Thin clone promotion

Hi,

Thanks for your question.

It means that you can take the thin clone out of a test area and use it in production.

Let us know if you have any additional questions.

I'm not sure what the difference is between a "test thin clone" and a "production thin clone". Since they're thin clones the primary data is still pointing to the parent volume. Or does "promoting" a thin clone result in an actual copy of the primary data (along with the changes)? If not, then in what sense are developers "allowed" to "promote" thin clones?