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n If making a linked or full clone from the current state of a virtual machine, power down the
virtual machine.
Procedure
1 (Optional) To create a clone from the current state of a virtual machine:
a Select a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.
b Click Virtual Machine and select either Create Full Clone or Create Linked Clone,
depending on the type of clone you want to create.
Fusion takes a snapshot of the selected virtual machine when creating a linked clone.
2 (Optional) To create a clone from a snapshot of a virtual machine:
a Select a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library.
b Click Snapshots.
c Select a snapshot and right-click. Select either Create Full Clone or Create Linked Clone,
depending on the type of clone you want to create.
3 Type a name for the clone and click Save.
A full clone can take several minutes to create, depending on the size of the virtual disk that
is being duplicated.
Results
The clone appears in the Virtual Machine Library.
A linked clone virtual machine is designated by a clone badge in the Virtual Machine Library. The
parent virtual machine name is shown under the virtual machine name in the Virtual Machine
Library display. In snapshot manager, a snapshot which has a linked clone virtual machine is
designated with a snapshot badge.
What to do next
If the parent virtual machine uses a static IP address, change the static IP address of the clone
before the clone connects to the network to prevent IP address conflicts.
Although the cloning process creates a new MAC address for the clone, other configuration
information, such as the virtual machine name and static IP address configuration, is identical to
that of the parent virtual machine.
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