Free VM Clone utility for ESX and ESXi

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Download script: ghettoClone.sh

Requires: my-vmregister.pl

Compatible with: ESX/ESXi 3.5u2+

Please find more details located at: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9321

This script provide administrators with a means to automatically clone and deploy a large subset of virtual machines into a virtual environment without requiring tedious Service Console work or Virtual Center. Furthermore, for ease of accessibility, the free VMware VIMA appliance was chosen as the central launch point for the cloning process. ghettoClone.sh is executed from within VIMA and is compatible with both ESX and ESXi 3.5u2+. It accepts a single source virtual machine along with inputted configuration parameters to tailor cloned virtual machines.