If a linked-clone virtual machine becomes inaccessible in View, you can restore the virtual machine if it was configured with a View Composer persistent disk. You can import the persistent disk from a vSphere datastore into View.
You import the persistent disk file as a detached persistent disk in View. You can either attach the detached disk to an existing virtual machine or recreate the original linked clone in View.
Procedure
Results
The disk file is imported into View as a detached persistent disk.
What to do next
To restore the linked-clone virtual machine, you can recreate the original virtual machine or attach the detached persistent disk to another virtual machine.
For details, see Recreate a Linked Clone With a Detached Persistent Disk and Attach a View Composer Persistent Disk to Another Linked Clone.