Hi all,
I am a long time datacenter admin of vsphere...just recently getting into view, which is totally new to me. Supporting the datacenter world for so long I tend to think that snapshots are a bad thing...when used incorrectly. I always try to keep a snapshot no longer than a day. I am finding that in View it's not the case. Can someone send me documentation on how/why it is encouraged to use a snapshot for the image at all times with the gold image? Is it just a different mindset for desktop support? When you point to a snapshot is it even really "using" it, or is this just a point in time recovery in case your new image breaks? Does it hinder performance? I have been looking online and can't really find a document or kb that clearly lays out the best practices of snapshot use in the desktop support world as opposed to the server world. Again, sorry if my questions seem dumb...I still don't have a full understanding of View yet, but I'll get there