|---|---|
ExtSolutionManagerInfo
|
Provides an array of ExtSolutionManagerInfoTabInfo objects that implement the tabs that the solution adds to vCenter
Server Extensions . |
ExtExtendedProductInfo
|
Provides URLs to information about the solution, such as the solution vendor's Web site, a management interface for the solution, and a description of the solution. Also provides links to the virtual machine or vApp that runs the solution. |
ExtManagedEntityInfo
|
Provides information about the objects that the solution manages, such as a description, an icon to represent the objects that the solution creates in the vCenter Server inventory, and the types of the objects. |
ExtSolutionManagerInfoTabInfo
|
Provides label for the solution in the Solutions portlet on the Summary page. You can also add URLs to the Web application. |
ManagedByInfo
|
Identifies types of virtual machine or vApp as belonging to a solution. You can configure the virtual machines or vApps that a solution deploys so that they appear in the vCenter Server inventory with special icons and descriptions. You can also warn users about performing operations on virtual machines or vApps that a solution manages. |