Working with Content Endpoints Using Content
Management APIs
To perform content management, you
must have content endpoints configured in your system. A content endpoint is an
infrastructure endpoint in the SDDC that is targeted for the capture, test, and deployment
of managed content in the form of a content package. Either a DevOps administrator or a
content developer role is required to configure endpoints.
When adding the endpoint, you select appropriate
policies to capture, test, or release content. Policies vary depending on the endpoint
type
Policy | Description |
|---|---|
Allow content to be captured from the endpoint | Capture content from the endpoint and mark it as source
content. |
Allow unit tests to be run on the endpoint | Test content on the endpoint and acts as a unit test server. |
Mark as Production Endpoint | Only applicable to a vSphere endpoint. Deploy content to production. When you
mark a production endpoint, the Enable vCenter Template support is enabled.
|
Source-controlled Content only | Deploy content to an endpoint that comes only from a Source Control
branch. Used in cases where the customization specification is code reviewed
and checked in prior to release to a vCenter . This policy does not apply
to vSphere templates
because they are not checked in to Source Control. vSphere templates have versions
in a vSphere Content
Library. |
Enable vCenter Template Support | Only applicable to a vSphere endpoint. Enable this option to open more fields.
The vCenter details
page stores information as to where the template is deployed in each
vCenter . During
the release process, the templates are retrieved from the local Content
Library and turned into a Virtual Machine Template. |
Select VMware Aria Automation
Orchestrator package | Only applicable to a VMware Aria Automation
Orchestrator endpoint. The VMware Aria Automation
Orchestrator package is also known as an overlay package.
Use the overlay package to preserve environment specific settings such as
locale and passwords in a configuration element. |