Use the following syntax to clone a snapshot of a VMware guest:
vmkfstools -i source_path destination_path -d disk_format -a adapter_type
Example Syntax
vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/local_ssd_vmfs5_disk0/GoldWin10Ent64/GoldWin10Ent64-000001.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/nfs_ssd_vmfs5_disk1/Win10ws01.domain.com/Win10ws01.domain.com.vmdk -d thin
