The catalogs are one of the main features in vCloud 5.5 that have been enhanced. In this recipe, we will work with catalog sharing, publishing, and the subscribing features.
We need an organization where we can publish a catalog, as well as another organization that we can share the catalog with.
You will need vCloud 5.5 for this recipe; however, you do not need vSphere 5.5.
Let's have a look at the catalog improvements.
Perform the following steps for configuring sharing, publishing, and subscribing:
Log in to vCloud as
SysAdmin
.Navigate to Manage & Monitor | Organizations.
Right-click on an existing organization and select Properties.
Click on Catalog. You should get the following screenshot:
Enable sharing, publishing, and/or subscription by checking the checkboxes.
Click on OK to close the window.