Create clone of Existing Virtual Machine in ESXi Server

For Creating Copy of Existing Virtual Machine in ESXi Server follow steps below:

  1. Open vSphere client and select VM which you want to copy and select  summary tab and select storage :

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2. Right click on that and  click “Browse Datastore…”

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3. On the Datastore Browser windows and click New Folder to create Folder on datastore:

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4. And then open the VM folder that you want to copy and copy all VM files:

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5. Select New Folder and Paste the copied files:

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6. Right click on .VMX files and click add to inventory:

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7. And follow the next pictures to complete process:

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Once all done you will see new VM under host:

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