shoulders
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I use an Ubuntu Server VM as a template. I clone this Ubuntu VM so I can try out various software on a fresh copy of Ubuntu server with all of my basic settings applied without having to re-install the Linux OS over and over again.
My questions are, if I delete this 'parent' VM:
The reason I ask this is when you snapshot a dataset that is all you are doing, just adding another snapshot to that particular dataset, but when you clone a VM the ZVol is copied by snapshot but does not show the full disk usage yet then word 'Cloned' implies it is copied.
I understand that the VM configurations are fully cloned and are independent but I am unclear as to the status of the associated ZVol.
Thanks for any help here.
My questions are, if I delete this 'parent' VM:
- Will this damage the 'child' ZVol clones?
- Will the 'child' ZVol become independent?
- Will the 'child' ZVols show a higher disk usage than they currently do now (snapshot data + parent VM data)?
The reason I ask this is when you snapshot a dataset that is all you are doing, just adding another snapshot to that particular dataset, but when you clone a VM the ZVol is copied by snapshot but does not show the full disk usage yet then word 'Cloned' implies it is copied.
I understand that the VM configurations are fully cloned and are independent but I am unclear as to the status of the associated ZVol.
Thanks for any help here.