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6 Type a name and optional description for the media file.
7 Select a catalog and click Upload.
Import a Media File from vSphere
You can import a media file from a vSphere datastore and save it in a catalog available to other users.
Prerequisites
You must be a vCloud Director system administrator. You must know which datastore contains the media
file and the path to that file.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.
3 Click Catalog and select My Organization's Catalogs in the left pane.
4 On the Media tab, click the Import from vSphere button.
5 Type a name and optional description for the media file.
6 Select the source vCenter Server and datastore and type the path to the media file.
7 Select a catalog.
8 Click OK.
Share a Catalog
You can share a catalog to make its vApp templates and media files available to all organizations in the
vCloud Director installation.
Prerequisites
Verify that the organization that contains the catalog allows catalog sharing.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.
3 Click Catalog and select My Organization's Catalogs in the left pane.
4 On the Catalogs tab, right-click the catalog name and select Publish Settings.
5 On the Sharing tab, click Add Members.
6 Select which users and groups in the organization can access this catalog.
Option Description
Everyone in this organization
All users and groups in the organization have access to this catalog.
Specific users and groups
Select users or groups to grant catalog access to and click Add.
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