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When a linked-clone machine is created, and each time the linked clone is recomposed, the View Composer
agent uses the parent virtual machine's KMS server to activate the operating system on the linked clone.
The View Composer QuickPrep tool implements the activation through these steps:
1 Invokes a script to remove the existing license status on the linked-clone virtual machine
2 Restarts the guest operating system
3 Invokes a script that uses KMS licensing to activate the operating system on the clone.
Each time QuickPrep runs on a linked clone, the activation takes place.
For KMS licensing, View Composer uses the KMS server that is configured to activate the parent virtual
machine. The KMS server treats an activated linked clone as a computer with a newly issued license.
Disable Windows Hibernation in the Parent Virtual Machine
The Windows hibernation option creates a large system file that can increase the size of the linked-clone OS
disks that are created from the parent virtual machine. Disabling the hibernation option reduces the size of
linked-clones.
The Windows hibernation option creates a hidden system file, Hiberfil.sys. Windows uses this file to store
a copy of system memory on the hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on. When you create a
linked-clone pool, the file is created on each linked clone's OS disk.
On Windows 7 or Windows 8 virtual machines, this file can be 10GB.
CAUTION When you make hibernation unavailable, the hybrid sleep setting does not work. Users can lose
data if the hybrid sleep setting is turned on and a power loss occurs.
Prerequisites
Familiarize yourself with the Windows hibernation feature. See the Microsoft Support Web site. For
information about disabling hibernation on Windows 8 or Windows 7, see the Microsoft Support Web site
and search for how to disable and re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Client, select the parent virtual machine and select Open Console.
2 Log in to the Windows guest operating system as an administrator.
3 Disable the hibernation option.
a Click Start and type cmd in the Start Search box.
b In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator.
c At the User Account Control prompt, click Continue.
d At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off and press Enter.
e Type exit and press Enter.
4 Log out of the guest operating system.
When you a create linked-clone machines from the parent virtual machine, the Hiberfil.sys file is not
created on the linked-clone OS disks.
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