== Adding Shares to a Library Server ==
VMm Libraries VMM Library Servers store files in network share folders. Shares are typically configured during the VMM Library Server installation process. Additional shares may , however, be added to a library using the VMM Administrator Console. Before the shares can be addedto the library, however, they must first be created on the VMM Library Server host. To do this , log into the system on which the library resides, enable network sharing and discovery in the system hosting the libraryif not already enabled, create the folders which are to be shared used as library shares and then share them by right clicking on the folders, selecting Properties and choosing the ''Share'' tab. More details on how to share folders on Windows Server 2008 can be found in the [http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Configuring_Windows_Server_2008_File_Sharing Configuring Windows Server 2008 File Sharing] chapter of the [http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Image:Windows_server_2008_essentials.jpg Windows Server 2008 Essentials] online book. Once the shared folders have been created and shared, switch to the ''Library'' view of the VMM Administrator Console, select the library server to which the shares are to be added from the ''Library Resources'' pane located in the top left hand corner of the console window and click the ''Add library shares'' link in the ''Actions'' pane. The selection will invoke the ''Add library Shares'' wizard as illustrated in the following figure: [[Image:vmm_add_library_share.jpg|Adding shares to a VMM Server Library]] The first screen displayed by the wizard lists the network shares that were previously configured on the VMM Library Server host. Select any shares that are to be added to the library and click ''Next'' to proceed to the summary screen. Assuming the summary information is correct, click the ''Add Library Shares'' button. Once the addition is complete, the new shares will appear beneath the library server in the resources pane as shown below: [[Image:vmm_new_library_shares.jpg|New library shares added to vmm library server]] The shares are now available for the storage of virtual machine resources. == Manual and Automatic Library Refreshes == VMM Library Servers perform periodic automatic refreshes on libraries to re-index the library share files. By default, the interval duration is set at one refresh every hour. To change this setting to increase or decrease the frequency of these refreshes, choose the required library from the ''Library Resources'' pane in the VMM Administrator Console and select the ''Actions -> Library Actions -> Library Settings'' menu option. This will display the ''Library Settings'' dialog: [[Image:vmm_library_settings.jpg|the VMM Library Settings dialog]] From within this dialog, automatic refreshes may be turned off or the duration modified to meet specific requirements. A manual refresh of a library may be performed at any time by right clicking on the library and selecting ''Refresh'' from the resulting menu.
