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vSohill
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Content Library vs NFS

Hi,

What I will gain if I used Content Library for my template insteadoff NFS  shared storage ?

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daphnissov
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You'll gain a couple things including the ability to sync that content to another content library (if you choose). That's really the main reason, but there are some severe limitations with content library. You cannot add a native vSphere template (it imports it as OVF), and you cannot delta synchronize changes to objects in the content library. In most cases where you do have multiple vCenters and wish to sync content, these gaps make content library unusable for many.

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daphnissov
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You'll gain a couple things including the ability to sync that content to another content library (if you choose). That's really the main reason, but there are some severe limitations with content library. You cannot add a native vSphere template (it imports it as OVF), and you cannot delta synchronize changes to objects in the content library. In most cases where you do have multiple vCenters and wish to sync content, these gaps make content library unusable for many.

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Thank you,

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