Make a clone and select some partitions

[CERKYR]

Hello,
Is it possible to build a clone without including all the partitions ?
On my side, one VM is running backup (veeam), on a third ESXi, inside a Vcenter.
One of the partition is very big (more than 1,4 Tb).
The goal is not to include all the backup files (veeam) inside the clone.

Regards,

[vijayrana968]

For simple and easy way, I would use the VMware Standalone Converter where you get choice which disk you want to include and exclude.

Another option you have, shutdown VM > remove that large VMDK disk from VM settings (Just remove, don't delete) > Clone VM > reattach disk to newly created VM.

For second step, note down the VMDK path (inside the VM folder) to locate and attach after cloning.

[CERKYR]

VM converter is not inside Vcenter, but it's an interesting choice ...

[vijayrana968]

Converter is separate product than vCenter. You may try by downloading from here Download Center for VMware Products - VMware Converter Standalone