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alpsr
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Need help on vSphere web client plugin deployment

Hi,

 

I have built a plugin and have been able to successfully package and deploy using the test java program provided in some other discussion on this forum. I wanted some help on writing a production quality installer for my plugin. I have searched this forum and other docs but have not been able to figure out a way. Any help in this regard would be highly appreciated.

 

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Alok

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alpsr
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Thats a good point to keep in mind, however in my case it is guaranteed that the vCenter will be able to access this https server.

Also, I was able to find a sample program which helped me to deploy the plugin. The sample program can be found at GC: ExtMgrUtil - com.vmware.vim25.mo.samples.ext.ExtMgrUtil (.java) - GrepCode Class Source

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laurentsd
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Installing a plugin starts with a script or program to register the plugin-package as a vCenter extension so you should look for examples/docs on vCenter extension registration in other forums. Sorry we don't have any installer code to share in our team but if you describe your requirements in more details may be another plugin developer can help you out.

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alpsr
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I have my plugin which can be deployed to any vCenter using the java program(https://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2291461-113592/RegisterPlugin.java). But I cant use this program in production as I want to host my plugin file on a https server. So I wanted to know if there is any script which can help me deploy a plugin which is hosted on a https server.

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Peter_Ivanov
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Is this https server publicly available? Or it will be hosted on a virtual machine for instance?

You should not assume that the vCenter or Web Client machine has internet access to download the plugin from a public web site.

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alpsr
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Thats a good point to keep in mind, however in my case it is guaranteed that the vCenter will be able to access this https server.

Also, I was able to find a sample program which helped me to deploy the plugin. The sample program can be found at GC: ExtMgrUtil - com.vmware.vim25.mo.samples.ext.ExtMgrUtil (.java) - GrepCode Class Source

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