I have a bunch of OVF/OVAs on an external web server... is there a way to have vCloud Directory 5.x present the external content as a catalog ? In the 5.5 release notes it sounds like it might be possible but digging further it seems it's only between separate vCloud director instances and not just "any old webserver". In my case vCloud is being used for designers where the base VMs/templates are constantly changing... so a "stable catalog" doesn't make sense. The base vms/templates are already being output onto a common web server, so having to upload them to a vCloud is both a waste of time and valuable storage as well.
I'm moving from using a vCenter directly to a vCloud setup and so far it just seems like a bad fit for internal design use...