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3 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.
4 Select a file to overwrite the item in your library.
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.
5 (Optional) Change the name of the item.
6 (Optional) Change the note of the item.
7 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.
Delete the Contents of a Library Item
If a subscribed library is created with the option to download library content only when needed, only
metadata for the library items is stored in the associated with the library storage. For example, when you
want to use a VM template to deploy a virtual machine, you have to synchronize the item so the entire
content is downloaded to the associated storage. After you are done using the template, you can delete
the item contents to free space on the storage. The template remains visible in the subscribed library
because the metadata for it remains on the storage that is associated with the library. This also applies for
vApp templates, and other file that exist in the subscribed library.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Content library.Evict library item
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Select a subscribed library.
3 Delete the content of the item.
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From the Templates tab, right-click a template from the library, and select Delete Item Content.
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From the Other Types tab, right-click a file from the library that is not a template, and select
Delete Item Content.
The content of the item is deleted to free space on the storage. Only the item metadata remains on the
storage.
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