If you configure
the virtual machine that runs an extension to use the vCenter Extension
vService, you can deploy the extension directly in the
vSphere Web
Client.
Prerequisites
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You have developed an
extension running in a virtual machine that you deliver using OVF.
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You have configured the OVF
descriptor file of the extension to depend on the vCenter Extension vService
and enabled OVF transport.
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You have provided a script
in the virtual machine that runs the extension that reads the OVF environment
file to obtain the connection parameters from the vCenter Extension vService
and uses them to register as an extension with
vCenter Server.
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Procedure
1 | Log in to the
vSphere Web
Client.
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2 | Select
tab.
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3 | Double-click on the host
name.
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4 | Choose
Deploy OVF
Template from the
Actions
pull-down menu.
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5 | If you have not already
done so, follow the instructions to download and install the Client Integration
Plug-in.
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6 | Type the URL to the OVF
file from which to deploy the extension.
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7 | Select a host,
datastore, disk format, and network on which to run the extension.
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8 | Under
Service
Bindings, select
vCenter
Extension vService.
You must have the
privilege to do this.
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9 | Select
Power on
after deployment and select
Finish.
When the
OVF has deployed and the virtual machine has powered on, a script in the guest
operating system connects to the vCenter Extension vService and registers the
virtual machine as a
vCenter Server
extension.
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You deployed an extension from
OVF by using the vCenter Extension vService.