Procedure
1. Start the VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Package Studio.
2. Click the
Manage Repositories
tab.
3. Select your
Repository Host
in the drop-down list.
4. Select the
Repository
in the drop-down list.
If you previously added platforms and sections to the repository, the tree view pane will display the
names in a tree view. If this it the first time you have worked with this repository, the left-hand pane is
blank.
5. Click
Add Platform
.
The
Add Platform
dialog box appears.
6. Type a name, and then click
OK
.
The platform is added to the tree view.
7. Select the platform, and then click
Add Section
.
The
Add Section
dialog box appears.
8. Type a name, and then click
OK
.
The section is added below the selected platform in the tree view.
9. Continue adding sections to a platform, or add more platforms and sections.
After creating the platforms and sections, you can now publish your packages.
Publish Packages to Repositories
Publishing packages to a repository makes the packages available to the Package Manager to add as a
source. The Package Manager is the application that manages the installation and removal of packages on
target machines.
Prerequisites
You have generated one or more packages (*.crate) that you are ready to publish to your repository. See
"Creating Packages" on page 23
for information about creating and generating packages.
Procedure
1. Start the VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Package Studio.
2. Click the
Manage Repositories
tab.
3. Select your
Repository Host
in the drop-down list.
4. Select the
Repository
in the drop-down list.
If you previously added platforms and sections to the repository, the tree view pane will display the
names in a tree view. If this is the first time you have worked with this repository, the left-hand pane is
blank. For more information about adding platforms and sections, see
"Add Platforms and Sections to
Repositories" on page 40
.
5. Select a section to which you are adding a package.
6. Click
Publish Package
.
The
Choose a package
dialog box appears.
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