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Clone Workflows
With the clone workflows, you can clone virtual machines with or without customizing the virtual machine
properties.
Clone virtual machine
from properties
Clones virtual machines by using properties as input parameters.
Clone virtual machine,
no customization
Clones a virtual machine without changing anything except the virtual
machine UUID.
Customize virtual
machine from
properties
Customizes a virtual machine by using properties as input parameters.
Linked Clone Workflows
With the linked clone workflows, you can perform linked clone operations, such as restoring a virtual
machine from a linked clone, creating a linked clone, and others.
Restore virtual machine
from linked clone
Removes a virtual machine from a linked clone setup.
Set up virtual machine
for linked clone
Prepares a virtual machine to be link cloned.
Create a linked clone of
a Linux machine with
multiple NICs
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest
operating system customization, and configures up to four virtual network
cards.
Create a linked clone of
a Linux machine with a
single NIC
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest
operating system customization, and configures one virtual network card.
Create a linked clone of
a Windows machine
with multiple NICs and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine and performs the
guest operating system customization. Configures up to four virtual network
cards and a local administrator user account.
Create a linked clone of
a Windows machine
with a single NIC and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine and performs the
guest operating system customization. Configures one virtual network card
and a local administrator user account.
Create a linked clone
with no customization
Creates the specified number of linked clones of a virtual machine.
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