Clone Virtual Machine¶

qm clone <vmid> <newid> [OPTIONS]

Create a copy of virtual machine/template.

<vmid>: <integer> (100 - 999999999)
The (unique) ID of the VM.

<newid>: <integer> (100 - 999999999)
VMID for the clone.

--bwlimit <integer> (0 - N) (default = clone limit from datacenter or storage config)
Override I/O bandwidth limit (in KiB/s).

--description <string>
Description for the new VM.

--format <qcow2 | raw | vmdk>
Target format for file storage. Only valid for full clone.

--full <boolean>
Create a full copy of all disks. This is always done when you clone a normal VM. For VM templates, we try to create a linked clone by default.

--name <string>
Set a name for the new VM.

--pool <string>
Add the new VM to the specified pool.

--snapname <string>
The name of the snapshot.

--storage <string>
Target storage for full clone.

--target <string>
Target node. Only allowed if the original VM is on shared storage.