Start the Clone a Template to a Template Task

To make changes to a template and preserve the state of the original template, you clone the template to a template.

About this task

You can open the New Virtual Machine wizard from any object in the inventory that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine, or directly from the template. The wizard provides several options for creating and deploying virtual machines and templates.

If you open the wizard from a template, the Select a creation type page does not appear.

Procedure

Select to clone a template to a template.

Option	Description
Open the New Virtual Machine wizard from any object in the inventory	Right-click any inventory object that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine, such as a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, or host, and select New Virtual Machine. Select Clone Template to Template and click Next. The Select a name and folder page opens.
Open the Clone Template to Template wizard from a template	Search or browse for a template. Right-click the template and select Clone. The Select a name and folder page opens.