Remote Plug-in
Terminology
The following terms are useful to
understand concepts in this chapter.
- Plug-in – A product that extends the vSphere user interface with additional functionality.
- Plug-in Version – The version of the plug-in specified at the time of registration.
- Plug-in Instance – A plug-in server registered with a vCenter Server instance. The plug-in instance is defined by the plug-in product, version, and plug-in manifest URL.
- Plug-in UI – The part of the plug-in loaded inside an iFrame within the vSphere Client UI in the browser.
- Plug-in Server – A back-end process to which the plug-in UI talks.
- Plug-in Manifest Server – The plug-in process that serves the plug-in manifest file.
- Plug-in Auxiliary Server – A plug-in process that serves some plug-in resources, but not the manifest file.