VMWare ESXi : create clone VMs via CLI

[root@localhost Storage1]# pwd

/vmfs/volumes/Storage1

[root@localhost Storage1]# ls

centos5.4-64bit-1  

[root@localhost Storage1]# mkdir centos5.4-64bit-2

[root@localhost Storage1]# vmkfstools -i centos5.4-64bit-1/centos5.4-64bit-1.vmdk centos5.

4-64bit-2/centos5.4-64bit-2.vmdk

Destination disk format: VMFS zeroedthick

Cloning disk 'centos5.4-64bit-1/centos5.4-64bit-1.vmdk'...

Clone: 100% done.

[root@localhost Storage1]#

[root@localhost Storage1]# ls centos5.4-64bit-2/

centos5.4-64bit-2-flat.vmdk  centos5.4-64bit-2.vmdk

新規仮想マシンを作成、Cutsom -> vmkfstools　で作成した vmdk を指定して終わり。