I want to clone single virtual machine 10 times.
Is there an option in VirtualBox to do it?
If there is, can you tell me how to do it.
Thanks
Miroslav
How to clone single virtual machine X times
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mpack
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Re: How to clone single virtual machine X times
I already answered this when you posted (off topic) in the CloneVDI topic. My answer was :-
See "VBoxManage" in the VirtualBox User Manual. I would have thought this was enough to get you going, but we can see if anyone else has a better idea. Or is there something specific you needed help with?mpack wrote: I have no doubt you could use the command line and a batch file.
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Re: How to clone single virtual machine X times
Right-click the guest in the main Virtualbox window and click "Clone" ten times?Miroslav wrote:Is there an option in VirtualBox to do it
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Re: How to clone single virtual machine X times
For single cloning takes about 15 minutes. For 10 cloning should be 150 minutes.
I do not want to wait every time I click to clone, but to do it automatically.
I do not want to wait every time I click to clone, but to do it automatically.
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Re: How to clone single virtual machine X times
Virtualbox does not have a way to do this automatically. You need the batch file and the command linked in Mpack's thread. Use the command in a looping batch file. Google for how to make a batch file loop a certain number of times.
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Re: How to clone single virtual machine X times
Or just repeat the commands ten times in the batch file, presumably with a different clone name each time.scottgus1 wrote:Google for how to make a batch file loop a certain number of times.
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Re: How to clone single virtual machine X times
simpler and better!!Mpack wrote:repeat the commands ten times