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Can we clone a vm online without power it off with VCenter 5.0?

Can we clone a vm online without power it off with VCenter 5.0?
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8/22/2022 - Mon
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Yes you can, and for additional details, see the following VMware KB article: https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1027865
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What you meant when you said: "make sure that you do not START the clone on the same network"?
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

you will have issues if a CLONE is powered on the same network as the original, with IP Address, MAC Address, Domain Name membership.
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Thanks to all!