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Introduction Managing virtual machine (VM) templates effectively is a crucial part of streamlining your IT infrastructure, especially in a virtualized environment such as VMware vSphere. VM templates in a content library allow you to store, deploy, and manage standardized VM configurations for quicker provisioning. This blog post will guide you through the process of managing VM templates in a content library, from creating templates to leveraging them in your VMware environment. By the end of this tutorial, you'll know how to: Create and manage VM templates in a content library....

Introduction Cloning a virtual machine (VM) is a critical process in virtualization, allowing you to create exact replicas of an existing VM for testing, backup, or scaling purposes. VMware vSphere 8 simplifies this process with its advanced tools and intuitive interface. In this guide, we will walk you through a lab setup to clone a VM in vSphere 8. Prerequisites Before starting, ensure you have the following: Access to vSphere Client (HTML5-based interface). A powered-off or running VM to be cloned. Adequate storage and resources on the destination datastore. Administrative...