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VMware compose Usage

If I understand VMware composer.:

We can create one VMachine (Master Image), and each time a user connects to Master image it creates a clone of it (separate image of the VMachine).
In this case how fast can it be to automatically create a copy of the VMachine and make it available to the end user ?
they claim that with VM composer you save space in the storage. I don't see how you save space, since you are creating a copy of the Master image.

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jskfan

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oops.. I meant View Composer instead of VM composer

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So, the resources ( Memory and CPU) will run on the master image, a Delta file will be created for each user (User profile + Data).
Does this apply to only the PCs that have view client installed on them or any PC that connects to that master image, will get the same thing ?

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I meant... should the PC that connects to the master image have the View client installed on it..

I am considering composer concept similat to viewer concept...The PC that connects to the VM Viewer must have View client on it , and the VM machine it uses will have the View Agent.

with the composer concept, I don't know if the end user PC should have the View client (or whatever the name is) and the VM it will use to get the Delta file from will have the View agent(or whatever the name is).

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I have not come to grab well the concept.

For single user connection:

- We create Master image (VM)
-We take a snapshot of the Master image VM.....This will create a Delta file..let s call DF
-Now for End user PC or Think client that have the view client, when he/she connects ....does she connect to Master image (which I think so) or to the DF ?
Though I believe DF will be used for end user profile and Data...Correct ?

For Linked clones (Multiple users)
- For linked clones when users connect to master image, would the DF host all users profiles and Data, or separate DF will be created for each user ?
- the words Replica and clone are used in the linked clone concepts but cannot get the picture of it yet.

any explanation with examples will be appreciated.

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regarding Replica
Is replica and full clone the same ??

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