topic Re: File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39237#M1784 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you! </P><P>Also I can't get it working yet, that seems to be exactly what I was looking for!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:56:31 GMT vital_bsatu_by 2011-11-08T13:56:31Z File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39203#M1777 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>TR-3742(<A href="http://media.netapp.com/documents/tr-3742.pdf" target="_blank">http://media.netapp.com/documents/tr-3742.pdf</A>) states:</P><P style="padding-left: 30px;"><EM><STRONG>2.6 CREATING A FLEXCLONE INSTANCE OF A FILE IN A SAN ENVIRONMENT</STRONG></EM></P><P style="padding-left: 30px;">...</P><P style="padding-left: 30px;"><EM>Host-side tool support is needed to integrate the cloned data blocks into the host file system and to present the cloned file to the host file system.</EM></P><P>Though TR-3742 is dated 2010 I can't find any trace of real-world implementation of <STRONG>file</STRONG> FlexClone. What I need is the way to clone VHD files on a CSV LUN used in Hyper-V virtualization cluster.</P><P>Is file FlexClone really implemented, or does the feature exist only on paper? If it really exists, how can I use it (<SPAN lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">preferably</SPAN> from a PS script)? If it is a waporware, are there any plans to implement it in the real world?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:43:03 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39203#M1777 vital_bsatu_by 2025-06-05T06:43:03Z File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39207#M1778 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is definitely coming as a real thing - I've seen some slides describing this functionality on Hyper-V (not sure whether it depends on SnapDrive, SnapManager for Hyper-V, or both)</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Radek</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:53:30 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39207#M1778 radek_kubka 2011-10-25T16:53:30Z Re: File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39212#M1779 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>May be you've seen <STRONG>LUN</STRONG> FlexClone example on those slides? - that's not what I'm looking for.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:55:16 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39212#M1779 vital_bsatu_by 2011-10-25T22:55:16Z File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39215#M1780 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Nope - it was definitely about sub-LUN cloning.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:59:51 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39215#M1780 radek_kubka 2011-10-25T23:59:51Z Re: File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39220#M1781 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you remember any time frame of the feature release from the slides? No current software (including PowerShell Toolkit 1.6 released today) support this feature yet.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:26:41 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39220#M1781 vital_bsatu_by 2011-11-01T12:26:41Z Re: File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39223#M1782 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Guys</P><P>This is already available to you chaps today, via the powershell commandlets that come with the oncommand for Microsoft environments plugin.</P><P></P><P>You can view the PowerShell based demonstration <A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvsb57l45gk" target="_blank">here </A>.</P><P></P><P>Let me know if you need anything else</P><P></P><P>R</P><P>Steve</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:27:15 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39223#M1782 winfield 2011-11-04T12:27:15Z Re: File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39232#M1783 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for that Steve - you are a star! <SPAN __jive_emoticon_name="happy" __jive_macro_name="emoticon" class="jive_macro jive_emote" src="https://community.netapp.com/4.5.5/images/emoticons/happy.gif"></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:32:30 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39232#M1783 radek_kubka 2011-11-04T12:32:30Z Re: File FlexClone on NTFS within SAN lun https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39237#M1784 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you! </P><P>Also I can't get it working yet, that seems to be exactly what I was looking for!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:56:31 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/File-FlexClone-on-NTFS-within-SAN-lun/m-p/39237#M1784 vital_bsatu_by 2011-11-08T13:56:31Z