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Smart Clones can be created from existing objects in vCenter in the exact same
manner as creating a Smart Copy, or more commonly, can be created from
previously run Smart Copies.
To create a Smart Clone from an existing Smart Copy open the VSM GUI and
click the tool button Smart Copies. Select a Smart Copy object you wish to
clone. In the right pane right click on the desired Smart Copy and select Clone
from Smart Copy.
NOTE: The entire Smart Copy will be cloned and consume additional space for
all of the datastore volumes that are part of the Smart Copy.
Step 1 - General Settings
The first page of the wizard will allow you to append a name to the datastores
that will be cloned. This is needed as no two datastores can have the same
name and also allows you to differentiate between the original datastore and
the cloned datastore. By default it will append -clone- date/time of smartcopy .
You can also choose to register the new virtual machines or not. This will
come into play in the next section on advanced date recovery but generally it
makes it easier to allow VSM to automatically register the VMs from the clone.
Make your selection and click Next.