Cloning a Virtual Machine
Copy an existing virtual machine (VM) using the Clone action. The Clone action creates a full clone, that is, the resulting clone is an independent, separate virtual machine. The source virtual machine is the parent of the clone.
This copy can then be modified. For example, if you wanted to add a finance application for the Accounting Department.
- Clone the standard VM
- Add the extra application to the clone
- Assign it to users in the accounting department
You can also use the Clone action to:
- Quickly make a custom copy of a shared VM.
- Make a copy of a VM and change the size of its disks.
- Compress a version chain into a single version. More Detail
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If the clone is to be a custom VM, and the parent has an assigned OS Profile policy, unassign the OS Profile policy before using the Clone action, then reassign the policy. Do not create a cloned custom VM with an OS Profile policy assigned. |
Step One
Open Virtual Machines in the navigation panel and highlight the VM you want to copy.
Step Two
Click the Clone action.
The Clone Wizard appears.
Step Three
Enter the name of the new (clone) VM.
Step Four
Enter the name for the computer within the VM or use the default one displayed.
The cloning process copies the parent VM - including the computer name. To avoid problems caused by having computers with duplicate names on the network, give the computer in the cloned VM a unique name.
Step Five
If this clone will be a custom VM, fill the check box.
Leave the checkbox empty for a shared VM.
Click Next to go to the next page of the wizard. 
Step Six
Decide if you want to change the sizes of the disks for the clone.
- Fill the checkbox and enter new disks sizes in MB to change the disk sizes.
- Leave the checkbox empty to use the same sized disks.
Step Seven
Click Finish
A cloning tasks begins and is displayed in the Task panel, tracking its progress.
When the Cloning task completes, a new VM with the name selected above is included in the VM list.
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