Hyper-V Snapshots
I am trying to rollback my VS using a snapshot but getting an error (cannot load the snaphsot file).
I had recently deleted some snapshots (via interface) to make more hdd space (foolishly i deleted them with the VM turned on so only the link was removed, not the AVHD files). After doing some research it appears i have broken the differencing chain as the server appears to have reverted to the original VHD file which was setup months ago, hence i have lost months worth of work.
I have all the AVHD files there but cannot work out how to apply any of these snapshots. Does anyone know how i can rectify this problem?
Thanks
I had recently deleted some snapshots (via interface) to make more hdd space (foolishly i deleted them with the VM turned on so only the link was removed, not the AVHD files). After doing some research it appears i have broken the differencing chain as the server appears to have reverted to the original VHD file which was setup months ago, hence i have lost months worth of work.
I have all the AVHD files there but cannot work out how to apply any of these snapshots. Does anyone know how i can rectify this problem?
Thanks
James Haywood
You can try doing an 'offline merge' by using the disk editor.
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Thanks for the comments - TSG, you are right about the merge. It is a long winded process and didnt resolve any issues.
After 4 days working solid, i solved it. When creating a new VM using an existing VHD file, it still creates a new set of config files.
I basically copied and pasted the old BIN and VSV file into the newly created config director and renamed the files to the new config names. I then had to edit the XML and put the pathname as the latest .avhd file i had restored. Started it up and worked a treat :)
After 4 days working solid, i solved it. When creating a new VM using an existing VHD file, it still creates a new set of config files.
I basically copied and pasted the old BIN and VSV file into the newly created config director and renamed the files to the new config names. I then had to edit the XML and put the pathname as the latest .avhd file i had restored. Started it up and worked a treat :)