You set properties in the Extension implementation to integrate a solution with the vCenter Solutions Manager. Some of the properties that you set refer to data objects in the vSphere Management SDK that are specific to the vCenter Solutions Manager.

For information about the properties and implementation details of each data object, see the VMware vSphere API Reference documentation.

Data Objects in the vSphere Management SDK that relate to the vCenter Solutions Manager

Data Object

Description

ExtSolutionManagerInfo

Provides an array of ExtSolutionManagerInfoTabInfo objects that implement the tabs that the solution adds to Solutions Manager.

ExtExtendedProductInfo

Provides URLs to information about the solution, such as the solution vendor's Web site, a management interface for the solution, and a description of the solution. Also provides links to the virtual machine or vApp that runs the solution.

ExtManagedEntityInfo

Provides information about the objects that the solution manages, such as a description, an icon to represent the objects that the solution creates in the vCenter Server inventory, and the types of the objects.

ExtSolutionManagerInfoTabInfo

Provides names for the tabs that a solution adds to Solutions Manager and URLs to the Web applications that define the contents of the tabs.

ManagedByInfo

Identifies types of virtual machine or vApp as belonging to a solution. You can configure the virtual machines or vApps that a solution deploys so that they appear in the vCenter Server inventory with special icons and descriptions. You can also warn users about performing operations on virtual machines or vApps that a solution manages.