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=Current State=
=Current State=
The "current state" represents the "now" point in the life time of the virtual machine. The current state can be preserved by taking a [[#Snapshot|snapshot]].


=Clone=
=Clone=

Revision as of 04:45, 5 April 2017

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Current State

The "current state" represents the "now" point in the life time of the virtual machine. The current state can be preserved by taking a snapshot.

Clone

Full Clone

A clone that copies all depending disk images into the new VM folder. A full clone can fully operate without the source VM.

Linked Clone

A linked clone refers to parent disk images.

Cloning "Everything"

If "Everything" is chosen when cloning, the current state of the VM and all snapshots are cloned.

Snapshot