VMware vSphere 6.7 : Content Libraries Configuration

Content Libraries in vSphere 6.7

Content Libraries are the centralized repository on VMware vcenter to store ISO images, VM templates and vApps Templates. With Content Libraries, We can share the contents from one Vcenter to multiple Vcenter instances on same location or geographically different location if http traffic is available between Vcenter Servers.

Local Content Libraries:

   Local Content Libraries are the one which is created locally on the vcenter. It can be published so that other vcenters can subscribe the content library.

Subscribed Content Libraries:

  The option to subscribe the content library which is published by other Vcenter servers are called as Subscribed Content Libraries. We can use the content of Subscribed Content Libraries but we cannot do contribution on this type of Libraries.

How To Configure Local Content Libraries:

1. Login to Vmware vSPhere Web Client, Go to "Menu > Content Libraries"

2.  Give Content Library Name in "Name Filed", Choose the Vcenter, Then Click "Next"

3.  Select "Local Content Library".

   a)"Enable Publishing" option is using to publish this local Content Libraries for other Vcenter Servers.
   b)"Optimize for Syncing over HTTP" option is used to optimize low resource usage and faster syncing of content over HTTP while syncing content to remote location Vcenter server Subscription.
Note: If Optimize for Syncing over HTTP is enabled, Local Vcenter instance cannot use the content to deploy VMs images.

4.  Select the Datastore where you want to store your contents, click "Next"

5. Click Finish to complete new Content Library Creation Process.

6. Local Content Library has been created with name "Library1".

Now OVF templates, vApps templates and ISO images contents can be upload to the library as library items. 

Refer Below VMware Article to know more details about Content Libraries: 

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