Hyper-V Snapshots in Windows Server 2008 R2
There are a lot of new features coming out in Windows Server 2008 R2. Some of the exciting features encompass Hyper-V. One of the new features will be how Hyper-V handles virtual machine snapshots. Some of the changes include:
- You can now export a single snapshot from a virtual machine.
- Snapshot AVHD files are now created in the same directory as their parent VHD files. Their names have also been updated to include the name of the parent virtual hard disk. Both of these changes make it easier to identify and group snapshot files.
- When you open the settings for a virtual machine snapshot and look at the hard disk settings - you will see the name of the AVHD that is associated with that snapshot. This helps you to map AVHD files to specific snapshots.
- You can now edit AVHD files in the edit VHD wizard. This means that if you want to manually merge AVHD files to a new VHD to give to someone else - you can.
- You can now directly attach an AVHD file to a virtual machine. This is very handy if you have lost your virtual machine configuration and need to get data off of a snapshot file.
Technorati : Hyper-V, Snapshot, Windows Server 2008 R2
Del.icio.us : Hyper-V, Snapshot, Windows Server 2008 R2
Weight Loss programs. Says:
June 19th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
i never have a time to explore the Windows Server 2008 features. I think it is about time for me to give it a try.
eric cheng Says:
June 26th, 2009 at 4:35 am
I also meet the same problem ,my .avhd have 50G,but no parent file ,I can not restore my system . You know my customer’s SQL SERVER mdf data inside .I had creazy ….
buy ugg boots Says:
July 5th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Hi! I like your srticle and I would like very much to read some more information on this issue. Will you post some more?
chi hair straighteners Says:
July 27th, 2009 at 2:26 am
I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Twitter Marketing Says:
August 15th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Awesome stuff!
cheap uggs Says:
September 14th, 2009 at 6:23 am
good post,thank you!