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

_vladi_ — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:49:28 GMT

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

Re: How to whitelist or allow a port for Vcenter remote plugin (Allow _hostName:_port)

_vladi_ — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:10:28 GMT

Hi Kaustubh,

This requires more investigation and getting the support bundle and screenshot. Could you please create a DCPN case for this issue?

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Shadow-root blocking ui automation for remote vCenter plugin.

_vladi_ — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:11:42 GMT

Hi Kaustubh,

Yes, the shadow_root can be opened with the pluginDeveloperMode query parameter.
i.e. open the vSphere Client with this

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

Also, for questions dedicated to vSphere Client plugins please use this forum: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Client-SDK-Discussions/bd-p/4540 . This way anyone (incl. the whole SDK team) can answer quickly.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Is it possible to extract data for a given timeframe using readnextevents method.

_vladi_ — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:42:52 GMT

Hi Kaustubh,

Something like this should work:

final DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");
final Date endDate = formatter.parse("24-Oct-2021");
final Calendar endG = new GregorianCalendar(endDate);
final Calendar startG = new GregorianCalendar(endDate);
startG.add(Calendar.DATE, -7);

Also I don't think you need to use XMLGregorianCalendar - the EventFilterSpec should support startG and endG directly. The rest seems fine.
Please try it out and let's see. If there are still issues providing the actual output would help with troubleshooting.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Serial Port On A VM

_vladi_ — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:03:05 GMT

Hi,

This forum is for the vSphere Client SDK and UI plugins.

Please try the ESXi forum for this kind of questions.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: How to properly install pyVmomi on Photon OS 3.0?

_vladi_ — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:00:24 GMT

Hi,

This forum is for the vSphere Client SDK and UI plugins.

Please try the vSphere Management SDK forum for this kind of questions.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Failed to add nvdimm device using pyvmomi package

_vladi_ — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:59:27 GMT

Hi,

This forum is for the vSphere Client SDK and UI plugins.

Please try the vSphere-Management SDK forum for this kind of questions.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: You have no privileges to view this object or it is deleted

_vladi_ — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:56:56 GMT

Hi Sujeet,

The provided info is limited but from what I can see on the screenshot the URL in the address bar does not seem correct.

If I understand correctly you are building a remote plugin and trying to navigate to a custom object defined by the plugin. This is a very wild guess based on the URL but if it is the case - custom objects are not supported by remote plugins. Hence, you can't navigate this way.

If what you are trying to achieve is deep linking you need to provide the special details in the options of the navigateTo API.

All this is very vague based on the screenshot so please provide more info of what you want to implement and what steps you do to reach this result.

Thanks and cheers,

Vladi

Re: vsphere api : failed to create ServiceInstance using vijava vsphere API

_vladi_ — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:55:50 GMT

Hi Girish,

Remote plugins are serving the UI resources directly from the vendor backend appliance.

If it runs Java you can use the vSphere Web Services SDK 7.0.2 (vim25) which is available here: https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/7.0/vsphere-management

Note these are backend APIs, hence you don't see this in the Remote plugins guide which is covering vSphere Client SDK.

That said, the vSphere Client SDK contains a remote-plugin-sample which demonstrates the usage of vim25 Java APIs.

Please check that for code references.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Local Plugin: Sending an API call to another vCenter instance LinkedMode

_vladi_ — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:12:32 GMT

The plugin war bundle did not deploy successfully. You need to fix this before testing any further.

The cause of the InterruptedException that is thrown can be seen in full from the Task Console or the vsphere_client_virgo.log. Please check that to analyze the issue.

Other than that, you have a login to the SSO (session ID) which means access to all vCenters. Please verify if the requests to the first vCenter (in the local case) matches the request to the second vCenter (in the other case).

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Defining Event List for Remote Plugin

_vladi_ — Tue, 18 May 2021 07:52:46 GMT

@MichaelKarpinsk
Hi Michael,

The SDK plugin registration tool is just demonstrating how to use the ExtensionManager API of the vCenter Server, not a full-blown tool for production use. It is needed for registering a plugin (hence the support from the Client SDK) but there is nothing plugin-specific so you can use any other tool or custom script to call the API.

That said, we did expect that plugin writers would have different use cases not covered by the tool so it is provided both as a prebuilt version and as a Java project: html-client-sdk\tools\vCenter plugin registration\project

You can add support for events following how it is handled for tasks, e.g. start from duplicating PluginExtensionRegistryService.updateTaskList. Ultimately, the tool sets up an example of how to work with Extensions with localization, error handling, etc. so you can easily code your specific use case or just copy parts of the implementation in your own installer.

If you need further assistance please let us know.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: vsphere api : failed to create ServiceInstance using vijava vsphere API

_vladi_ — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:30:59 GMT

Hi @annahernandez99,

If you are trying to get up to speed with building UI plugins please use the vSphere Client SDK and especially the Remote plugin development guide.

