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 ofvCenter Serverfor Windows or avCenter Server Applianceinstance to register your plug-in. Plug-in registration allows thevSphere Clientto 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.