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Cloning a virtual machine to a template preserves a master copy of the virtual machine so that you can
create additional templates. For example, you can create one template, modify the original virtual machine
by installing additional software in the guest operating system, and create another template. See Clone a
Virtual Machine to a Template in the vSphere Web Client.
Create a Virtual Machine Without a Template or Clone
You can create a single virtual machine if no other virtual machines in your environment have the
requirements you are looking for, such as a particular operating system or hardware configuration. When
you create a virtual machine without a template or clone, you can configure the virtual hardware, including
processors, hard disks, and memory.
During the creation process a default disk is configured for the virtual machine. You can remove this disk
and add a new hard disk, select an existing disk, or add an RDM disk on the Customize hardware page of
the wizard.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the following privileges:
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Virtual machine.Inventory.Create new on the destination folder or datacenter.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Add new disk on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
adding a new disk.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Add existing disk on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
adding an existing disk.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Raw device on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are using a
RDM or SCSI pass-through device.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Host USB device on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
attaching a virtual USB device backed by a host USB device.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Advanced on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
configuring advanced virtual machine settings.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Swapfile placement on the destination folder or datacenter, if you are
configuring swapfile placement.
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Virtual machine.Configuration.Disk change tracking on the destination folder or datacenter, if you
are enabling change tracking on the virtual machine's disks.
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Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool on the destination host, cluster, or resource pool.
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Datastore.Allocate space on the destination datastore or datastore folder.
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Network.Assign network on the network that the virtual machine will be assigned to.
To verify the privileges assigned to your role, see the Required Privileges for Common Tasks topic in the
vSphere Security documentation.
Procedure
1 Start the New Virtual Machine Creation Process on page 21
If you need a single virtual machine with a particular operating system and hardware configuration,
you create a new virtual machine. You can open the New Virtual Machine wizard from any object in
the inventory that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine.
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