• vCenter Storage Monitoring - Review information on storage usage and relationships between storage entities available in vCenter Server.
• vCenter Hardware Status - Uses CIM monitoring to display the hardware status of ESXi hosts.
• vCenter Service Status - Displays the status of vCenter services.

Some plug-ins are packaged separately from the base product and require separate installation. VMware modules include:

• vSphere Update Manager (VUM) - Apply updates and patches across ESXi hosts and all managed virtual machines. Create user-defined security baselines that represent a set of security standards.
• vShield Zones
  Application-aware firewall that inspects client-server communications and communications between virtual machines. Provides detailed traffic analytics and application-aware firewall partitioning.
• vCenter Orchestrator - A workflow engine for creating and running automated workflows in the vSphere environment. It can coordinate workflow tasks across multiple VMware products and third-party management and administration solutions.
• Data Recovery - A disk-based backup and recovery solution that provides complete data protection for virtual machines.

Install Plug-ins:

1. Open the vSphere client and connect to a vCenter server
2. On the menu bar, go to Plug-ins | Manage Plug-ins
   
3. Under Available Plug-ins, select the plug-in of choice and select Download and Install
   

Third-party plug-ins are usually distributed as executable files with installation instructions. The plug-in can be enabled after installation.

Installing and enabling is managed through the Plug-in Manager where you can perform the following actions:

• View available and installed plug-ins
• Enable and disable installed plug-ins
• Download and install available plug-ins

Removing plug-ins
Use Add/Remove programs in  the control panel

1. Go to Start | Control Panel
2. Select Programs
3. Select Uninstall a program
4. Select the plug-in to remove and click Uninstall