Existing templates can be cloned to the content library. You can also upload any OVF/OVA file, such as third-party appliances.
If you have an existing template in your inventory, you can clone it to the content library. The original template will not be removed from the inventory, and the clone will be available in the content library. Let's get started:
- Right-click on the existing template and select Clone to Library...:
- Specify in which content library the template should be cloned.
- Once the wizard is closed, a new task will be launched. The existing template will be exported as an OVF file and uploaded to the content library.
Once the clone process is finished, you will see your new OVF template under the Templates tab in the content library. If the content is cloned from the template, you will also see the guest operating system version. For external OVF files uploaded to the content library, this information will not be available:
