You can apply a custom configuration to a cloned virtual machine by using a customization object.
Note
This feature runs only
on a 32-bit
PowerCLI
process.
Prerequisites
Verify that you are connected
to a
vCenter
Server
system.
Procedure
1 | Get the Spec customization specification and clone it for temporary use. Get-OSCustomizationSpec Spec | New-OSCustomizationSpec -Type NonPersistent -Name ClientSpec
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2 | Change the NamingPrefix property of the customization object to the name of the virtual machine you want to create. Set-OSCustomizationSpec -Spec ClientSpec -NamingPrefix VM1
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3 | Create a virtual machine named VM1 by cloning the existing VM virtual machine and applying the customization specification. Get-VM VM | New-VM -VMHost Host -Datastore Storage1 -OSCustomizationSpec ClientSpec -Name VM1
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