I am trying to understand the interaction between the original image and snapshot used to define the pool and the continuing pool operation itself.
For example; A snapshot is taken of an optimized Win7 image, call it the "Working" image. No further changes are made to the "Working" image. A linked-clone automated floating pool is created from this image and snapshot. In this instance, since we use roaming profiles and folder redirection its my understanding that no changes made to the desktops are retained on the VMs. Since it would seem that no changes are retained what would be stored in the snapshot, what purpose would the snapshot serve?
My organization is keeping keeping unoptimized images as Master images to install software changes and updates, then cloning them off to Working images. These Working images are used to create our pools. Can (should) one Working image and one snap shot be used to form multiple pools provided there is no difference between the software needs of the various pools? The purpose of provisioning multiple pools is to prevent a whole segment of the business from being without a computer should something become corrupt in one of the pools.
Thank you in advance.
- H