clone_from_vm brings the source VM from esxi host to local then back to esxi host

[wicadmin]

Is there a way to just have clone_from _vm clone within ESXi host and not proxy the clone from the host to my local workstation back to the same host?

[iamjackg]

I believe this provider uses ovftool to clone VMs, which can only proxy through your local machine. The only solution would be to implement a manual copy process like in the VMWare VMX Builder for Packer.