Parameter Name

Description

ID

The ID of the virtual machine to be cloned.

You can use the prlctl list command to learn what ID is assigned to the virtual machine.

name

The name of the virtual machine to be cloned.

new_name

The name to be assigned to the cloned virtual machine.

--template

Tells the prlctl clone command to create a template instead of creating a virtual machine. You can use then this template as the basis for creating new virtual machines.

To deploy a template, use the prlctl create command.

--location < path >

The location where all configuration files of the cloned virtual machine are to be stored. If the --location parameter is omitted, the VM files will be placed to the default folder for virtual machines.

The default folder on computers with Parallels Server installed:

• on servers running the MAC operating system (OS): /Users/Shared/Parallels ;
• on servers running the Windows OS: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Parallels ;
• on servers running the Linux OS: /Users/Shared/Parallels .

The default folder on computers with Parallels Desktop installed:

• /Users/<User_name>/Documents/Parallels

-v, --verbose number

Sets the verbosity level for the prlctl clone command. The greater number you specify, the more verbose output prlctl clone will produce.