Full-clone Horizon desktops are created using a virtual desktop master image that has been converted to the vSphere template format. A full clone is an independent copy of that template, managed separately from other desktops and the template on which it was based. Aside from the fact that it was created from a template, from a conceptual standpoint it is very similar to the physical desktop that it may have replaced. As a result, the life cycle of the full clone desktop is typically managed using the same techniques used with a physical desktop.