Virtual Machine Manager Add-in SDK

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1

Add-ins from the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) console enable customers and partners to create extensions for the VMM console. These extensions are presented as ribbon-button entries that perform specific actions or display custom views when they are clicked. Add-ins let you extend the VMM console with functionality that is specific to your needs.

Get started

An example Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 project is available for download at http://vmmuix.codeplex.com/. For more information about how to use this example, see Using the Add-in Example Project.

The following topics can help you start to create new add-ins:

• Getting Started

• An Example of Creating a New Add-in

Architecture

The following topics describe how the architecture of the add-in system works:

• Architecture Concepts

• Manifests

• Context Object Types

• Base Classes

Create a simple add-in

The following topics describe how to create non-view-based add-ins:

• Simple Add-ins Overview

• How to Define a Manifest

• How to Define a Custom Action Add-in in the Manifest

• How to Create an Action Add-in

Extend the user interface

The following topics describe how to extend the user interface:

• User Interface Extension Overview

• How to Define a View in the Manifest

• How to Design a View

Manage add-ins

The following topics describe how to manage add-ins:

• Managing Add-ins Overview

• How to Create an Add-in package