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2 When you create the parent virtual machine in vCenter Server, store the virtual-machine swap files on the
swapfile datastore on the local ESX/ESXi host or cluster:
a In vSphere Client, select the parent virtual machine.
b Click Edit Settings and click the Options tab.
c Click Swapfile location and click Store in the host's swapfile datastore.
For detailed instructions, see the VMware vSphere documentation.
When you deploy a pool from this parent virtual machine, the linked-clone desktops use the local ESX host's
swapfile datastore.
Keep a Record of the Parent Virtual Machine's Paging-File Size
When you create a linked-clone pool, you can redirect the linked clones' guest OS paging and temp files to a
separate disk. You must configure this disk to be larger than the paging file in the guest OS.
When a linked clone that is configured with a separate disk for the disposable files is powered off, View
Manager replaces the temporary disk with a copy of the original temporary disk that View Composer created
with the linked-clone pool. This feature can slow the growth of linked clones. However, this feature can work
only if you configure the disposable-file disk to be large enough to hold the guest OS's paging files.
Before you can configure the disposable-file disk, you must know the maximum paging-file size in the parent
virtual machine. The linked clones have the same paging-file size as the parent virtual machine from which
they are created.
NOTE This feature is not that same as configuring local storage for the virtual-machine swap files. See
“Configure a Parent Virtual Machine to Use Local Storage,” on page 67.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Client, right-click the parent virtual machine and click Open Console.
2 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.
3 Click the Advanced tab.
4 In the Performance pane, click Settings.
5 Click the Advanced tab.
6 In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
The Virtual Memory page appears.
7 Set the paging file size to a larger value than the size of the memory that is assigned to the virtual machine.
IMPORTANT If the Maximum size (MB) setting is smaller than the virtual-machine memory size, type a
larger value and save the new value.
8 Keep a record of the Maximum size (MB) setting that is configured in the Paging file size for selected
drive pane.
What to do next
When you configure a linked-clone pool from this parent virtual machine, configure a disposable-file disk that
is larger than the paging-file size.
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