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4ClicktheOptionstab,andselectAdvanced.
5IntheSettingssection,clickEnableTemplatemode(tobeusedforcloning)and
clickOK.
Use the Clone Virtual Machine Wizard
TheCloneVirtualMachinewizardguidesyouthroughtheprocessofmakingaclone.
Youdonotneedtolocateandmanuallycopytheparentvirtualmachinefiles.
Beforemakingalinkedclone,defragmenttheguestoperatingsystem’sdrivesonthe
parentvirtualmachine.Usethetoolsintheguestoperatingsystemtoruna
defragme
ntatio
nutility.See“DefragmentVirtualDisks”onpage 239.
Forinformationaboutpreventingalinkedclone’sparentvirtualmachinefrombeing
deleted,see“EnableTemplateModeforaParentVirtualMachineofLinkedClones”on
page 221.
To use the Clone Virtual Machine wizard
1 Selectthevirtualmachine.
2Makesurethevirtualmachineispoweredoff.
3 ChooseVM>Clonetoope
ntheClon
eVirtualMachinewizard.
4OntheWelcomepage,clickNext.
5OntheCloneSourcepage,selectthestateoftheparentfromwhichyouwantto
createacloneandclickNext.
Youcanchoosetocreateaclonefromtheparent’scurrentstateorfromanyexist
ing
snapshotoftheparent.Ifyouselectthecurrentstate,Workstationcreatesa
snapshotofthevirtualmachinebeforecloningit.
Thewizarddoesnotallowyoutoclonefromthecurrentstatewhentemplatemode
isenabled.
6OntheCloneTypepage,specifywhethertocreateali
nkedcloneorafullcl
oneand
clickNext.
N
OTEWorkstation4.xvirtualmachines,andvirtualmachinescreatedwithother
VMwareproductsthatarecompatiblewithWorkstation4.x,mustbeupgradedtoat
leastWorkstation5.xvirtualmachinesbeforeyoucanclonethem.See“Changethe
VersionofaVirtualMachine”onpage 94.
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