You can deploy your custom plug-ins on the local vSphere Web Client to verify whether the plug-ins run as expected.

You can use the same options for deploying your plug-ins to the local vSphere Web Client as the ones described for the vSphere Client. See Deploy the Plug-In on a Local vSphere Client.

The procedure that follows describes how you can deploy your plug-ins by using the plugin-packages folder. For example, on a Windows machine you can locate this folder under your_SDK_location\vsphere-client-sdk\flex-client-sdk\vsphere-client.

Verify that you register your local vSphere Web Client to a vCenter Server instance. See Register Your Local vSphere Client with the vCenter Server Instance.

1

On your development machine, navigate to the plugin-packages folder where your custom plug-in is generated.

For example, on a Windows machine if you use the default options when running the plug-in generation script, you can go to your_SDK_location\vsphere-client-sdk\flex-client-sdk\tools\Plugin generation scripts\plugin-packages.

2

Copy the plugin_name folder to the plugin-packages folder under vsphere-client.

For example, on a Windows machine copy the folder to your_SDK_location\vsphere-client-sdk\flex-client-sdk\vsphere-client\plugin-packages.

3

Start the vSphere Client Virgo server by running the startup script under bin.

For example, on a Windows machine you can find the startup script at your_SDK_location\vsphere-client-sdk\flex-client-sdk\vsphere-client\server\bin.

4

Open your Web browser and log in at https://localhost:9443/vsphere-client to see the changes.

To complete the verification of your plug-in, deploy the plug-in on a remote vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client.