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Plugin is not installed correctly

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#551 opened on Mar 14, 2019

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Description

I am trying to install a plugin using a python script. I am able to register the extension on the mob. However, I am unable to see the corresponding plugin files on the VCSA (They should be copied to /etc/vmware/vsphere-client/vc-packages/vsphere-client-serenity). As of now, the script sets appropriate values (url for plugin zip file is also set) for vim.Description(), vim.Extension.ClientInfo() and vim.ExtensionServerInfo() and then calls content.extensionManager.RegisterExtension(). Wanted to know if setting these values alone would be enough for the script to download the plugin from the url and place it in the appropriate path, or is there something that I am missing.

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Review the VMware vSphere API documentation for ExtensionManager to confirm whether RegisterExtension automatically downloads and copies plugin files, or if manual file placement is required. Additionally, inspect the pyVmomi source code or test with a simple extension to trace the behavior.
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python
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backendinfrastructure
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PythonpyVmomi
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