Asked by: Yesenia Abrego
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How do I manually merge checkpoints in Hyper V?

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Manually merge checkpoints if chain is broken
  1. Turn off the VM and backup VM's content.
  2. Open Hyper-V Manager where is VM located.
  3. Click on Edit disk, select the folder where VM keeps it's vhdx.
  4. Select very last check point file (with .
  5. Select “Merge
  6. You will be asked to confirm merge this file with the parent disk.
  7. Do it until you have no avhdx files in VM's folder.


Accordingly, how do I manually merge snapshots in Hyper V?

How to manually merge snapshots in Hyper-V

  1. View (for 2012/2012R2, folder properties 2008/2008R2) –> activate “File Name Extensions” and change AVHD extension to VHD.
  2. Go to Hyper-V Manager , click on Edit Disk on the right pane , Browse and locate your checkpoint (.vhd)
  3. Click on the Next and choose Merge.
  4. Merge the changes to the parent virtual disk.
  5. Click “Finish”

Also, how do I merge Avhdx files with Hyper V 2016? To merge files manually:
  1. Select Hyper-V server in Hyper-V Manager.
  2. On left-hand side, select Inspect Disk.
  3. Browse to location of restored AVHD/AVHDX files.
  4. Select one of the AVHD/AVHDX files > OK.
  5. Record parent disk name.
  6. Repeat steps 2-5 for each AVHD/AVHDX file, and record their order (from newest to oldest)

Accordingly, how do I combine checkpoints in Hyper V?

Select the required VM. Click Edit Disk. The Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard will open.

To establish the checkpoint structure, take the following steps:

  1. Open Hyper-V Manager.
  2. In the center pane, select the VM whose snapshots you want to be merged.
  3. In the Actions section on the right, click Inspect Disk.
  4. Select the .

How long does Hyper V merge take?

The entire merge took 15 minutes from start to finish. That is merging around 60Gb of differencing disk.

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