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Create a Library
You can create a content library in the vSphere Web Client, and populate it with templates, which you can
use to deploy virtual machines or vApps in your virtual environment.
Prerequisites
Required privileges: Content library. Create local library or Content library. Create subscribed library on
the vCenter Server instance where you want to create the library.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Click the Objects tab.
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Click the Create a New Library icon ( ).
4 Enter a name for the content library, and in the Notes text box, enter a description for the library, and
click Next.
5 Select the type of content library you want to create.
Option Description
Local content library
Creates a content library that is accessible only in the vCenter Server
instance where you create it.
To make the contents of the library available for other users, publish the
library. If you want users to use a password when accessing the library,
enable authentication for the library, and enter a password.
Subscribed content library
Creates a content library, which is subscribed to a published content
library. You can only sync the subscribed library with the published
library to see up-to-date content, but you cannot add or remove content
from the subscribed library. Only an administrator of the published library
can add, modify, and remove contents from the published library.
Provide the following settings to subscribe to a library:
a In the Subscription URL text box, enter the URL address of the
published library.
b If authentication is enabled on the published library, enter the
publisher password.
c Select a download method for the contents of the subscribed library.
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If you want to download a local copy of all the templates and files
in the published library immediately after subscribing to it, select
Download all library content immediately.
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If you want to save storage space, select Download library
content only when needed. You download only the metadata for
the templates and files in the published library.
When you need to use a particular template, synchronize the item
to download a full copy.
d When prompted, accept the SSL certificate thumbprint.
The SSL certificate thumbprint is stored on your system until you
delete the subscribed content library from the inventory.
6 Click Next.
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