Clone vCenter Virtual Server

You can create a clone of a virtual server based on the same resources as the origin virtual server. To be able to clone virtual servers, you need to have the Clone own virtual servers permission enabled. The cloned virtual server inherits resources from the origin as follows.

Resource	Cloned Virtual Server
Properties - owner, hostname, password, and label.	You can change the properties while cloning a VS. By default, if you clone a virtual server without changing the values of a hostname, password, and label: The hostname remains the same as the original virtual server. The password acquires random values. The label is the same as the original virtual server, but with Clone in the label. For example, Clone Original Label.
Compute, data store, and network resources & zones Recipes, recipe variables, and service add-ons Firewall rules	The same as the origin virtual server. If there are no available resources on the same data store, network, and compute resource, you cannot clone a virtual server.
IP address	A random IP address is assigned from an IP range in the origin network.
Swap disk	A new swap disk is created on the cloned virtual server.
Backups	The backups of the origin virtual server are not cloned.

To clone a virtual server, follow the next procedure:

Go to your Control Panel > Cloud > Virtual Servers menu.
Click the label of the virtual server that you want to clone.
Click the Actions button, point to Options, and then click Clone Virtual Server.
In the dialog, you can set the following parameters:
- Label - set the label of a cloned virtual server or leave empty for it to remain the same as the original virtual server with Clone in the label
- Hostname - set the hostname of a cloned virtual server or leave empty for it to remain the same as the original virtual server
- Password - set the password of a cloned virtual server or leave empty to generate the password automatically
- Confirm Password - confirm the password of a cloned virtual server
- Encrypt Password - move the slider to encrypt the password
  - Encryption Passphrase - set the letter and number combination to encrypt the password
  - Encryption Passphrase Confirmation confirm the encryption passphrase
Click Clone Virtual Server to confirm the action.

After you confirm the action, several transactions are run to complete the cloning process. You can check a status of each transaction in Activity Log of the virtual server. After the virtual server is cloned, it is powered off until you start it.