There are two types of virtual machine cloning: "Full Clone" and "Linked Clone".
During the cloning process, VMware generates a different MAC address and UUID than the original virtual machine, which allows the cloned virtual machine and the original virtual machine to appear on the same network without any conflicts.
VMware Full Clone
A fully cloned virtual machine does not depend on the source virtual machine, it is a completely independent virtual machine that performs the same as the cloned virtual machine.
Because a full clone does not share a virtual disk with the parent virtual machine, it takes longer to create a full clone than a linked clone. If the files involved are large, a full clone can take several minutes to create. A full clone only replicates the virtual machine state at the time of the clone operation, so the snapshot of the parent virtual machine cannot be accessed.
VMware Linked Clone
Dependencies on the source virtual machine, called the parent virtual machine. Since linked clones are created from snapshots of the parent virtual machine, disk space is saved and the cloning speed is very fast, but the performance of the cloned virtual machine is reduced.
Changes made to the virtual disk of the parent virtual machine do not affect the linked clone, and changes made to the linked clone disk do not affect the parent virtual machine. ButIf the parent virtual machine is corrupted or the snapshot point is deleted, the linked clone virtual machine is also unusable； If the parent virtual machine moves its location, you need to respecify the location of the parent virtual machine before starting the linked clone virtual machine.
Regardless of the cloning method, after the cloning is completed, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- IP address
- Mac address
- Windows SSID
- Linux UUID
Windows Throughwhoami /userCheck the current SSID as follows:
You can use the system's own tool sysprep.exe ("C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\sysprep.exeRegenerate the new SSID as follows:
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Posted on 5/31/2023 8:01:16 PM
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