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Create a Scheduled Task to Clone a Virtual Machine in the vSphere
Client
This procedure creates a scheduled task to clone a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
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You must be connected to a vCenter Server system with the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1 From the Home page, click Scheduled Tasks.
2 Select File > New > Scheduled Task, or click New.
The Select a Task to Schedule dialog box appears.
3 Select Clone a virtual machine from the drop-down menu, and click OK.
The Clone Virtual Machine wizard appears.
4 Select the virtual machine to clone and click Next.
5 Follow the wizard through the same steps as those in the previous task in which you cloned a virtual
machine.
6 Enter a name and a task description in the text box.
7 Select the frequency of the task.
8 Select Now or Later. If later, enter the time and date when you want the virtual machine to be
deployed, and click Next.
To see the calendar, click Later, and click the drop-down arrow to select a date from the calendar. A red
circle indicates today’s date, and a dark circle indicates the scheduled date.
9 Review the information on the Ready to Complete New Virtual Machine page, and click Finish.
Optionally, you can select the check box to power on the new virtual machine after it is created.
vCenter Server adds the new task to the scheduled task list and completes it at the designated time.
When it is time to perform the task, vCenter Server first verifies that the user who created the task still
has permission to complete the task. If the permission levels are not acceptable, vCenter Server sends a
message to the log and the task is not performed.
Create a Template in the vSphere Client
Create a template to create a master image of a virtual machine from which you can deploy many virtual
machines.
You can create a template by converting a virtual machine to a template, cloning a virtual machine to a
template, or cloning another template.
Convert a Virtual Machine to a Template in the vSphere Client
You can convert a virtual machine directly to a template instead of making a copy by cloning.
When you convert a virtual machine to a template, you cannot edit or power on the template unless you
convert it back to a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
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You must be connected to vCenter Server to convert a virtual machine to a template. You cannot create
templates if you connect the vSphere Client directly to an ESXi host.
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