This page describes the background and functionality of salvaged linked clones. With salvaged linked clones, you can upgrade to Horizon 8 and continue to use persistent linked clones that you created in your Horizon 7 environment.
Introduction to Salvaged Linked Clones
Linked clones and View Composer were previously available in Horizon 7. They were subsequently deprecated in Horizon 8, with their functionality replaced by instant clones.
To perform an in-place upgrade from Horizon 7 to Horizon 8, you must first remove View Composer. Any linked-clone desktop pools from your Horizon 7 environment are automatically visible in Horizon 8 as salvaged linked clones.
Since View Composer is no longer supported in Horizon 8, you cannot refresh and recompose these salvaged linked clones.
Benefits of Salvaged Linked Clones
Salvaged linked clones can help you with a Horizon 8 upgrade if you have persistent linked clones in your Horizon 7 environment and are not ready to decommission them yet. Persistent linked clones are those linked clones that were never refreshed and recomposed and therefore have end-user data stored on them. In this respect, persistent linked clones resemble full clones.
By leveraging salvaged linked clones, you can migrate to Horizon 8 and continue to use your persistent linked-clone pools. This transition period gives you time to plan your move away from linked clones to instant clones or full clones. You can also consider alternatives such as Omnissa Dynamic Environment Manager with folder redirection for your data persistence needs.
To learn more about managing salvaged linked clones, see Knowledge Base (KB) article 95767.
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