Remote plug-ins can operate in linked
mode configurations of vCenter Server as well as in single vCenter Server instances.
Illustrations in this chapter show the components and communication paths for both kinds of
configuration.
The following illustration shows a single vCenter
Server communicating with a web browser.
vCenter Server and Web Browser
Communicatiions
In a linked mode configuration, the vsphere-ui service
handles delegation of requests to the linked vCenter Server instances, using the same
protocols that it uses when communicating with its own services..