
On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 12:36 PM <ovirt.org@nevim.eu> wrote:
Hi, no, we don't use bit cloning via "clone" function, but we use templates as a raw format template.
When creating a VM through this template, the server load will increase a lot.
We want to minimize this sharp increase during the establishment. We are willing to wait longer to set up the server.
Try what Arik suggested: Open VM > Resource Allocation tab Set "Storage Allocation" to "Thin" This will create create an empty qcow2 image using the template disk as a backing file. No data will be copied when creating the VM. But note that this creates a dependency on the template. You will not be able to move the disk to another storage domain without copying the template to the other storage domain. This also creates a single point of failure - if the template become corrupted all the vm on top of it will break. Nir