From b3a0dad2003e5e40bcb4500bcda3efff330e789c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Roberts Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:50:23 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add linked_clone option to vmware docs --- .../source/docs/vmware/configuration.html.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/vmware/configuration.html.md b/website/source/docs/vmware/configuration.html.md index 8c59dd33d..d4555bf6a 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/vmware/configuration.html.md +++ b/website/source/docs/vmware/configuration.html.md @@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ variable. This does not need to be unique per project. Each project will get a different sub-directory within this folder. Therefore, it is safe to set this systemwide. + +## Linked Clones + +By default new machines are created using a linked clone to the base +box. This reduces the time and required disk space incurred by directly +importing the base box. + +Linked clones are based on a master VM, which is generated by importing the +base box only once the first time it is required. For the linked clones only +differencing disk images are created where the parent disk image belongs to +the master VM. To disable linked clones: + +```ruby +config.vm.provider "vmware_fusion" do |v| + v.linked_clone = false +end +``` + ## Virtual Machine GUI The VMware provider generally starts the virtual machines