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Importing Items to a Content Library
You can import items such as VM templates and vApps to a content library from your local machine or from
a Web server, and use them to create virtual machines and vApps. You can also import ISO images,
certificates, and other files, which you want to keep in the library and share with other users across multiple
vCenter Server systems.
Import Items to a Library from a URL
You can add an item that resides on a Web server to a content library.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Content library. Add library item and Content library. Update files on the library.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Right-click a content library and select Import Item.
The Import Library Item dialog box opens.
3 Under Source section, select the option to import an item from a URL, and enter the path to a Web-
server where the item is.
4 Under Destination section, enter a name and a description for the item, and click OK.
In the Recent Tasks pane you see two tasks, one about creating a new item in the library, and the second
about uploading the contents of the item to the library. After the task is complete, the item appears on the
Related Objects tab under Templates or Other Types.
Import Items to a Library from a Local File on Your System
You can add items to a content library by importing files from your local system. You can import an OVF
package to use as a template for deploying virtual machines and vApps. You can also import other types of
files, such as scripts, ISO files, and so on, that you want to use in your vCenter Server instance, or you want
to share across multiple vCenter Server systems.
Prerequisites
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Verify you have the vCenter Client Integration Plug-in installed on the system. See “Install the Client
Integration Plug-In,” on page 187.
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Required privilege: Content library. Add library item and Content library. Update files on the library.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Right-click a content library and select Import Item.
The Import Library Item dialog box opens.
3 Under Source section, select the option to import an item from a local file, and click Browse to navigate
to the file that you want to import from your local system.
You can use theFiles of Type drop-down menu to filter files in your local system.
4 Under Destination section, enter a name and description for the item, and click OK.
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