How to Clone Virtual Machine on VMware ESXi

Asked By alexdi 0 points N/A Posted on - 06/08/2020

Hi, my name is Sundaram. I am from Andhra Pradesh. I want to clone a virtual machine using a clone virtual machine VMware. Please suggest something.

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Answered By Davis Dolphin 0 points N/A #330282

To clone a virtual machine on VMware ESXi host, you have to copy all the *.vmdk and *.vmx files.

Log in to your ESXi host.
Open the folder which you use to store virtual machines.
Follow the steps to open the datastore.
1. Select the hostname/IP address of the VMware ESXi host.
2. And go to Configuration > Storage.
3. Right-click on datastore
4. Click on browse datastore.
Create the catalog for the new virtual machine clone.
Shut down the virtual machine which you want to duplicate.
Open the inventory storage of the virtual machine which you want to clone.
Choose, and copy the files *.vmdk and *.vmx.
Open the inventory of the new virtual machine.
Paste the copied file in the directory.
Register the cloned virtual machine after the copying is done.
Click Add to Inventory option that lies right on the .vmx file.
Give a name to the Cloned virtual machine.
Select the resource pool on which you want to run the virtual machine.
To achieve the creation of a cloned virtual machine Click Finish.
Power on your cloned VM.

As we have copied please select I Copied It. And then Press Ok to run your cloned virtual machine.

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create a clone using the Clone Virtual Machine Wizard: