Comments on: Linux scripts to clone and rename VMware Server VMs

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:39:52 +0000

Sippo,

Thanks for the providing the work around to get the clone and rename scripts to work for VMware Server on SLES 10!

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:39:52 +0000

Sippo,

Thanks for the providing the work around to get the clone and rename scripts to work for VMware Server on SLES 10!

By: sippo

sippo — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:02:41 +0000

Almost worked in SLES 10SP2, I did the following change into both
scripts:

Original - skips all *.vmdk, also .vmdk that is a textfile
containing disknames.

echo "nReplacing "$SOURCE" with "$DEST" in text files:"
ls "$DEST" | grep -v "(.nvram$|.vmdk$|.log$)" | while read FILE
do

My modification, now renames also .vmdk, but not
touch 00n.vmdk files

echo "nReplacing "$SOURCE" with "$DEST" in text files:"
ls "$DEST" | grep -v "(.nvram$|[0-9].vmdk$|.log$)" | while read FILE
do

Enjoy!

regards, Sippo

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:42:51 +0000

I have found the answer and thought it may help others. In the clone.vmdk file under the comment ‘Extent description’ you may find the referenced file is still the original vm name just rename it to the clone. In my case the line now reads: RW 41943040 FLAT “clone-flat.vmdk” 0. May I say that phxrider has done a top job and it will be of great value to me and I sure others in the future.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:44:42 +0000

Hi Rich, I am running Ubuntu 8.04 with vmware. I have created a Windows 2003 server to use as a template and have used the clone_vm.sh script to create a clone which it has done. When I go to start it it says that the Hard dive is not valid. I have gone back and compared the files and all are of the same size except the vmx and vmxf files which are only different by the clone’s name as you would expect. The vmdk files is the same to the byte. I have blown the clone away a couple of time but have had the same results. Do you have any ideas? I am real newbie (know my way around Windows & DOS) but am out of my depth here. Would be grateful for any help .. thanks

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:09:39 +0000

Statte,

Good to know the scripts work for VMware Workstation VMs on Linux hosts. The “great work” compliment goes to phxrider! (linked above)

By: Statte

Statte — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:56:55 +0000

Works fine on Vmware Workstation 6.5 running on Opensuse 11.0

Great work !

Thanks