Dynamic actions can be hidden or disabled.

Add vCenter version parameters and per-vCenter extensions.

Improvements to extension registration tool.

Fix functionality of multi-manifest and describe its backward compatibility.

New feature to define the size of summary view cards.

Users can monitor progress of solution installation in the Tasks console.

No longer necessary to have

plugin.json

for multi-manifest support.

Additional properties for vCenter Servers injected into OVF.

Developers without

vim25.jar

must obtain it from vSphere Management SDK.

Plug-in servers can be registered with certificate in addition to or instead of thumbprint.

New type "separator" can define dividers between menu actions.

Ability to define multiple summary cards (three later increased to five).

New property

requiredVcVersion

available with integrated solution installer.

Added

solutioninstall

API to integrated solution installer chapter.

Corrected specification for app.ClientViewNavigationOptions.

Added vCenter Server thumbprint to registration example.

Removed obsolete material in Best Practices and Troubleshooting chapters.

Corrected statement about resizing Summary views.

Expanded material on server back end authentication to explain more flexible token exchange and access feature.

Improved diagram of authentication communicatons.

Added MacOS examples to Remote Sample Starter.

Updated information about SHA-1 deprecation.

Removed troubleshooting topic about OSGi (inapplicable for remote plug-ins).

Removed obsolete reference to

updateOnBrowserRefresh

.

Noted Administrator role is required for Redeploy feature.

Removed obsolete references to external Platform Services Controller.

Expand information about auxiliary plug-in servers.

Expand material about plug-in instance handling.

Corrected final step in using

cloneSession()

method.

Improvements to the chapter about using the Remote Plug-in Sample. Added Remote Plug-in Sample Starter instructions.

Added screen shots to illustrate UI context for extension points.

Dynamic extension support.

Multiple targets for plug-in actions.

Add plug-in server logging configuration to server startup command.

Add production build option to SDK sample.

Add chapter for best practices.

Multi-manifest capability to support different versions.

Expanded material concerning extension points.

At VMware, we value inclusion. To foster this principle within our customer, partner, and internal community, we are replacing some of the terminology in our content. We have updated this guide to remove instances of non-inclusive language.

Extended and updated JavaScript API.

SHA-256 thumbprint support.

Support for auxiliary plug-in servers.

Support for theme-dependent icons.

Improved discovery of new plug-ins or updates.

Plug-in compatibility support.

Redeploy button in development mode.