qm-clone
Clone a Proxmox virtual machine
TLDR
Copy a virtual machine
$ qm clone 100 101
Copy using a specific name$ qm clone 100 101 --name new_vm
Copy with a specific description$ qm clone 100 101 --description "Clone of VM 100"
Create a full copy of all disks$ qm clone 100 101 --full
Full copy with specific format (qcow2, raw, vmdk)$ qm clone 100 101 --full --format qcow2
Copy and add to a specific pool$ qm clone 100 101 --pool pool_name
SYNOPSIS
qm clone vmid newid [options]
DESCRIPTION
qm clone creates a copy of a virtual machine on QEMU/KVM in Proxmox VE. By default, it creates linked clones that share base images with the original. The --full option creates independent copies.
Cloning is useful for creating VM templates and quickly deploying multiple similar machines.
PARAMETERS
--name name
Set name for the cloned VM--description text
Set description for the cloned VM--full
Create full copy of all disks instead of linked clones--format format
Target format for disk images (qcow2, raw, vmdk)--pool name
Add cloned VM to specified pool
CAVEATS
Linked clones depend on the original VM's disks. Full clones require more storage but are independent. The original VM should be stopped or have snapshots for consistent cloning.
HISTORY
Part of Proxmox VE QEMU/KVM management tools for virtual machine administration.
SEE ALSO
qm(1), qm-create(1), qm-destroy(1)