cloning vms

[wron]

hi,

how do i clone a vm in VI Client?

[virtech]

Power off the VM, right click on the VM in the inventory and select "Clone"

[wron]

hey there isn't any "clone" option in VI Client !! can i clone if i copy the .vmdk and .vmx files onto a datastore and add it to a resourse pool or something?

please advise.

[sbeaver]

use vmkfstools to clone the disk from the shell. Then it is really easy to create another vmx files

[Nicke]

You need VirtualCenter to get the "clone" option in the VIC. You should clone it manually as Sbeaver says.

/Nicke

[virtech]

Sorry over looked you werent using VirtualCenter.

You could create a new VM with a blank disk and then import the vmdk file you want to the new VM using vmkfstools.

[wron]

fine...thanks..i'll try it out from the shell.

[dreamgear]

I managed to clone a VM using the command-line approach. We don' t have virtualcenter either.

But I had a few weirdnesses. First, when I was editing the .vmx file I could see that the "sched.swap.derivedName" attribute was going to be wrong. So I just removed that line and it seemed to do the right thing and then create it.

Second, even though it did prompt me to create a new unique id when it created the new vm, it did not modify the ethernet MAC address of the virtual adapter. If I remove this line will it generate a new one?

[plarsen]

When I start ESX 3 from boot, the server enters "maintenance mode" and I see "clone" and "convert to template" on the "commands" window in the Virtual Infrastructure client.

However, once switched to normal mode, these disappear??

When will there be a linux client for advanced management of VMware??

[4ad]

I have question, is VirtualCenter Free to use? We have momental VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1

Thanks

Slavo

[virtech]

VirtualCenter requires a license, so no it not free.