Revision History

This Developing Local Plug-ins with the vSphere Client SDK is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.

This table provides the update history of Developing Local Plug-ins with the vSphere Client SDK.

Revision Description
11 OCT 2022
  • Added notice about deprecation of local plug-ins.
  • Added notices about upgrade requiremetns for compatibility with vsphere 8.0.
31 MAR 2021 My VMware renamed to Customer Connect.
02 MAR 2021 vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 2 release.
  • Remove confusing compatibility table in chapter 3. Replace with text.
06 OCT 2020 vSphere Client SDK 7.0 Update 1 release.
  • Add best practices for VimPort use.
  • Add best practices for SSL connections.
  • Add information about enabling bash shell in VCSA.
  • 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.
14 MAY 2020 Minor clarifications and cosmetic improvements.
02 APR 2020 Changes for vSphere 7.0.
  • Removed support for Eclipse starting Tomcat Server.
  • Extended and updated JavaScript API.
  • Support for theme-dependent icons.
  • Improved discovery of new plug-ins or updates.
  • Redeploy button in development mode.
  • Changed subdirectory of ds.properties file.
11 APR 2019 Changes for vSphere 6.7U2.
  • Replaced Virgo server with Tomcat server.
  • Updated JavaScript API to handle UI themes.
  • Added information about plug-in caching.
  • Added information about plug-in handling in linked mode.
  • Revised SDK directory structure.
  • Added chapter about integrating Clarity themes.
16 OCT 2018 Renamed for vSphere 6.7U1 release, since remote plug-ins are documented in a parallel book.
17 APR 2018 Initial release.