Remote Plug-in Life Cycle
Remote plug-in content becomes visible in the vSphere Client user interface after you prepare and register the plug-in with a vCenter Server instance. The plug-in displays when you connect a browser to the vSphere Client URL of the vCenter Server instance, or of a vCenter Server linked to the instance where the plug-in is registered, and log in.
A remote plug-in has the following stages in its life cycle:
- Build
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The plug-in developer assembles the resources and builds the package to implement the plug-in.
- Discovery
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vCenter Server discovers the plug-in registration at the time of a trigger event., such as a user login
- Deployment
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vCenter Server downloads the plug-in manifest file, verifies certification and compatibility, and configures the reverse proxy to route server requests.