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= Cloning VMs
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You can clone virtual machines (VMs) or create new VMs from snapshots.

[IMPORTANT]
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Cloning a VM with a vTPM device attached to it or creating a new VM from its snapshot is not supported.
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include::modules/virt-cloning-vm-web.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/virt-creating-vm-from-snapshot-web.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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== Additional resources

* xref:../../virt/creating_vm/virt-creating-vms-by-cloning-pvcs.adoc#virt-creating-vms-by-cloning-pvcs[Creating VMs by cloning PVCs]
