To integrate with
ESX Agent Manager, a solution must meet certain requirements.
To integrate a solution with
ESX Agent Manager, you must develop the solution according to the following
requirements:
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The solution must be a
vCenter Server
extension that implements the
Extension data object
and registers with
ExtensionManager.
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Use Open Virtualization
Format (OVF) to package ESX agent virtual machines or vApps. ESX Agent Manager
only supports the deployment of virtual machines using OVF.
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Use HTTP or HTTPS to
publish OVF files to ESX Agent Manager.
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Use vSphere installation
bundles (VIB) to add functions to ESXi hosts, for example to add VMkernel
modules or custom ESX Server applications to ESXi hosts.
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Use HTTP or HTTPS to
publish VIB files to ESX Agent Manager.
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Use
vCenter Server
Compute Resources to define the ESX agent scope.
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