A content library is a feature available in vSphere 6.5 that acts as a container for objects so that you can store VM templates, vApp templates, ISOs, and files you need to share across multiple vCenter Server instances belonging to the same SSO domain. Content libraries can be used to ensure compliance and consistency within the network when deploying workloads.
A content library can be useful for the deployment of new virtual machines from a stored template or so that you can mount an ISO image directly from the library.
VM templates, vApp templates, and other types of file in a content library are defined as library items that can contain single or multiple files, such as OVF, ISO, and so on.
Two types of content library object can be created in vSphere 6.5:
- Local: Items are stored on a single vCenter Server instance and can be published...