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Update a Model to Use a New Golden Image

Updating a model’s Golden Image reference does not automatically replace running instances — the new image takes effect only for instances provisioned after the model is updated. To roll out the new image to all users:

  1. Update the model to reference the new Golden Image.
  2. Optionally, use Model Versioning to test the new image in a Testing or Staging version before promoting to Production.
  3. Detach existing instances so that Cloud Manager re-provisions them from the new image.
Warning

Detaching existing instances is irreversible. Detach destroys the underlying VMs and removes the Cloud Manager record — any user data stored locally on those VMs is permanently lost.

Prerequisites

1

Open the Model Editor

Locate the model in the left tree and click the edit icon on its row.

Cloud Manager — model tree with the edit icon

2

Update the Image Reference

In the model editor, navigate to the Parameters tab and update the image-reference field for your provider. The field name depends on the provider — see How Cloud Manager Identifies the Image for the per-provider field names. Enter the new template, snapshot, or VHDX name and click Save.

Parameters tab in the model editor — image-reference field
3

Replace Running Instances

To replace existing instances with instances provisioned from the new Golden Image:

  1. In the model’s Instances tab, select the instances to replace using the row checkboxes.
  2. Click the bulk actions kebab in the table header and choose Detach.
  3. Cloud Manager provisions new instances from the updated model on the next user connection (On Demand) or at the next scheduled deployment.
Instances tab with multiple instances selected and the bulk actions kebab open showing the Detach option

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