Allows to clone a vApp (running or not) to a VDC. The vCloud API does not allow to hot clone to a different VDC so the vApp is first cloned to the same VDC and then cloned again to the destination VDC.
Options:
- Deploy / power on the cloned VM
- Delete the source vApp
- Use link clones
vApp network customizations:
- Change organization VDC network (i.e dev to test)
- Fence the vApp
vApp VMs network customization
- Update MAC addresses & Pool IP addresses
- Switch static IPs to pool or DHCP
vApp VMs guest OS customization
- Generate unique guest hostname
- Change SID
For the change organization VDC network run first the "Create organization VDC network mapping" and answer user interactions to map each source VDC org network to a destination one.
Find attached a package for the vCloud Director 5.1 plug-in.
Notes:
- The customizations exist to avoid Mac Addresses / IP / hostname / SID duplicates.
- The Windows guest customization may not work properly based on the guest customization settings. Also in some cases the vApp may require an extra restart for the guest customization to take place. Ufortunately I could not test all possible configurations.
Disclaimer: These samples workflows are provided AS IS and are not considered production quality and are not officially supported. Use at your own risk. Feel free to modify and expand and share your contributions.
