Clone, Clone to Template and Convert to Template

[Mannan28]

What is the difference between Cloning a VM. Cloning to a Template and convert to a template.Which option t chose when.

Also i wanted to ask that i have a 20GB windows 2003 template.how to create a 10gb template from it.

Thanks

[JonT]

Cloning - to make a complete copy of the VM/Template with a new name somewhere else.

Clone to Template - to make a complete copy of a VM into a Template

Convert to Template - take a VM and turn it into a Template.

For the 20GB - 10GB question, it depends on the vmdk and the amount of data on it. The only thing I can possibly think of is to use some sort of backup utility or possibly a solution like Altiris to capture an image of the template. Honestly you would probably be better off building a new template or at least a new vmdk with only 10GB in size.

[admin]

RE:the 20GB->10GB conversion. You could try http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/, convert the template to a VM then use the VMware converter to V2V the VM to a new VM with a 10GB disk, then convert that new VM back to a template.

[vish91]

I Converted a VM to Template VM had snap shots how to get it Back.