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vjwebb3
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‎01-21-2014 08:57 AM

Switching a user from a linked clone desktop to a custom vm


I have a user that started out using a linked clone desktop with a separate datastore for their persistent disk.   They now have a new job function that requires alot of custom apps, and so I need to switch them to a full VM.

My question is, can I just detach his persistent disk from the his linked clone desktop and then reattach it as another drive to a full vm.   I would then have his full VM look for user profiles on this drive.

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btrabue
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‎01-21-2014 10:07 AM

No, you will need to copy the data over from the disk to his new VM.

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vjwebb3
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‎01-22-2014 11:25 AM

Thanks.  I was trying to avoid having to redo his profile and all his customized settings. 

So, if he was remaining a linked clone, then I assume I can detach his persitent disk and reattach it to another linked clone VM without an issue correct? 

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mittim12
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‎01-22-2014 01:01 PM

You could use something like the Windows easy transfer to copy his profile over to a new machine.   You can also use this KB to convert his linked clone to a full desktop. 

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026753

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