5.5

Add a Catalog to an Organization
You can add a catalog to an organization to contain its uploaded and imported vApp templates and media
files. An organization can have multiple catalogs and control access to each catalog individually.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have an organization in which to create a catalog.
Procedure
1 Click the Home tab and click Add a catalog to an organization.
2 Select an organization name and click Next.
3 Type a catalog name and optional description and click Next.
4 Select the publishing option and click Next.
Option Description
Do not publish this catalog to other
organizations
The items added to the catalog are only available within the organization.
Publish to all organizations
The items added to the catalog are available to all of the organizations in
the vCloud Director installation. The administrators of each organization
can choose which catalog items to provide to their users.
5 Review the catalog settings and click Finish.
Editing Organization Properties
You can edit the properties of an existing organization, including the organization name and description,
LDAP options, the catalog publishing policy, email preferences, and storage and processing limits.
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Modify an Organization Name on page 115
As your vCloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more descriptive name to an
existing organization.
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Modify an Organization Full Name and Description on page 115
As your vCloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more descriptive full name or
description to an existing organization.
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Modify Organization LDAP Options on page 115
You can use an LDAP service to provide a directory of users and groups to import into an
organization. If you do not specify an LDAP service, you must create a user account for each user in
the organization. LDAP options can only be set by a system administrator and cannot be modified by
an organization administrator.
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Modify Organization Catalog Sharing, Publishing, and Subscription Policies on page 116
Catalogs provide organization users with catalogs of vApp templates and media that they can use to
create vApps and install applications on virtual machines. Catalogs can be shared between
organizations in different instances of vCloud Director, between organizations in the same instance of
vCloud Director, or remain accessible only within the host organization.
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Modify Organization Email Preferences on page 117
vCloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. You can
modify the settings you specified when you created the organization.
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