It will be copied but even if it wasn't you'd still have a conflict because it would have the same hostname.
You need to do this on an isolated network, you do not want other subsystems such as the gateways connecting to this clone instead of the original. That clash has been the cause of numerous customer problems in the past.
If you can't guarantee the clone is on an isolated network I would advise abandoning this effort.
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Chris Dudley
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