How to clone virtual machines in VMware Server. Updated: April 6, 2009 If you're a fan of virtualization, you will sooner or later come across VMware Server.
The Server is a free solution that allows you to run multiple instances of various operating systems on top of your existing desktop, opening a world of efficiency, productivity, modularity, testing, and tweaking before you. Virtualization allows you to do lots of things you would not normally try on your real machines. For example, test a dual-boot configuration of Windows and Linux machines, without fear of destroying your partitions. Or you may want to try new software without soiling your actual setups. Introduction For more about virtualization, you may want to read an entire section of tutorials I have dedicated to this end. If you're ever going to run only a single instance of any operating system available, the installation is a necessary one-time operation. Luckily, the answer is no. This is what this article is all about. Back again to my CentOS mini far. Conclusion. How to clone virtual machines in VMware ESXi. Updated: April 8, 2009 This tutorial may not be applicable to many home users, but if you happen to be using VMware ESXi in your environment for whatever reason, then you will like this article.
VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor, offered for free, a sort of a teaser meant to convince you into buying the more fully featured ESX Server product, which has it all, including the infinitely higher price. The ESXi is a sort of a poor man's solution for bare-metal virtualization. As such, it lacks some of the seemingly obvious functions of the main product. Like cloning. For more about virtualization in general, please read my other tutorials. Before we begin, since this tutorial touches business aspects of virtualization, I must make a corporate leap and emphasize that you should check for any potential issues with terms of use and licensing with the vendors of the products that you may want to use. Cloning virtual machines on VMware ESXi Step 1: Start VMware Infrastructure Client Conclusion. Ramesh Natarajan - The Geek Stuff. There are only 10 types of people in the world — those who understand binary, those who don’t, and those who understand Gray code About “The Geek Stuff” The main focus of this blog is Linux and Open Source Technologies.
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