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Chapter 7 Working with Configurations
A
linked
‐
clone
operation
creates
a
delta
disk
instead
of
copying
an
entire
virtual
hard
disk.
This
operation
addresses
virtual
machine
proliferation
by
using
referential
provisioning,
a
process
that
involves
storing
new
changes
but
refers
back
to
a
chain
of
delta
disks.
For
each
clone,
Lab Manager
freezes
the
original
delta
disk
and
creates
a
new
one.
To copy a workspace configuration
1
Move
the
pointer
over
the
configuration
name
and
select
Clone
.
2
Specify
the
destination
workspace,
if
applicable.
3
Select
New
Configuration
and
type
a
name,
description,
and
storage
lease
for
the
new
configuration.
4
(Optional)
Type
change
summary
text
that
will
appear
on
the
new
configuration’s
History
tab.
5
Specify
the
type
of
clone.
6
Specify
the
virtual
machines
to
clone.
If
you
are
creating
a
full
clone
and
choose
Selected
Virtual
Machines
,
you
can
specify
a
datastore.
7
Click
OK
.
Clone a Library Configuration to a Workspace
The
configuration
library
is
the
central
location
for
storing
commonly
used
or
base
configurations.
Users
with
the
necessary
rights
can
clone
a
library
configuration
to
a
workspace
and
then
modify
and
deploy
it.
The original
configuration
remains
in
the
library
where
it
can
be
cloned
again.
When
you
clone
a
captured
library
configuration
to
a
workspace,
Lab Manager
creates
a
linked
clone.
Linked
clones
conserve
storage
space.
Instead
of
copying
the
entire
virtual
disk
for
each
virtual
machine
in
the
configuration,
Lab Manager
uses
delta
disks
to
track
the
differences
between
the
original
virtual
machines
and
the
cloned
virtual
machines.
When
you
clone
an
archived
library
configuration
to
a
workspace,
you
can
create
a
linked
clone
or
a
full
clone.
You
can
clone
all
virtual
machines
in
a
configuration
or
selected
machines.
You
can
also
combine
configurations
by
cloning
a
library
configuration
to
an
existing
workspace
configuration.
To clone a configuration to the workspace
1
On
the
Library
page,
move
the
pointer
over
a
configuration
name
and
select
Clone
to
Workspace
.
2
Specify
the
destination
workspace,
if
applicable.
3
Specify
the
destination.
For
a
new
configuration,
type
a
name
and
description
and
specify
a
storage
lease.
For
an
existing
configuration,
select
the
configuration.
4
(Optional)
Type
change
summary
text
that
will
appear
on
the
configuration’s
History
tab.
5
Specify
the
type
of
clone.
This
option
is
only
available
for
archived
library
configurations.
When
you
clone
a
captured
library
configuration
to
a
workspace,
Lab Manager
always
creates
a
linked
clone.
6
Specify
the
virtual
machines
to
clone.
If
you
are
creating
a
full
clone
and
choose
Selected
Virtual
Machines
,
you
can
specify
a
datastore.
7
Click
OK
.
After
a
brief
time,
an
undeployed
copy
of
the
library
configuration
appears
in
the
destination
workspace.
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