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3 Select the type of file you want to export.
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From the Templates tab, right-click a template from the library, and select Export Item.
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From the Other Types tab, right-click a file from the library that is not a template, and select
Export Item.
4 In the Export Library Item dialog box click OK.
5 If you are exporting an OVF template, you are prompted to save each file associated with the
template to the browser download location (for example, .vmdk and .mf files)
Note If you are using the Internet Explorer browser to export an OVF template, new tabs open in the
browser for each file of the OVF template. For each new tab, you are prompted to accept a security
certificate. Accept each security certificate, before saving each file.
Update a Content Library Item in the vSphere Web Client
Managing and keeping your virtual environment up-to-date might require you to update the content of a
library item. For example, you can directly update a VM template when you want to add a patch to it,
instead of deleting the existing template and creating a new one.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the Content Library Administrator role.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Home > Content Libraries and choose a content library.
2 Click a content library and select the file that you want to update.
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From the Templates tab, right-click a template from the library, and select Update Item.
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From the Other Types tab, right-click a file from the library that is not a template, and select
Update Item.
The Update Library Item dialog box opens.
3 In the Contents section, select a file to overwrite the item in your library with.
Option Description
URL Enter the URL to a web server where the item is stored .
Browse Navigate to an item that is stored on your local system.
4 (Optional) In the Details section, change the name of the item, the description of the item, or both.
Click OK.
The content of the item is updated. In the Summary tab of the item, you can view the time of the last
update of the item.
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