Refresh vs. Recompose

[esnmb]

I'm a little confused on the difference here.  If I patch the base OS snapshot that my view desktops are using, doesn't a refresh update everything just like a recompose?

[pcerda]

Hi,

If you apply patches on a Parent Image, you have to make a new Snapshot and make a recompose of the Desktop Pool.

If you want to set one Desktop or Desktop Pool to the initial state, you have to make a refresh.

[pcerda · Accepted solution]

According to the View Documentation:

"A desktop refresh operation restores the operating system disk of each linked clone to its original state and size, reducing storage costs."

"You can update linked-clone desktops by creating a new base image on the parent virtual machine and using the recompose feature to distribute the updated image to the linked clones."

So, in your case, you have to make a recompose.

[esnmb]

Thanks!