How To Create Delete Checkpoints OR Snapshots in Hyper V Windows Server 2019 [HYPER V TUTORIAL 03]

[@TechAreaNetwork]

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[@SA-zx8zj]

Excellent video about SCSI controller, Do you have one for IDE? OR simple tips on how to follow the steps for IDE controllers? Thanks.

[@digitchaser]

I love that you went to the hard disk area and inspected the files and provided an explanation. Thank you!

[@TechAreaNetwork]

Thanks a lot for your feedback. It means a lot to me.

[@siddharthamukherjee6659]

I did the same work and it works. One query: why the .avhdx files are so smaller in size ?

[@TechAreaNetwork]

Hi ! Thanks for your query. As I said into the video that a snapshot file (.avhdx) is the differencing disk/file which is responsible for remembering only the modifications that are made to its parent disk. P.S- It's an excellent query, you've raised. Thanks man.

[@KrishanKumar-rm4el]

Hello Sir, Great Video. Sir, If the VM deleted then can we create the same VM with Snapshot?

[@DiegoSayron]

And if I'd like to delete the snapshot 1 and assume entire 2? I did that but it seems that the avhdx file is still there.

[@TechAreaNetwork]

Hi !! I am not getting your question clearly but still let me guess some points. I understand you have 2 snapshots/checkpoints. Now which one you want to delete? If you delete snapshot 1, it does not always mean that it will delete the .avhdx file too from the saving location.

[@DiegoSayron]

@@TechAreaNetwork great! That is It! But... After delete the snapshot via Hyper-V management console can I securely delete the avhdx file?

[@TechAreaNetwork]

@@DiegoSayron yes you can because by deleting the snapshot from the hyper-v console you are actually making the .avhdx file free to delete or any other management jobs. Thanks for reverting. Stay tuned.

[@surgingcircuits6955]

If I may ask one more; Hyper-V will allow a checkpoint with/without the VM running. I understand that data is coming/going while running, but does it really matter if you create one while it's running? If stopped, data will change immediately after you create a checkpoint and run again anyway. Thoughts? Thx.

[@TechAreaNetwork]

Actually there are 2 types of Checkpoint in Hyper-V. Standard Checkpoints and Production Checkpoints. By default the production checkpoints are enabled. The main difference between these two is data consistancy. The production checkpoints can create a data consistent backup by using Volume Shadow Copy (Windows VMs). This is important for the VMs running Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, or any other application/database which transfers data between different nodes.

[@firefoxx46]

Thank you.

[@surgingcircuits6955]

Is there a difference between a checkpoint and a snapshot?

[@TechAreaNetwork]

No. Both are same. Checkpoint is a Microsoft terminology.

[@goutamsardar8028]

Nice video.