Task VMWare - Clone VM

The VMWare - Clone VM Task lets you clone a virtual machine.

Clone VM > Connection sub tab The Connection settings window is the same for all VMWare Task types. See Start VM for details.

Clone VM > VM Task settings sub tab

Snapshot name

The name of the snapshot - if none specified the latest will be used. Click the Refresh icon to populate the drop-down snapshot name list.

Cloned file path

The path where the cloned file should be placed. Click the Folder icon to set folder for the cloned file.

Full clone

Full clone checked

Creates a full, independent clone of the virtual machine.

Full clone unchecked

Creates a linked clone, which is a copy of a virtual machine that shares virtual disks with the parent virtual machine in an ongoing manner. This conserves disk space as long as the parent and clone do not change too much from their original state.