Understanding Catalogs And Their Contents; Working In Published Catalogs - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Manual

Cloud Director User's Guide
Procedure
1 Click Catalogs.
2 In the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs.
3 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Properties.
4 Review the properties in the General, Sharing, and Publishing tabs.
5 Modify the relevant properties and click OK.
Your catalog properties are updated.

Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents

A catalog consists of a list of catalogs, vApp templates, and media files in your organization.
When you click the Catalogs button in the menu bar, these tabs appear.
Catalogs
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vApp Templates
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Media
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If you are an organization administrator, you can access published catalogs in the left pane.
Using vApp Templates in a Catalog
You can access vApp templates in a catalog in your organization or, if you are an organization administrator,
from a published catalog.
To access a vApp template in a catalog in your organization, in the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs
and click on the vApp Templates tab. Select a vApp template and right-click to see the operations you can
complete.
Using Media Files in a Catalog
You can access media files in a catalog in your organization or, if you are a organization administrator, a
published catalog.
To access a media file in a catalog in your organization, in the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs and
click on the Media tab. Select a media file and right-click to see the operations you can complete.

Working in Published Catalogs

If you have sufficient rights, you can access published catalogs.
You can access catalogs, vApp templates, and media files from other organizations and copy them to your
catalog.
Accessing vApp Templates from a Public Catalog
You can access vApp templates from published catalogs and copy them to your catalog.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
1 Click Catalogs.
2 In the left pane, click Public Catalogs.
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