snowmizer
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General VMWare View Question

We are starting the process of evaluting VDI solutions. I've read a little bit about VMWare's solution. From what I understand you have to create multiple VMs for (one for each user or a pool of VMs say for a department). When you start looking at 20 GB images for even 100 - 150 users you're talking about taking up a lot of space. Granted I realize that with ThinApp you can reduce the size of that image because you don't have to install the apps on each image. Plus the issue of maintenance on each VM. Then you get into the whole issue of backing up the individual VMs for use in a DR scenario.

What I want is the ability to create one "golden" image that everyone gets and then their desktop gets customized with icons based on a profile. This would allow me to do maintenance on (and backup) one VM. I see that VMWare View Composer has something called "linked clones". Does this satisfy what I'm looking for? I guess I'm not really familiar with what a "linked clone".

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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