Deploying Clone VMs

After you have registered the clone IP or MAC addresses as described in Registering Clone Addresses in KeyControl Before Deployment, you can deploy clone VMs from the Master VM template. When a clone VM is deployed, it must be assigned one of the MAC or IP address that was previously registered using hcl template command.

If the root drive of the clone was encrypted, when the clone VM boots, it contacts KeyControl during boot. KeyControl provides the keys for root drive and lets the clone VM boot. If the root drive was not encrypted, it will simply boot normally.

If you login to the KeyControl webGUI,the clone VM appears on the Cloud > VMs tab with the following name:

<original hostname>-<mac address of clone>             

For example:

win7master-0080c08f45c8          

If you want to register more IP addresses or MAC addresses, you will have to convert the Master VM template to a virtual machine and boot it up. Occasionally you might have to re-authenticate the Master VM. This usually happens when the VM remains powered OFF for longer than the grace period. You can circumvent this by increasing the grace period for the Master VM.