shadow-root (closed) element in remote plugin UI in vsphere client for vCenter 6.7 update 1

[brian_k2]

Hi All,

I am trying to automate UI testing for a remote plugin on a 6.7 update 1/3 vCenters. The remote plugin loads inside a shadow-root (closed) element. I was able to get the shadow-root element (open) in vCenter 7.0 by using the developer mode as given in below post. Screenshot is also available on the same post.

https://<ip>/ui?pluginDeveloperMode=true

ref: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-vSphere-Discussions/Shadow-root-blocking-ui-automation-for-...

But, I'm not able to use the same solution for 6.7 update 1 and 3. The shadow-root element remains closed.

Is there some other query parameter or setting to do this in 6.7 update 1/3 ?

@_vladi_ . Hi Vladi, tagging you, just in case you already have answer to this one too. Thanks

[_vladi_]

Hi Brian,

This capability is not supported on 6.7 vCenter Servers, you can use vCenter Server 7.0+ for the UI automation.

When this was developed all 6.7 updates were already released so this can't be backported to 6.7 release line.

Cheers,

Vladi