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Any way to export or backup a hyper V 1.0 virtual Machine to recreate it without the missing snapshot
I have a server 2008 machine running hyper V virtual machines. I have one virtual machine that is missing an avhd file for the snapshot (deleted by a previous IT person and never fixed) that sits at the top of the snapshot tree, there are a few snapshots below it in the tree. (I don't believe that the snapshot that is missing contained anything important because the server was just sitting idle for about a year and the previous IT person had automated snapshots setup....)
This server is running exchange and is in production with this missing avhd and additional snapshots.(yeah.... I know. ) That being said... since my merge, export, and delete snapshot options don't work due to the missing avhd file is there any way I can export/backup this virtual machine so I can recreate this exact server without the lost avhd and stop using snapshots in a production server?
Please remember this is NOT the r2 version of server 2008 so that nixes anything that uses a newer hyper V or R2 functionality...
This server is running exchange and is in production with this missing avhd and additional snapshots.(yeah.... I know. ) That being said... since my merge, export, and delete snapshot options don't work due to the missing avhd file is there any way I can export/backup this virtual machine so I can recreate this exact server without the lost avhd and stop using snapshots in a production server?
Please remember this is NOT the r2 version of server 2008 so that nixes anything that uses a newer hyper V or R2 functionality...
VirtualizationWindows Server 2008Storage SoftwareHyper-V
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
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yes, if snapshots are in place, both disks would have snapshots associated with them.
To understand Hyper-V Snapshots further consult this article
Hyper-V Snapshots FAQ
But as for P2V (or V2V) you could do both disks.
To understand Hyper-V Snapshots further consult this article
Hyper-V Snapshots FAQ
But as for P2V (or V2V) you could do both disks.
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So I would have to do both disk as 2 separate events? Or can I do this in one swoop?
And when I am recreating the virtual machine do I have to manually recreate all of the settings etc or can I export that somehow as well?
And when I am recreating the virtual machine do I have to manually recreate all of the settings etc or can I export that somehow as well?
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rwheeler23
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Also when you say exchange services AND other services should be shut down and put into manual.... which services do you mean? Is there a list of services that interfere with the process or database creation?
ALL Exchange and as many others you can stop.
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ok I'll try all this out, hopefully over the weekend. Thanks!
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