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You can self-provision virtual machines (VMs) using predefined catalog items. A catalog defines parameters, such as the cloud name and the group name to which the VM is bound. Only a system administrator can create a catalog.
To aid in managing catalogs, Cisco UCS Director allows you to group similar catalogs within a folder. While creating a catalog, you can choose to add it in a previously created folder, or create a new folder. A folder is visible in the system only when it contains a catalog.
The Standard, Advanced, Service Container, and Bare Metal folders are available by default. You cannot edit or delete them.
Standard—Used to create catalogs for VM provisioning, using images from a list of clouds.
Advanced—Used to publish orchestration workflows, such as catalog items.
Service Container—Used to publish application containers as catalog items.
Bare Metal—Used to create catalogs for bare metal server provisioning.
The Manage Folder option on the Catalog page allows you to edit a folder name, delete a folder, or re-order the list of folders.
If you have upgraded Cisco UCS Director to the latest version, then all catalogs created in prior versions are grouped into the folders available by default, based on the catalog type.
When you add a catalog, you can select the groups permitted to provision new VMs with it, and provide other basic information. The chosen application category determines which policies the vDC applies when the service is provided.
For Windows images, there are options for VM user credential access. User credentials for the VM in a template can be shared with other users, or reset before sharing. If shared, a user can retrieve credentials for the active VM.