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For example, a user has an Administrator role that is defined at a vCenter Server level. When the
Administrator navigates to Content Libraries in the object navigator, he sees 0 libraries despite there are
existing libraries in the vSphere inventory of that vCenter Server instance. To see the libraries, the
Administrator needs a Read-Only role assigned as a global permission.
Administrators whose role is defined as a global permissions can see and manage the libraries in all
vCenter Server instances that belong to the global root.
Because content libraries and their children items inherit permissions only from the global root object,
when you navigate to a library or a library item and click Configure tab, you can see there is no
Permissions tab. An Administrator cannot assign individual permissions on different libraries or different
items within a library.
Sample User Role for Working with Content Libraries
vSphere Web Client provides a sample role that lets you be an administrator of content libraries. You can
modify the role or use it as an example to create custom roles for specific tasks you want to allow other
users to perform.
Content Library Administrator
Content Library Administrator role is a predefined role that gives a user privileges to monitor and manage
a library and its contents.
A user who has this role can perform the following tasks:
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Create, edit, and delete local or subscribed libraries.
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Synchronize a subscribed library and synchronize items in a subscribed library.
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View the item types supported by the library.
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Configure the global settings for the library.
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Import items to a library.
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Export library items.
Populating Libraries with Content
You can populate a content library with OVF templates that you can use to provision new virtual
machines. You can also add other files to a content library such as ISO images, scripts, and text files.
There are multiple ways to populate a library with items.
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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.
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