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Add-ContentLibrary

Synopsis

Creates a content library

Syntax

Subscription

Add-ContentLibrary -server <String> -user <String> -pass <String> -domain <String> -contentLibraryName <String> [-datastore <String>] [-subscriptionUrl <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Local

Add-ContentLibrary -server <String> -user <String> -pass <String> -domain <String> -contentLibraryName <String> [-datastore <String>] [-published] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-ContentLibrary cmdlet creates a subscribed or published content library. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values:

  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to vCenter Server
  • Creates a content library.

Examples

Example 1

Add-ContentLibrary -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-w01 -contentLibraryName sfo-w01-lib01 -published

This example creates published content library named sfo-w01-lib01 on the primary datastore in workload domain sfo-w01.

Example 2

Add-ContentLibrary -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-w01 -contentLibraryName sfo-w01-lib01 -datastore sfo-w01-ds-nfs01 -published

This example creates published content library named sfo-w01-lib01 on a specific datastore in workload domain sfo-w01.

Example 3

Add-ContentLibrary -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-w01 -contentLibraryName Kubernetes -subscriptionUrl "https://wp-content.vmware.com/v2/latest/lib.json"

This example creates subscribed content library named Kubernetes on the primary datastore in workload domain sfo-w01.

Parameters

-server

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user

The username used to authenticate to SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass

The password used to authenticate to SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-domain

The name of the workload domain to run against.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-contentLibraryName

The name of the content library to create.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-datastore

The datastore to create the content library on.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-subscriptionUrl

The subscription URL to create the content library from.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Subscription
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-published

The content library to be published.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Local
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.