Full Clone & Linked Clone
Full Clone: Is an exact copy of the VM with full virtual disk(s)
Linked Clone: Is a copy of the VM but utilizes snapshots to that each VM copy can be utilized independently - typically used for VMware View where you have a base image of the workstation and then linked clones being used by different users
Cold cloning & hot Cloning
Cold Cloning: Making a clone of the VM while it is off
Hot Cloning - Making a clone while the VM is running
Full database clones & Linked DB Clones
This I am not sure what it is because it is not a VMware option but I would assume it is similar to VMware Full and LInked Clones
Schema only clone & Schema and Data Clone ....
Schema Only - this is for database where you copy the database definition and structure but none of the data
Schema and Data Clone - is copy of the entire database
Kindly can anyone give a brief explanation with some scenario to understand.