How is the best way to setup automated weekly clones of a guess host?
You can still use vmclone.pl for vCenter 2.5 and ESX(i) 3.5uX
Here are the VI Perl Toolkit utilities http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/viperl15/doc/perl_toolkit_utilities_idx.html
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William Lam
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Depending on how you want to clone your VM, you can take a look at the vmclone.pl script which is part of the vSphere SDK for Perl Utilities and part of vCLI installation. You can setup a cron job to automate the cloning process based on your requirements. There is also a new 'scheduled task' in vSphere vCenter 4.0 that has a clone operation which you can set on your vCenter
It all depends on the requirements, much more customization can be done by writing your own script against the vSphere API's.
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
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If you want to clone a VM and have VC you can set a scheduled task in virtual center to do this for you. If not you can script it and set it up as a weekly cron job. What is your environment like?
Still on ESX 3.5 and Vcenter 2.5
About to install Vsphere 4.0 in the next few weeks.
Thanks!
You can still use vmclone.pl for vCenter 2.5 and ESX(i) 3.5uX
Here are the VI Perl Toolkit utilities http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/viperl15/doc/perl_toolkit_utilities_idx.html
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
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If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
