New-ContentLibrary

This cmdlet creates a new new local or subscribed content library depending on the provided parameters.

Syntax

-Datastore <Datastore>
-Name <String>
[-Description <String>]
[-OptimizeRemotePublishing]
[-Password <String>]
[-PersistJson]
[-Published]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Description
required	Datastore	Datastore	named	Specifies the datastore that you want to use to store files for library items in this library.
required	Name	String	named	Specifies the name of the library. Library names cannot be undefined or an empty string. Names do not have to be unique.
optional	Description	String	named	Specifies a human-readable description for the content library that you want to create.
optional	OptimizeRemotePublishing	SwitchParameter	named	If specified, the library is optimized for remote publishing and the Published parameter is required. This parameter specifies if remote publishing is the dominant use case for this library. The remote publishing occurs when the publisher and subscribers are not part of the same vCenter Single Sign-On domain. Any optimizations can be done as a result of turning on this optimization during library creation. For example, library content could be stored in different formats, but optimizations are not limited to just a storage format. You can set the value of this toggle only during the creation of the library and you need to migrate your library in case you need to change this value (optimize the library for a different use case).
optional	Password	String	named	Specifies the password you want to use for the content library. If you want to create a local content library, the password is required from subscribers in Basic authentication mode. If you want to subscribe to a content library, the password should be in Basic authentication mode.
optional	PersistJson	SwitchParameter	named	Specifies whether library and library item metadata are persisted in the storage location as JSON files. This flag only applies if the local library is published. You can copy the local library content and metadata to another storage location manually and then create a subscribed library referencing the location of the library JSON file in the SubscriptionUrl. When the subscribed library's storage location matches the subscription URL, you do not need to copy the files to the subscribed library.
optional	Published	SwitchParameter	named	Specifies whether you need to publish the local library.
optional	Server	VIServer[]	named	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet.

New-ContentLibrary

-Datastore <Datastore>
-Name <String>
-SubscriptionUrl <String>
[-AutomaticSync]
[-Description <String>]
[-DownloadContentOnDemand]
[-Password <String>]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-SslThumbprint <String>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Description
required	Datastore	Datastore	named	Specifies the datastore that you want to use to store files for library items in this library.
required	Name	String	named	Specifies the name of the library. Library names cannot be undefined or an empty string. Names do not have to be unique.
required	SubscriptionUrl	String	named	Specifies the URL of the endpoint where the metadata for the remotely published library is served.
optional	AutomaticSync	SwitchParameter	named	Specifies whether the library should participate in automatic library synchronization. If you want to do an automatic synchronization, the global Automatic Sync option must be enabled. The subscription is still active even when automatic synchronization is turned off, but synchronization is only done manually by using the -Sync parameter of the Set-ContentLibrary cmdlet.
optional	Description	String	named	Specifies a human-readable description for the content library that you want to create.
optional	DownloadContentOnDemand	SwitchParameter	named	Indicates whether a library item's content is synchronized only on demand. If specified, then the library item's metadata is synchronized but the item's content (its files) is not. The Content Library Service synchronizes the content upon request only. This can cause the first use of the content to have a noticeable delay. If not specified, all content is synchronized in advance.
optional	Password	String	named	Specifies the password you want to use for the content library. If you want to create a local content library, the password is required from subscribers in Basic authentication mode. If you want to subscribe to a content library, the password should be in Basic authentication mode.
optional	Server	VIServer[]	named	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet.
optional	SslThumbprint	String	named	Specifies an optional SHA-1 hash of the SSL certificate for the remote endpoint. If this value is defined, the SSL certificate is verified by comparing it to the SSL thumbprint. The SSL certificate must be verified against the thumbprint. When specified, the standard certificate chain validation behavior is not used. The certificate chain is validated normally if this value is unset.

Output

VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.ContentLibrary.ContentLibrary

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> New-ContentLibrary -Name 'Local Content Library' -Description 'Local content library description.' -Datastore $Datastore1 -Published

Creates a new local content library that uses Datastore1 as a repository for its items.

Example 2

PS C:\> $localContentLibrary = Get-ContentLibrary -Name 'Local Content Library' -Local

PS C:\> New-ContentLibrary -Name 'Subscribed Content Library' -Description 'Subscribed content library description.' -Datastore $Datastore1 -SubscriptionUrl $localContentLibrary.PublishUrl

Creates a new subscribed content library that is subscribed to $localContentLibrary and uses Datastore1 as a repository for its items.