Merge pull request #6463 from DanHam/vmx-linked-clone-doc
VMX builder: Extend doc for new linked clones capability
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doesn't shut down in this time, it is an error. By default, the timeout is
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`5m` or five minutes.
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- `linked` (boolean) - Virtual machine is created a linked clone.
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- `linked` (boolean) - By default Packer creates a 'full' clone of
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the virtual machine specified in `source_path`. The resultant virtual
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machine is fully independant from the parent it was cloned from.
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Setting `linked` to `true` instead causes Packer to create the virtual
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machine as a 'linked' clone. Linked clones use and require ongoing
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access to the disks of the parent virtual machine. The benefit of a
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linked clone is that the clones virtual disk is typically very much
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smaller than would be the case for a full clone. Additionally, the
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cloned virtual machine can also be created much faster. Creating a
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linked clone will typically only be of benefit in some advanced build
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scenarios. Most users will wish to create a full clone instead.
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Defaults to `false`.
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- `skip_compaction` (boolean) - VMware-created disks are defragmented and
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