Join Rick Crisci for an in-depth discussion in this video Content libraries, part of VMware vSphere 6.5 Essential Training Part 1.
- [Instructor] In this video I'll explain content libraries…and how they can be used to share content…such as templates, virtual appliances,…across multiple vCenter instances.…Content libraries were introduced…with vCenter 6, and it's basically a repository…of things like templates and iso images,…as well as virtual appliances or OVA files.…You can have a content library that is specific…to just a single vCenter instance if you'd like.…
So if you're not setting up linked mode…or hybrid linked mode…and you don't have multiple vCenter instances,…content libraries can still be useful.…But they can also be published and can be subscribed to.…So if you create a content library in one vCenter server,…and you put in a bunch of templates,…then you can go to another vCenter server,…subscribe to that content library,…and have access to that same collection…of iso images, templates, and virtual appliances.…
So this allows us to share a common set…of templates, isos, and virtual appliances…across multiple vCenter instances.…
Author
Rick Crisci
Released
6/19/2018- vSphere editions
- Installing and configuring ESXi
- Virtual networking with vSphere
- Working with distributed and standard switches
- Virtual storage
- Creating NFS data stores
- iSCSI storage
- vSAN
- Creating virtual machines and vApps
- Duplicating machines with templates and cloning
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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1. Introduction
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Introduction1m 23s
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Getting certified4m 23s
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2. vSphere Systems
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vSphere license editions3m 9s
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Virtualization basics19m 31s
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Licensing vCenter and ESXi3m 39s
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Demo: ESXi installation6m 15s
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Content libraries2m 34s
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Update Manager9m 48s
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Demo: Update Manager9m 7s
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3. Networking
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Virtual networking5m 52s
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vSphere standard switches18m 57s
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vSphere distributed switches13m 24s
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Virtual switch features9m 31s
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4. Storage
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Storage virtualization9m 37s
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VMFS vs. NFS11m 17s
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NFS 3 vs. NFS 4.14m 37s
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Fibre Channel storage8m 25s
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LUN masking1m 13s
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Zoning1m 22s
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Fibre Channel over ethernet7m 18s
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iSCSI storage3m 22s
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Software iSCSI1m 33s
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Dependent hardware iSCSI1m 23s
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iSCSI target discovery3m 49s
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Demo: Dynamic discovery2m 51s
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vSAN, part 18m 48s
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vSAN, part 211m 50s
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5. VMs and Apps
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Demo: Create a vApp3m 37s
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Demo: Working with templates12m 44s
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Demo: Clone a VM2m 51s
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Demo: Import an OVF template3m 44s
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Snapshots6m 53s
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