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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5
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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5

by Andrea Mauro, Paolo Valsecchi, Karel Novak
December 2017
Beginner
598 pages
14h 7m
English
Packt Publishing
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Cloning a VM

A VM deployed by cloning another VM creates an exact copy of the original VM. Cloning is the fastest method to deploy a new VM if an existing VM has the same features and applications you need for the new installation.

This procedure allows you to save time during deployment because you just need to clone and configure a few parameters.

To deploy a new VM by cloning an existing one, follow the steps as:

  1. From vSphere Client, log in to vCenter Server and access the inventory view. Right-click the VM to clone and select Clone | Clone to Virtual Machine to create a new VM.
  2. Enter a name of the virtual machine and select the location in which to deploy the VM then click Next.
  3. Select a compute resource to allow the VM to access the ...
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ISBN: 9781787286016