[Linux] Cloning of virtual machines

[To clone a virtual machine, the cloned virtual machine must be powered off;]

1. Clone the virtual machine

1. Right-click the virtual machine you want to clone

 2. After entering this page, click "Next"

3. After entering this page, click "Next"

4. After entering this page, select "Create a full clone", and then click Next

5. It is best to change the location to the D drive and put it in a folder. After the operation is completed, click Finish

6. Enter this interface, indicating that it is cloning

7. After cloning is complete, click "Close"

 

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2. Modify the configuration of the cloned virtual machine

[All information of the cloned virtual machine is exactly the same as that of the cloned virtual machine]

1. Modify the mac address

① Click to edit virtual machine configuration

 ② Click on the network adapter , select Advanced

 ③ Click Generate

 ④ Click OK

 ⑤ Click OK

 2. Change the UUID address and IP address

① Use the uuidgen command to generate a new uid

uuidgen

 ② Edit the IP address of the cloned virtual machine

vim /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens33

1. Modify uuid to the newly generated uuid above

2. Modify IPADDR to an unoccupied ip in your network segment (my network segment is 192.168.198.0, so I change the IP to 192.168.198.149)

 3. After forcing the save and exit, restart the network service

systemctl restart network