The vSphere API contains objects that are key for developing extensions and for integrating the extensions with Solutions Manager.
Key Objects in the vSphere API for Extension and Solution Development
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ExtensionManager
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You call ExtensionManager.registerExtension() to register an Extension instance with ExtensionManager.
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Extension
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Information about extension instances, including properties that you set in an ExtSolutionManagerInfo object to integrate an extension as a solution in Solutions Manager.
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ExtensionClientInfo
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Information about the client side of an extension.
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ExtensionEventTypeInfo
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Information about the types of events that occur on the objects in the extension.
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ExtensionFaultTypeInfo
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Information about the types of problems that the objects in the extension encounter.
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ExtensionHealthInfo
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Information about the health of a solution, that you can display in Solutions Manager.
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ExtensionPrivilegeInfo
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Information about access privileges for the extension.
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ExtensionResourceInfo
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Information about resource files that contain localizable user interface text and messages that appear in the vSphere client in different locales.
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ExtensionServerInfo
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Information about the server side of an extension.
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ExtensionTaskTypeInfo
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Information about the types of tasks that the objects perform in the extension.
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ExtExtendedProductInfo
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Information about the product that the extension exposes to vCenter Server.
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ExtManagedEntityInfo
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Information about the objects that the extension manages.
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ExtSolutionManagerInfo
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Information that the solution exposes about itself in Solutions Manager.
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ExtSolutionManagerInfoTabInfo
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Information about the tabs that a solution adds in the Solutions Manager interface in the vSphere client.
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