Cloning a virtual instance in OVMM

:Hi
I am very much new to this so plz accept my apologies for my basic questions.
I am planning to clone one of our instance as a backup. I want to perform simple clone 'with-Out Clone Customizer' which means with same features if Instance like (disk space, memory etc)
but i am confuse about 'Target Server Pool' cause we have one Server Pool. Can i clone instance in same Server Pool and same Repository ?
is it going to make any issue ? during cloning process if clone get failed is it going to effect our current running instance ?
Thanks
Regards
i am following below steps for clonning:
To create a clone of a virtual machine or template:
1.Select the virtual machine or template to clone and display the Clone or Move dialog box. You display this dialog box from different locations, depending on whether you are cloning a virtual machine or a template.
          * Virtual Machine: Click the Servers and VMs tab. Select the server pool on which the virtual machine resides in the navigation tree. Select Virtual Machines from the Perspective drop-down list. Select the virtual machine to clone in the management pane, and click Clone or Move Clone or Move icon .
          * Virtual Machine Template: Click the Repositories tab. In the navigation tree, select the repository in which the template resides, then VM Templates. Select the template in the management pane and click Clone or Move Template... Clone or Move Template... icon .
   2. The Clone or Move dialog box is displayed.
     Select the Create a clone of this (VM or Template) option. Click Next.
   3. The Clone or Move (Virtual Machine or Template) dialog box is displayed.
     Select or enter the following:
          * Clone to a: Select the clone type, either Virtual Machine or Template, to specify the objects to create from the clone.
          * Clone Count: The number of clones to create.
          * Clone Name: A name for the virtual machines or templates.
          * Target Server Pool: The server pool on which the clone is to be deployed.
            Note: The list of server pools that are available in the dropdown is limited to valid server pools that are capable of handling the cloning process correctly. This helps you to prevent cloning to a server pool that may fail to process the request. If this list is empty, you should refer to the table presented under the Why don't I see other server pools to clone to? element on this dialog screen.
          * Description: A description for the virtual machines or templates.
          * Advanced Clone: Whether to use a clone customizer to set preferences for the clone operation.
          * Clone Customizer: The clone customizer to use to create the clones. Click Create... to create a new clone customizer. See the section called \u201cManaging Clone Customizers\u201d for information on creating a clone customizer. Only enabled if Advanced Clone is checked.
          * Target Repository: The repository to store the cloned files, such as virtual disks. Only enabled if Advanced Clone is checked.
          *Why don't I see other server pools to clone to? A collapsed window element, providing a table of server pools that do not meet the requirements to accept a clone request. Expanding any of the entries in this table will provide the reason that the server pool does not qualify.
Click OK.

You can of course clone a guest onto the same repository and onto the same server pool. You don't have to worry about the server pool, if you only have one.
If possible, shut down your guest prior to cloning it.

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I had like to go on adding memory for new virtual instances, so I need to fix this problem. Which is the recommended configuration for this? Can I disable virtual memory as long as I have an enormous quantity of physical memory available?
Thank you very much.
Kind regards,
David.

Hi,
that enormous page file at Hyper-V Servers make no sence.
We do not need to configure virtual memory for physical Memory that is assigned to VMs.
Check this for more informations:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/rwagg/archive/2010/03/08/how-big-should-pagefile-sys-be-on-a-server-2008-hyper-v-server.aspx
Hope that helps
Regards
Sebastian

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