topic Copy-NaHostFile cmdlet in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Copy-NaHostFile-cmdlet/m-p/35683#M1645 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I want to have confirmation on the fact that if I have a fixed-thin syspreped VHD template, the <SPAN style="text-align: left; color: #454545; text-indent: 0px; background-color: #f5faf0;">Copy-NaHostFile</SPAN> cmdlet will make a thin-fixed copy ?</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P><P></P><P>valéry.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:21:49 GMT vloiseau 2025-06-05T06:21:49Z Copy-NaHostFile cmdlet https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Copy-NaHostFile-cmdlet/m-p/35683#M1645 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I want to have confirmation on the fact that if I have a fixed-thin syspreped VHD template, the <SPAN style="text-align: left; color: #454545; text-indent: 0px; background-color: #f5faf0;">Copy-NaHostFile</SPAN> cmdlet will make a thin-fixed copy ?</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P><P></P><P>valéry.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:21:49 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Copy-NaHostFile-cmdlet/m-p/35683#M1645 vloiseau 2025-06-05T06:21:49Z Re: Copy-NaHostFile cmdlet https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Copy-NaHostFile-cmdlet/m-p/35687#M1646 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, Copy-NaHostFile leverages flexclone for files, aka sub-lun cloning.&nbsp; If the source VHD is properly aligned, and the reference limit for a block hasn't been exceeded the clone will exactly match the source.&nbsp; If the source VHD is not properly aligned the entier VHD will be copied.&nbsp; Any block that has reached it's max ref count will be copied.&nbsp; With those two exceptions no new blocks are written the cloning operation is just a bunch of pointer manipulation.</P><P></P><P>~Glenn</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:23:07 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Copy-NaHostFile-cmdlet/m-p/35687#M1646 GlennSizemore 2012-07-31T13:23:07Z