Modify the Settings in the Source Volumes List

During volume-based cloning, you can modify the layout of source volumes on the destination datastore. In the source volumes list, you can select which volumes to copy to the destination virtual machine and control their size on the destination datastore.

Volume-based cloning depends on the operating system of the host machine. It is not supported for Linux hosts. It is also the only possible cloning type for physical machine sources.

Prerequisites

Select a valid source and destination to access the View/Edit Options page.

Procedure

1	On the View/Edit Options page, click Data to copy in the left pane.

2	From the Data copy type drop-down menu, choose Select volumes to copy.

3	In the source volumes list, select an option to specify the target size of the destination disks.

Option	Description
Maintain size	Maintains the original source disk size.
Minimum size	Copies only the used space of the source volume.
Type size	Allows you to type a custom size for the destination virtual disk. The value cannot be smaller than the used space on the source disk, but can be larger than its total size. The maximum allowed disk size is 999GB.

4	(Optional) To exclude any volume from the conversion, deselect the respective check box in the source volumes list.

5	(Optional) To view more details about source volumes, click Advanced.

The Source Volumes tab displays information about the used space, total size, and type of the original volume.

Volume Attribute	Description
Source Volumes	All volumes available on the source machine.
Used Space	The amount of used space in the source volume.
Total Space	The total size of the source volume.
Type	The file system of the source volume.

6	(Optional) Change the target datastore for a source virtual disk by using the drop-down menu.

This menu is available only for a managed destination with more than one datastore.

You selected the source volumes to copy to the destination and their size on the target datastore.

What to do next

You can create new destination virtual disks to accommodate the source volumes or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.

Related concepts

Organizing the Data to Copy to the Destination Machine

Related tasks

Create or Delete a Target Disk

Move a Source Volume to a Target Virtual Disk

Change the Target Datastore for a Destination Virtual Disk