[pve-devel] vmware vsphere + virtualbox cloning review

[Dietmar Maurer]

> So, I wonder if cloning from vm snapshot, and register child clones  in the
> snapshot section is not the best way. (it's easy to understand) For the
> template, maybe creating a /etc/pve/nodes/kvmtemplates, and moving the
> vmconfig file inside it can do the job. (so we can't start it as it's not a real
> node).
> 
> 
> Do you have had time to think about it ? Maybe do you have better ideas ?

Sorry, I am working on new VM backup feature currently, so I had not much time
to think about it.

I think a template should be simply a full VM copy. That avoid all kinds of
reference tracking and is easy to implement. But I am not 100% sure.