If you are more interested in the core vCenter API please use the vSphere Web Services SDK.

In terms of the actual library to use VMware supports only vim25.jar (official vSphere Web Service SDK deliverable). You can find one in the vSphere Client SDK jars (html-client-sdk\libs).

javijava.jar and vijava.jar are actually 3rd party libraries packaging the same APIs but not released by VMware. As such their backward compatibility with new versions of vSphere does not come out of the box.

Also keep in mind you should use only one of these libraries at a time as they might clash runtime.

Obviously, my recommendation is to use only vim25.jar.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Remote Plugin: How to get vCenters list with FQDN in Remote Plugin UI?

_vladi_ — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:17:37 GMT

Hi Kumar,

There is no frontend API to get this but this is covered by the vSphere Web Services SDK (vim25).

I believe what you need is the VirtualCenter.InstanceName setting that you can view in the following MOB location: https://VCENTER_IP/mob/?moid=VpxSettings&doPath=setting%5b%22VirtualCenter%2eInstanceName%22%5d

If this is not sufficient please ask in the vSphere Management SDK forum.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Re:Dark mode in local Web client plugin?

_vladi_ — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:13:57 GMT

Thanks Chris,

A fix was released in one of the previous patches but I guess there could still be a corner case. I have reopened the case internally.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: VMTN Community Upgrade to Khoros

_vladi_ — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:46:06 GMT

vSphere Client SDK forum on VMware {code} exists (https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Client-SDK-Discussions/bd-p/4540) but is not linked anywhere in the menus or lists (see https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-code/ct-p/4500-home).

I guess not all accounts were migrated correctly/fully (e.g. Hot shot status, vExpert status).

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 1 is GA!

_vladi_ — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:46:27 GMT

Hi Kumar,

No, SDK samples are normally not compatible with the previous vSphere Client release as we are updating them to demonstrate new features that don't exist in previous version.

So 7.0U1 sample works on vSphere 7.0U1+ client.

That said, you can use the multi-manifest feature to build a remote plugin with 7.0U1 SDK that is validated correctly on previous releases.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re:Does vSphere 7.0 SDK Remote plugin sample support Singleton Plug-in pattern?

_vladi_ — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:57:21 GMT

Hi Shravan,

Thank you for catching this documentation discrepancy.

- Is this intentional or a miss?

It's a mistake which will be fixed. The Singleton and Custom Plug-in Topologies section is still applicable in 7.0U1.

- Does VMware support a singleton plugin topology (single plugin instance registering to multiple vCenters in ELM) in future releases?

Yes. It is supported. Please check the doc section mentioned above.

- Does VMware have any recommendation like each vCenter server should have its own plugin instance (1:1 mapping)?

Each vCenter Server can have only 1 plugin instance serving the plugin UI but each instance can be registered with multiple vCenters as discussed above.

For other non-UI purposes you can also add auxiliary servers together with the same plugin instance registration with a vCenter.

Cheers,

Vladi

Is this intentional or a miss?

Does VMware support a singleton plugin topology (single plugin instance registering to multiple vCenters in ELM) in future releases?

Does VMware have any recommendation like each vCenter server should have its own plugin instance (1:1 mapping)?

vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 1 is GA!

_vladi_ — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 22:09:02 GMT

Hi plugin developers,

vSphere 7.0U1 is out. The new vSphere Client SDK contains cool new stuff for plugins, most notably:

- Dynamic remote plugin extensions (ability to show/hide plugin items).

- Plugin multi-manifest support (enables taking advantage of new APIs while preserving compatibility with older vSphere Client releases).

- Actions on multiple targets (e.g. on a selection of multiple VMs).

Meanwhile the vSphere Client has made a huge step forward with accessibility & icons. We recommend plugins to follow suit and make plugin views more accessible.

If you have any suggestions or ideas on how to improve the vSphere Client or the plugin support you can now use the vSphere Ideas section of the Client's Feedback menu (top-right).

SDK bits & docs: SDK home page, Release Notes

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: object related view is getting default height to 35px

_vladi_ — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:22:32 GMT

Hi,

Thank you for the report. This is a known issue in the vSphere Client 7.0 - not specific to SDK and to plugins.

The bug has been already fixed and the problem will be gone from subsequent 7.0 releases.

There is no need to change anything in the plugin as the fix is transparent to plugins.

Cheers,

Vladi

Re: Problem with local deployment of a vcenter plugin

_vladi_ — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:14:40 GMT

Hi Radoslaw,

Thanks for sharing the solution.

Apologies I didn't remember this might be the root cause - we don't support JDK u241 as we hit similar problems. All earlier versions should be fine.

Cheers,

Vladi