The remote plug-in does not display in the vSphere Client user interface.

Problem

The plug-in does not appear in the object navigator, but it is listed in the vSphere Client under Admin > Client plugins.

Cause

The plug-in is marked as incompatible in the compatibility matrix and is filtered out.

Note:

Plug-ins can be marked as incompatible with wild characters. The plug-in itself might not be marked as incompatible, but it matches a pattern in the compatibility matrix.

In the Management UI there is a signpost for the plug-in which contains an error message saying that the plug-in is marked as incompatible and can not be deployed:

The plug-in does not claim compatibility with the current vSphere Client version. Check plug-in's interoperability matrix.

Solution

  1. Open the /etc/vmware/vsphere-ui/compatibility-matrix.xml.
  2. Mark the plug-in with extension.key as compatible by adding: <PluginPackage id="extension.key" status="compatible"/>.