Adding a new Catalog

Adding a new Catalog

A catalog allows you to share vApp templates and media with other users in your organization. You can also have a private catalog for vApp templates and media that you frequently use.

To set up a new organization:

1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Click on the Catalogs tab.
3. On the My Organization's Catalogs page, click the green plus tab.

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When you arrive at the Name this Catalog page:

4. In the Name field, create a name for the catalog.
5. (Optional) In the Description field, create a brief description for the catalog.

Steps 6-9 are optional and require access to external catalogs.

6. To access a read-only copy of an externally published catalog, select the Subscribe to an external catalog checkbox.
7. In the Subscription URL field, enter the URL for the external catalog.
8. In the Password field, enter a password for the catalog.
9. Select the Automatically download the content from external catalog enable an automatic download.
10. Click Next.

From the Select Storage Type page:

11. Select one of the storage type options:

             a) select the circle beside Use any storage available in the organization'.'

OR

             b) select the circle beside Pre-provision on specific storage policy, and then select a storage policy from the dropdown list.