Development Environment Requirements Overview

Before you start setting up your development environment, you must download the
vSphere Client
SDK to your working machine and have access to a
vCenter Server
for Windows or a
vCenter Server Appliance
instance.
To create a
vSphere Client
plug-in, your development environment must include the following items.
  • A development environment capable of developing Web applications by using JavaScript and HTML.
  • A development environment capable of developing Java-based Web applications. You can use the Eclipse IDE or IntelliJ IDEA.
  • Access to an instance of
    vCenter Server
    for Windows or a
    vCenter Server Appliance
    instance to register your plug-in. Plug-in registration allows the
    vSphere Client
    to download and install the plug-in.
You can set up the
vSphere Client
SDK on a machine with Windows or Mac OS operating systems. Before you begin the SDK setup, you can set up your Java environment and Apache Ant, and install and configure the Eclipse IDE or IntelliJ IDEA.