Goal

The CDI smart clone feature is useful because it can determine the best way to clone a VM disk given a source and target PVC. Depending on storage classes, detected support for CSI snapshots, and storage profile parameters, smart clone will choose among three cloning stategies: CSI snapshots, CSI clone, or host-assisted copy (as a fallback). When users are diagnosing why cloning is slower than expected it would be helpful to provide a clear reason why a particular cloning strategy was selected.

User Stories

• As a VM owner I want to understand which cloning strategy was chosen for my DataVolume clone and, why that strategy was selected.

Non-Requirements

• List of things not included in this epic, to alleviate any doubt raised during the grooming process.

Notes

• Any additional details or decisions made/needed