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2 Right-click a content library and select Edit Settings.
3 Edit the settings for the library.
Type of Content Library Action
Content library that is local
You can publish a local library to share its contents with other users.
a Select the Publish this library externally check box.
b Select whether to set a password for authentication to the library. If
you password protect the library, you must provide both the URL and
the password to users who want to subscribe to your library.
Content library that is published
You can change the following settings of a library that is published:
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You can unpublish the library by deselecting the Publish this library
externally check box. Users who are currently subscribed to this
library can no longer use the library contents.
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You can enable or disable authentication for the library, and change
the password for authentication.
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You can copy the subscription URL to your library and send it to other
users to subscribe.
4 Click OK.
Edit the Settings of a Subscribed Library
You can edit the settings of a subscribed library to optimize storage space and network bandwidth by
switching between the options to download content from the published library. You might also need to
update the password for authentication to the library if the administrator of the published library changes
the password.
Prerequisites
Required privileges: Content library. Update subscribed library and Content library. Probe subscription
information on the subscribed library.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Right-click a subscribed library and select Edit Settings.
3 Edit the settings of the subscribed library.
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Enable or disable the automatic synchronization with the published library.
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Update the password for authentication to the published library.
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Select a download method. You can either download all library content immediately or download
library content only when needed.
If you switch from the option to download content only when needed to the option to immediately
download all library content, after confirming the dialog a synchronization task starts and content
starts to download. The number and size of items in the published library determine the amount of
time and network bandwidth that the task requires.
4 Click OK.
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