A content library instance represents a container for a set of library items. A content library item instance represents the logical object stored in the content library, which might be one or more usable files.
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Content Library Types You can create two types of libraries, local and subscribed.
Content Library Items Library items are VM templates, vApp templates, or other VMware objects that can be contained in a content library. VMs and vApps have several files, such as log files, disk files, memory files, and snapshot files that are part of a single library item. You can create library items in a specific local library or remove items from a local library. You can also upload files to an item in a local library so that the libraries subscribed to it can download the files to their NFS or SMB server, or datastore.
Content Library Storage When you create a local library, you can store its contents on a datastore managed by the vCenter Server instance or on a remote file system.