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  I created a script to clone virtual machines on a regular basis around a method posted by LucD and Simon Long here or on their blogs.

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  Spec.Location.pool ".
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  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [], MethodInvocationException)
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  By comparing the values of the characteristics to those of my testbed everything looks good, too.

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  Whenever we try to clone a virtual machine using vCenter vSAN not store data to the vSAN data store fails with the following error.

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