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3 In the Source section, choose the source of the item.
Option Description
Import from a URL Enter the path to a Web-server where the item is.
Import from File Click Browse to navigate to the file that you want to import from your local
system. You can use the drop-down menu to filter files in your local system.
Note When you import an OVF template, first select the OVF descriptor file
(.ovf). Next, you are prompted to select the other reference files in the OVF
template. Reference files might include files such as .vmdk and .mf.
4 In the 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
Templates tab or on the Other Types tab.
Clone a vApp to a Template in Content Library in the
vSphere Web Client
You can clone existing vApps to vApp templates in a content library. You can use the vApp templates later
to provision new vApps on a cluster or a host in your vSphere inventory. The vApp is exported to a
content library in the OVF format.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, click vCenter Inventory Lists > vApps.
2 Right-click a vApp and select Clone > Clone to Template in Library.
The Clone to Template in Content Library dialog box opens.
3 Select the New template radio button.
4 From the list of available libraries, select the content library to which you want to add the template.
5 Type a name and description for the template.
6 (Optional) Include or exclude vApp-related configurations in the template that you clone, and click
OK.
You can select to preserve the MAC-addresses on the network adapters and include extra
configuration.
A new task for cloning to OVF package appears in the Recent Tasks pane. After the task is complete, the
vApp template appears on the Templates tab for the content library.
What to do next
Use the template to provision vApps on a host or a cluster in your vSphere inventory. See Create New
vApp From a Template in a Content Library in the vSphere Web Client.
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