Recommended ways to clone a VM

[rampeter]

Hi All,

  What is the recommended and best way to clone a VM machine .

[rcporto]

Just connect to vCenter server to be able to take a virtual machine clone, and one consideration is if you want take the clone with virtual machine powered on or off.

Take a look at this KB article for additional information: Cloning virtual machines in vCenter Server (1027865) | VMware KB