Using the vSphere CloneVM API to create linked clones, clones from snapshots, and every other kind of clone « vmdev.infoThere are many options for cloning VMs that are not available through vSphere Client. The vSphere API CloneVM is available to users of vCenter Server and allows you to specify: Whether the clone should be a fully-cloned VM or a linked clone (usually created very quickly, because it shares the disk of the source VM instead of copying it) Whether to clone from a snapshot point (an earlier, saved sta
