Create an OVF Template in a Content Library
from a Virtual Machine or vApp
You can create library items from
existing virtual machines or vApp. Use those library items later to deploy virtual machines
and vApps on hosts and clusters in your
vCenter Server
environment. - Create aLibraryItem.DeployableIdentityinstance to specify the source virtual machine or vApp to be captured in an OVF template.
- Create aLibraryItem.CreateTargetinstance to identify the content library where the OVF template is stored.
- Create aLibraryItem.CreateSpecinstance to specify the properties of the OVF template.
- Initiate a synchronous create operation byusing the.POST https://<HTTP requestvcenter_ip_address_or_fqdn>/api/vcenter/ovf/library-item
- Verify the outcome of the create operation.