18 JUN 2024 | Release with vSphere 8.0 U3: 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.
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21 SEP 2023 | Release with vSphere 8.0 U2: 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.
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18 APR 2023 | Release with vSphere 8.0 U1: 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.
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29 MAR 2023 | Update: Added
solutioninstall API to integrated solution installer
chapter.
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14 JAN 2023 | Corrections: Removed obsolete material in Best
Practices and Troubleshooting chapters.
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11 OCT 2022 | vSphere 8.0 release. Change occurrences of 'disable' to
'deactivate'. Update documentation to reflect the
change to Clarity cards in place of portlets. Add advice to label the primary
server with type MANIFEST_SERVER in the registration record.
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14 OCT 2021 | Streamlined description of remote plug-in sample directory structure. |
05 OCT 2021 | vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 3 release. 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.
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09 MAR 2021 | vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 2 release. 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.
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06 OCT 2020 | vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 1 release. 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.
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04 MAY 2020 | Cosmetic improvements. |
02 APR 2020 | vSphere Client SDK 7.0 release. 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.
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vSphere Client SDK 6.7U3 release. Corrected MOB URL in Troubleshooting
chapter. Added Additional Resources
chapter.
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Minor corrections to Troubleshooting chapter.
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Minor updates and corrections.
Added Troubleshooting chapter.
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Changes for vSphere Client SDK 6.7U2 release.
Replaced Virgo server with Tomcat server. Updated JavaScript API to handle UI themes. Added chapter about UI themes. Added information about plug-in caching. Added information about plug-in handling in linked mode. Expanded and improved chapter about running remote plug-in sample. Improved information about plug-in deployment.
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Minor updates and corrections.
Expanded material about Deployment.
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