Configure a Content Library in the First Compute vCenter Server Instance in Region A

Create a content library and populate it with templates that you can use to deploy virtual machines in your environment. Content libraries let you synchronize templates among different vCenter Server instances so that all the templates in your environment are consistent.

There is only one Compute vCenter Server in this VMware Validated Design, but if you deploy more instances for use by the compute cluster they can also use this content library.

Procedure

1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
   1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/ui.
   2. Log in by using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	[e-mail]
      Password	vsphere_admin_password

2. From the Home menu, select Content Libraries and click the + icon.

   The New Content Library wizard opens.

3. On the Name and location page, enter the following settings and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Name	sfo01-w01cl-vra01
   vCenter Server	sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

4. On the Configure content library page, enter the following settings, and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Local content library	Selected
   Publish externally	Selected
   Enable authentication	Selected
   Password	sfo01-w01cl-vra01_password
   Confirm password	sfo01-w01cl-vra01_password

5. On the Add storage page, select the sfo01-w01-lib01 datastore to store the content library, and click Next.
6. On the Ready to complete page, click Finish.