HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 101)

The Generated Names box shows the names of the VMs that will be created.
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Datastore Names: Enter the base name for the new datastores. The # symbol is required
and represents the numeric sequence for the new names. In the generated datastore
names, the # symbol is replaced with a number.
The Generated Names box shows the names of the datastores that will be created.
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Where # is numeric and starts at: For both the VM and datastore names, enter the start
value for the numeric naming sequence. The default value is 1.
8. Click Next.
The Review and Validate window opens.
9. Click Next to validate that it is possible to create the VMs.
The Review and Validate window is updated with icons showing the success or failure of the
validation processes.
A green icon indicates success, and a red icon indicates failure. If a validation step fails, a
message is displayed in the Warning and Validation Results box. Correct the problem, and
then click Retry to repeat the validation step. If you need to change values entered in the
wizard, use the Back and Next buttons to navigate.
10. Click Next to view a summary of the requested actions.
The Summary window opens.
11. Click Finish to create the specified VMs and datastores.
You can view the progress of the task in the Recent Tasks pane at the bottom of the vSphere
Client window.
TIP: No manual cache refresh is necessary. When a provisioning operation is complete,
the StoreFront Module for vCenter data is refreshed automatically.
Cloning a VM
You can clone one or more VMs from an existing VM.
The following rules apply when cloning VMs:
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Cloning a VM has the same prerequisites as creating a datastore. For more information, see
“Creating a datastore” (page 83) .
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The source VM must exist in the vSphere Client.
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The source VM must be in a stopped state.
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The file structure for the cloned VMs will match the original VM.
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The original VM can have multiple datastores, but each datastore should be on one disk only.
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If the original VM has multiple datastores, the new VM will have the same number of datastores.
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The cloned VMs use the same storage pool as the source VM.
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If snapshots are used for creating the new VMs and datastores, the original VM files cannot
be deleted.
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Each snapshot is created in the same storage pool as each source disk.
Clone a VM using the vSphere Web Client
Use this procedure with the VMware 5.5 vSphere Web Client. If you are using the VMware 5.1
vSphere Web Client, follow the procedure in
“Clone a VM using the vSphere Client” (page 105) .
To clone one or more VMs from an existing VM:
Cloning a VM 101