Clone  a Virtual Machine

prlctl clone < vm_id | vm_name > --name < new_name >

Clones (makes an exact copy of) a specified virtual machine. The -name < new_name > parameter specifies a name to give to the new virtual machine.

Optional parameters

--template

Make the new virtual machine a template.

--dst

Set the path to the directory where the virtual machine files will be stored. If omitted, the default location will be used.

--changesid

Change the current Windows security identifier (SID) of a Windows-based virtual machine template. It requires Parallels Tools to be installed in the virtual machine template.

--regenerate-src-uuid

Regenerate the virtual machine source ID (the SMBIOS product ID will also be changed).

--linked

Create a linked clone.

-i , --id < snapid >

Create a linked clone based on a snapshot with given snapid .

--detach-external-hdd < yes | no >

Specifies what to do with hard disks located outside the source virtual machine file. If you specify yes , outside hard disks will be removed from the destination VM. If you specify no , outside hard disks will remain in the new VM. Please note that in either case, the outside hard disks will NOT be copied to the destination.