Steps to migrate Content Library OVF Templates from one vCenter to another vCenter

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Moving the Content Library OVF Templates from one vCenter Server to another is required when the source vCenter Server is being decommissioned.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 8.x

Resolution

Follow the steps below to migrate the OVF templates of a Content Library from one vCenter Server to another:

• On the source vCenter Server:
  
  
  • Convert the local Content Library to a publisher content library. Refer: Create a Content Library and enable publishing
    
    
• On the destination vCenter Server:
  
  
  • Create a subscribed Content Library that subscribes to the publisher content library on the source vCenter Server. Refer: Create a Content Library and subscribe
  • On the New subscribed content library, select Actions -> Synchronize. This will synchronize all the library items from publisher to subscriber content library.
  • Create a local content library on the destination vCenter.
  • From the subscribed Content library, select all templates -> Right click -> clone item.
    
    
• All the OVF templates will now be available on the local Content Library on the destination vCenter Server.
• Delete the subscribed Content Library.