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Data Object - VirtualMachineInstantCloneSpec(vim.vm.InstantCloneSpec)

Parameter to

CheckInstantClone_Task, InstantClone_Task

Extends

DynamicData

See also

OptionValue, VirtualMachineRelocateSpec

Since

vSphere API Release 6.7

Data Object Description

Specification for creating an Instant Clone of a powered-on virtual machine.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
biosUuid*	xsd:string	128-bit SMBIOS UUID of a virtual machine represented as a hexadecimal string in "12345678-abcd-1234-cdef-123456789abc" format.
config*	OptionValue[]	A list of key value pairs that will be passed to the destination VM. These pairs should be used to provide user-defined customization to differentiate the destination VM from the source VM. Values will be queryable via destination VM's extraConfig.
location	VirtualMachineRelocateSpec	A type of VirtualMachineRelocateSpec that specifies the location of resources the newly created virtual machine will use. The location might be empty or specify: The folder where the virtual machine should be located. If not specified, the root VM folder of the source VM will be used. A datastore where the InstantCloned virtual machine will be located on the physical storage. A resource pool determines where compute resources will be available to the clone. A device change specification. The only allowed device changes are edits of VirtualEthernetCard and filebacked Serial/Parallel ports. All other settings are NOT supported.
name	xsd:string	The name of the cloned virtual machine.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
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