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7 Enter the path to a storage location where to keep the contents of this library.
Option Description
Enter a local file system path or an
NFS URL
Enter the path to the local file system of the Windows machine where
vCenter Server runs, or enter a path to an NFS storage if you are using
vCenter Server Appliance.
If you use a vCenter Server instance that runs on a Windows system, you
can store your templates on the local storage or the mapped shared storage
on the Windows machine.
If you use vCenter Server Appliance, you can store your templates on an
NFS storage that is mounted to the appliance. After the operation to create
a new library is complete, the vCenter Server Appliance automatically
mounts the shared storage to the host OS.
Select a datastore
Select a datastore from your vSphere inventory.
8 Review the information on the Ready to Complete page, and click Finish.
Synchronize a Subscribed Library
To ensure that your subscribed library displays the latest content of the published library, you can manually
initiate a synchronization task.
You can also have subscribed libraries automatically synchronize with the content of the published library.
To enable automatic synchronization of the subscribed library, select the option to Enable automatic
synchronization with the external library in the subscribed library settings. Take into account that the
automatic synchronization requires a lot of storage space, because you download full copies of all the items
in the published library.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Content library. Sync subscribed library on the library.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Right-click a subscribed library from the list and select Synchronize Library.
A new task for synchronizing the subscribed library appears in the Recent Tasks pane. After the task is
complete, you can see the updated list with library items in the Related Objects tab under Templates and
Other Types.
Edit the Settings of a Local Library
You can change the settings of a content library.
As an administrator of a content library, you can publish a local library from your vCenter Server instance
to share its contents across multiple vCenter Server systems. From the Edit Setting dialog box, you can
obtain the URL of your library and send it to other users to subscribe. If the library is already published, you
can change its password for authentication. Users who are subscribed to your library must update the
password to keep access to the published library.
Prerequisites
Required privileges: Content library. Update library and Content library. Update local library on the
library.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
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