vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - Documentation - VMware
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<strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />
Prerequisites<br />
If a load generator is running in the virtual machine, stop it before you perform the clone operation.<br />
Verify that you have the following privileges:<br />
n <strong>Virtual</strong> machine.Provisioning.Create template from virtual machine on the source virtual machine.<br />
n <strong>Virtual</strong> machine .Inventory.Create from existing on virtual machine folder where the template is created.<br />
n Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool on the destination host, cluster, or resource pool.<br />
n Datastore.Allocate space on all datastores where the template is created.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Start the Clone a <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> to a Template Task on page 36<br />
To make a master copy of a virtual machine, you can clone the virtual machine to a template. You can<br />
open the New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> wizard from any object in the inventory that is a valid parent object of a<br />
virtual machine, or directly from the template. The wizard provides several options for creating and<br />
deploying virtual machines and templates.<br />
2 Select a <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> to Clone to a Template on page 37<br />
To clone a virtual machine to a template, you must select an existing virtual machine to clone. You cannot<br />
modify a template after you create it. To change the template, you must convert it back to a virtual<br />
machine.<br />
3 Select a Name and Location for the Template on page 37<br />
When you deploy a template to the vCenter Server inventory, you provide a unique name for it. The<br />
unique name distinguishes it from existing templates in the virtual machine folder or datacenter. The<br />
name can contain up to 80 characters. You can select a datacenter or folder location for the template,<br />
depending on your organizational needs.<br />
4 Select a Resource for a <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> Template on page 37<br />
When you deploy a virtual machine template, select a host or cluster resource for the template. The<br />
template must be registered with an ESXi host. The host handles all requests for the template and must<br />
be running when you create a virtual machine from the template.<br />
5 Select a Datastore for the <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> Template on page 38<br />
Each virtual machine or virtual machine template requires a folder or directory for its virtual disks and<br />
files. When you create a virtual machine or template to deploy to the vCenter Server inventory, select a<br />
datastore or datastore cluster for the virtual machine's configuration and other files and all of the virtual<br />
disks. Each datastore can have a different size, speed, availability, and other properties.<br />
6 Finish <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> Template Creation on page 38<br />
Before you deploy the template, you can review the template settings.<br />
Start the Clone a <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> to a Template Task<br />
To make a master copy of a virtual machine, you can clone the virtual machine to a template. You can open<br />
the New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> wizard from any object in the inventory that is a valid parent object of a virtual<br />
machine, or directly from the template. The wizard provides several options for creating and deploying virtual<br />
machines and templates.<br />
If you open the wizard from a template, the Select a creation type page does not appear.<br />
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