Users Guide

● To start the backend service manually if a user has stopped the service using the stop command, run the following
command:
systemctl start StoragePluginService
● To check the status of the plug-in service, run the following command:
systemctl is-active StoragePluginService
○ If output of this command is active, then the service is running.
○ If output of this command is failed, then the service is not running.
● To check the result of the last command (start or stop), run the following command:
systemctl status StoragePluginService
NOTE:
● All the above commands will work only if the plug-in is installed on the system, as the service is registered at the time of
installation and it is deleted at the time of uninstallation.
● If the stop command is run when the service is already stopped or the start command is run when the service is
already running, the system does not display an error.
Upgrade the plug-in
To upgrade the plug-in:
1. Navigate to the location where the plug-in zip file was extracted.
2. Run the upgrade command:
bash vCenter-Client-Plugin-installer.sh upgrade
3. At the confirmation prompt to upgrade the plug-in, enter yes.
After a few seconds, the upgrade completes and a success message appears.
Uninstall the plug-in
To uninstall the plug-in and unregister the system from the VMware vSphere Web Client:
1. Navigate to the location where the plug-in zip file was extracted.
2. Run the uninstall command:
bash vCenter-Client-Plugin-installer.sh uninstall
After a few seconds, the plug-in is unregistered and a success message appears.
Clean up after uninstalling the plug-in
Perform the following steps to remove vCenter Web Client plug-in files that are left behind after uninstalling the plug-in:
1. Stop the client service.
● For Windows vCenter 6.5:
a. Go to the following path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin
b. Enter the following command to stop Flex services:
service-control --stop vsphere-client
Install and register the plug-in
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