You can update
the settings of content library types in your virtual environment by using the
vSphere
Automation
API.
Table 1. Options for Updating a
Content Library
| Content Library Types
|
Option
|
| Local content library
|
You can change the settings of a local
library before calling the update function on the
LocalLibrary object:
- Before a library
is published, you can edit the following settings:
- The name of a
local library that is retrieved by using the
LocalLibrary object
- The
human-readable description of a local library retrieved by using the
LocalLibrary object
- After a library
is published, you must first retrieve the
PublishInfo instance of
the published library you want. You can use the instance to configure the
following settings.
- Unpublish the
local library.
- Change the
authentication method of the library.
- Change the
password that must be used for authentication.
|
| Subscribed content library
|
You can edit the settings of a subscribed
library if you retrieve the
SubscriptionInfo
instance associated with it. To apply the changes, you must update the library
by using the
SubscribedLibrary
object.
You can configure the
following settings:
- The
authentication method required by the local library
- The user name and
password of the subscribed library for authentication to the local library
- The method for
synchronizing the metadata and the content of the subscribed library
- The thumbprint
used for validating the SSL certificate of the local library
|