Removing unwanted plug-ins from vCenter Server (1025360)
Symptoms
- You are unable to remove plug-ins from the vSphere Client.
- You see the error:
vCenter {Plugin Name} Disabled {Plugin Name} vCenter plugin The following error occurred while downloading the script plugin from https:///vmware/Plugin-NamePlugin.xml:Invalid URI: The host name could not be parsed.
- Even though you uninstalled plug-ins from the Windows machine on which vCenter Server is running, you still see them in the Plug-in Manager in the vSphere Client.
Purpose
When using third-party management products for vCenter Server, these plug-ins appear in the Available Plug-ins list. Some of these products may not have an uninstaller to remove the entry under Available Plug-ins.
This article provides the steps to remove the unwanted plug-ins from the Available Plug-ins list.
Resolution
If you have vCenter Server in linked mode, perform this procedure on the vCenter Server that is used to install the plug-in initially, then restart the vCenter Server services on the linked vCenter Server.
To resolve this issue, you have to remove unwanted plug-ins from the Available Plug-ins list.
To remove unwanted plug-ins from the Available Plug-ins list:
- In a web browser, navigate to http://vCenter_Server_name_or_IP/mob.
https://vcenter.goline.ch/mob
https://vcenter.goline.ch/mob/?moid=ExtensionManagerWhere vCenter_Server_name_or_IP/mob is the name of your vCenter Server or its IP address.
- Click Content.
- Click ExtensionManager.
- Select and copy the name of the plug-in you want to remove from the list of values under Properties. For a list of default plug-ins, see the Additional Information section of this article.
- Click UnregisterExtension. A new window appears.
- Paste the name of the plug-in and click Invoke Method. This removes the plug-in.
- Close the window.
- Refresh the Managed Object Type:ManagedObjectReference:ExtensionManager window to verify that the plug-in is removed successfully.
Note: If the plug-in still appears, you may have to restart the vSphere Client.
Additional Information
Default vSphere extensions
| Extension Name | Service Description |
com.vmware.vim.eam |
vSphere ESX Agent Manager |
com.vmware.vim.inventoryservice |
vCenter Inventory Service |
com.vmware.vim.ls |
Licensing Services |
com.vmware.vim.sms |
VMware vCenter Storage Monitoring Service |
com.vmware.vim.sps |
VMware vSphere Profile-drive Storage Service |
com.vmware.vim.stats.report |
Performance charts built-in extension |
com.vmware.vim.stats.vsm |
Service Manager |
cim-ui |
vCenter Hardware Status |
health-ui |
vCenter Service Status |
hostdiag |
Internal extension to declare diagnostic events from VMware Host systems |
VirtualCenter |
VirtualCenter dynamic events and tasks |
com.vmware.orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Orchestrator plugin (formerly known as VMware vCenter Orchestrator plugin) |
com.vmware.rbd |
Auto Deploy |
com.vmware.syslog |
VMware Syslog Collector Configuration |
com.vmware.vcDr |
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Extension |
com.vmware.vcHms |
vSphere Replication Management (VRM) |
com.vmware.vcIntegrity |
VMware vSphere Update Manager Extension |
com.vmware.vShieldManager |
vShield Manager |
vCloud Director-1 |
vCloud Director |
com.vmware.vcops |
vRealize Operations Manager (formerly known as vCenter Operations Manager) |
com.vmware.vadm |
VMware vRealize Infrastructure Navigator (formerly known as vCenter Infrastructure Navigator) |
com.vmware.vdp |
vSphere Data Protection 5.1 |
com.vmware.vdp2 |
vSphere Data Protection 5.5/5.8 |
| com.vmware.heartbeattasks | vCenter Server Heartbeat |
For more information, see SDK Managed Object Browser (568529).