6.3 To add resources to a storage repository

6.3 To add resources to a storage repository
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To import an assembly to the storage repository, use the following syntax:

importAssembly Repository instance server= { id | name } url=value

For example:

OVM> importAssembly Repository name=MyRepository server=MyServer \
  url=http://example.com/assemblies/myassembly.ova

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.66, “importAssembly”.

To import a virtual machine template to the storage repository, use the following syntax:

importTemplate Repository=instance server= { id | name } url=value

For example:

OVM> importTemplate Repository name=MyRepository server=MyServer \
  url=http://example.com/OVM_OL5U6_X86_64_PVM_10GB.tgz

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.67, “importTemplate”.

To import an ISO file to the storage repository, use the following syntax:

importVirtualCdrom Repository=instance server= { id | name } url=value

For example:

OVM> importVirtualCdrom Repository name=MyRepository server=MyServer \
  url=http://example.com/isos/myiso.iso

For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.68, “importVirtualCdrom”.

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