Manage the datacenter catalogue

Display VM templates

The datacenter Catalogue is stored on the NFS repository.
It holds VM templates, which include VM templates uploaded from local files, instance copies of VM disks, and disk conversions from other formats.

For definitions of basic Catalogue terms, see Appliance Library View (Catalogue view).
For information about how to configure the Catalogue template repository folder, see VM repository folder. 

To display VM templates:

1. Go to the Catalogue

2. Select Private or Public

3. Select the datacenter or public cloud region. 

The platform will display the available VM templates.
The VM templates can be viewed as a list or as icons, and by categories, for example "Operating Systems". 

Open

In icon view, select a VM template to activate the VM template options menu, which will vary, depending on the user context.

Open

Manually refresh the catalogue

In general, the Catalogue is automatically refreshed each time you open it. However, when you first create a datacenter, you may need to refresh it manually. 

To manually refresh the Catalogue, click the round arrow Refresh button beside the datacenter or public cloud region name in the repository list.  

When the Catalogue is refreshed, the platform will:

• Add new templates that have been manually uploaded to the repository file system

• Mark templates with missing disk files as unavailable. (These disks were deleted from the repository file system),

  • Mark shared templates that are unavailable for the owner enterprise as unavailable for all other enterprises

Display all VM templates in the catalogue

In private cloud, by default the Catalogue only displays the VM templates that are done, failed or in progress.

To control the display of templates, use the filter control in the top right-hand corner. The options are as follows:

• Done

• Failed

• In progress

• Show only ISO

To display deleted templates, which are unavailable to users because there is a disk missing from the Catalogue filesystem, select Show deleted templates.

• To display instances of a deleted template, select it. To display an instance of a deleted template in the main view, promote it to make it a master template.

How much space is left in the catalogue?

To update the display of available space, refresh the Catalogue. The platform will display the Capacity (total disk space) and Remaining Capacity (the remaining space) of the NFS repository where the Catalogue is stored.

See also How much space can a tenant use in the catalogue

Manage remote repositories

You can perform the following actions on the Create template from remote template repository dialog:

• Add or Remove remote template repositories:

  • To add or remove template repositories, use the buttons in the first column. 

  • To add a new repository, click the + Add button and enter a URL (the format includes http:// and :port) for a template repository.

• Refresh: To update the screen with the current template definitions available, downloaded, etc., click the refresh button

Pages related to the datacenter catalogue

• Parent page with introduction to the Catalogue and basic concepts: Catalogue view

  • Add VM templates to the catalogue

  • Modify a VM template

  • Manage VM templates

• How to configure the Catalogue template repository folder: VM repository folder. 

• Create instance templates: Manage VMs#SaveVMdiskstocreateaninstancetemplate

• Manage instance templates: Manage VM templates#Manageinstancetemplates