Manage Plugins

The Manage Plugins page is accessed from Plugins | Manage Plugins, and lists all the existing plugins that are currently installed on Zend Server. This page contains all the management options for Zend Server plugins: enable, disable, redeploy, update and remove.

Plugins reflect functionality added to Zend Server components using extension APIs. These plugins can be extensions to Z-Ray or added routing logic to help Zend Server better understand your applications.

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The Action bar is located in the top of the page, and is used to deploy new plugins, and enable or disable existing plugins:

Name

Button

Description

Gallery

Opens the Zend Server Plugin Gallery.

Deploy Plugin

Deploys a new plugin.

Enable

Enables a plugin

Disable

Disables a plugin

Check for Updates

Checks for available plugin updates

Plugins are displayed in a list. The information for each listed plugin is sorted into columns:

  • Name- The plugin display name.
  • Version - The plugin version.
  • Type - The plugin type (Z-Ray, Route). For more information on plugin types, see Working with PluginsDeploying PluginsDeveloping PluginsPlugins.
  • Status- The status of the plugin:
    • Active - Plugin is enabled and functional.
    • Error - Plugin is in error mode and is not functional.
  • Message - Information regarding changes made to the plugin and the plugin state.
  • Actions - Plugin action items:

    Name

    Icon

    Description

    Update

    Updates the selected plugin using a new package.

    Redeploy

    Redeploys the selected plugin using the same package.

    Delete

    Removes the selected plugin from your server.

Selecting a plugin from the Plugins list, or clicking the Expand View arrow on the right side of the plugin line, displays an expanded view of the plugin.

The Expanded view contains the following tabs:

  • Details - General application-related details:
    • Plugin Name - The name of the deployed plugin.
    • Version - The current version of the deployed plugin.
    • Deployed On - The date and time the plugin was deployed.
    • Deployed In - The location of the application files on your file system.
  • Prerequisites - A list of requirements for the plugin.
  • Active Servers - The details of the server/s the plugin is deployed on.