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> Linked clones aren't used in ESXi Huh? What do you mean? They absolutely are. I've made extensive use of them in ESXi/vsphere clusters in situations where I'
by dpedu 2y ago
> Linked clones aren't used in ESXi
Huh? What do you mean? They absolutely are. I've made extensive use of them in ESXi/vsphere clusters in situations where I'm spinning up and down many temporary VMs.
- UltraSane 2y agoLinked clones do not exist in ESXi. Horizon Composer is what is/was used to create them, and that requires a vCenter Server and a bit of infrastructure, including a database.
- dpedu 2y agoNo, you can create them if you only have vCenter via its API. No extra infrastructure beyond that, though. The pyVmomi library has example code of how to do it. IIRC it is true that standalone ESXi does not offer the option to create a linked clone by itself, but if I wanted to be a pendant I'd argue that linked clones do exist in ESXi, as that is where vCenter deploys them.