Minimum Version of vSphere for Instant Clones

B.

Instant Clones is a feature of VMware Horizon that allows administrators to rapidly create virtual desktops for end-users, improving the provisioning process and reducing storage requirements. However, this feature requires a minimum version of vSphere to function properly.

The correct answer to the question is D. vSphere 6.0 Update 2 is the minimum version required to deploy instant clones.

Instant clones rely on a technology called VMFork, which was introduced in vSphere 6.0. VMFork allows the rapid creation of virtual machines by using a "forked" version of an existing virtual machine's disk and memory. This allows instant clones to be created in a matter of seconds, rather than minutes or hours.

However, the initial release of vSphere 6.0 did not include support for VMFork. It was not until Update 1 was released that VMFork became available. And while vSphere 5.5 did include some support for VMFork, it did not have all the necessary features required for instant clones.

Therefore, the minimum version of vSphere required to deploy instant clones is vSphere 6.0 Update 2.