Reference Guide

system vmware virtual-machines clone
Clone a virtual machine using FluidFS file cloning.
Format
system vmware virtual-machines clone <VMwareServerName> <DestinationHost>
<CloneNamePrefix> <NumberofClones> [options]
Arguments
Argument Description Format
<VMwareServerName> Unique name of the VMware
server
<DestinationHost> Host name to register cloned
virtual machines
<CloneNamePrefix> Prefix for names of cloned virtual
machines. The machines will be
named {CloneNamePrefix}1,
{CloneNamePrefix}2, and so on.
Options
Option Description Format
SourceVMPath <SourceVMPath> Full path of source virtual
machine in VMware server
inventory
SourceVMName<SourceVMNam
e>
Source virtual machine name for
cloning
NumberOfClones
<NumberOfClones>
Number of cloned virtual
machines to create
PowerOnClones<PowerOnClone
s>
Power on cloned virtual
machines after creation
ApplyCustomizationSpecOnClon
es
<ApplyCustomizationSpecOnClo
nes>
Apply existing customization
specification on resulting cloned
virtual machines
CustomizationSpecName
<CustomizationSpecName>
Name of the customized
specification to apply on
resulting cloned virtual machines
UserName <Username> VMware server user name; this
field is required if VMware server
credentials were not saved
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