# Data Object - VslmCloneSpec(vim.vslm.CloneSpec)

Parameter to
  CloneVStorageObject_Task, HostCloneVStorageObject_Task
Extends
  VslmMigrateSpec
Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Data Object Description

Specification of cloning a virtual storage object.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
keepAfterDeleteVm* | xsd:boolean | Choice of the deletion behavior of this virtual storage object. If not set, the default value is false. Since vSphere API 6.7
name | xsd:string | Descriptive name of the cloned virtual storage object.
Properties inherited from VslmMigrateSpec
backingSpec, consolidate, profile
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VslmCloneSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VslmMigrateSpec"> <sequence> <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="keepAfterDeleteVm" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>