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translating VMware-button-names to common sense ...
What happens when you take a snapshot ? |
finish current vmdk/redo-log | keep current REDO-log | keep |
discard current REDO-log | discard | |
merge current REDO-log with parent | merge | |
start to write into a new vmdk/redo-log | start new REDO-log |
append |
start new REDO-log (append to selected parent) |
append to selected |
We got three ways to finalize the current vmdk and two ways to start a new
one. |
VMware button label | fileoperation | simplified description (imagine you are an author and write a book) |
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Take Snapshot | close and keep current REDO-log start new REDO-log |
finish current chapter start a new chapter |
Revert to Snapshot (special case of Goto) |
discard current REDO-log start new REDO-log |
restart last chapter |
Delete | merge current REDO-log with parent start new REDO-log |
define last chapter as good and keep it start a new chapter |
Goto | discard current REDO-log start new REDO-log (append to selected parent) |
discard last chapter start over from chapter X keep all different versions |
Linked Clone | start new REDO-log (append to selected parent) use with a new VM (vmx-file) |
start a different version of the book using the first X chapters of the main version |
Full Clone | merge current branch into a copy
in a new dir use with a new VM (vmx-file) |
copy the complete book and work on the copy keep the original as it is |
a disk in non-persistent mode |
start new REDO-log discard it at next exit |
doesn't matter what you write you will discard this chapter anyway |
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