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If a snapshot is taken on a linked clone, refresh and recompose operations are not supported

Details

The symtoms are as following:
  • If a snapshot is taken on a linked clone, then a Recompose or Refresh operation fails
  • You receive the following error generated by View Composer:

    DiskCustomFault error

Note: Taking a snapshot of  linked clones is not supported by View Composer.

Solution

To workaround this issue:
  1. Delete the snapshot of linked clone
  2. Retry the Recompose or Refresh operation.

In View 3.1, it is not possible to recompose or refresh a linked clone that has any snapshots.

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